Show ON SAYS S THAT TRUTH Is 15 DISTORTED BY SEN TOR Executive Delivers Deliver's Bitter Rebuke for Charges That Thai Inefficiency Inefficient Is Rampant in Administration Ad n of War Var VarI I WUi UPI UPI-I UPHOLDS BAKER BAIER SAY SAYS CRITIC IS IGNORANT Nl Senate Senale Split on War Cabinet Ian II I I an and d 1 fi Munitions lions Secretary Bill BiB Appears Al App ears Probable as First Measure 1 Is Tabled fabled q iq By BT lt uri UI Nci s t s Service lI J 1 r. r i lan 1 1 21 In 1 I In none one oney I y V N- N t rr r X J Jit Jt P 1 sp f M ta Nl I l I 3 r t t a tl i issued from t the file he While Slide House c dent 1 Wil lson ilson on tOlli ht branded as an tU unjustifiable distortion of or the truth trial the speech of Senator Chamberlain Cham Cham- of Oregon Saturday night as assailing assailing as- as 1 sailing the administrations administration's 8 war IH pollen pol pol- I 1 len icy When the Presidents President's attention was as called calle to the th speech made me m e by b Senator Chamberlain at a luncheon In ht NewYork New Nev York orl on Saturday he imm immediately In Inquired Inquired In- In inked of or Senator Chamberlain whether er he had been heen correctly reported and upon a ascertaining from rom th the senator that he had been the President ent pelt felt it his duty luty to make the following statement statement state state- ment Senator Chamberlains Chamberlain's statement as asto asto I Ito to tho the present pre ent Inaction and Ineffectiveness Ineffective Ineffective- ness of ot th the government o I Is an astonishing astonish astonish- h- h ing and ab absolutely unjustifiable distortion distortion dis ills of the truth truths As ts a n matter of ot fact the war department ha has performed a ta task k of or unparalleled magnitude Says ernt d. d There Ther have o been delay dclay and disappointment and partial miscarriages of ot plans plan all of which have ha been drawn into the round foreground and exaggerated h bv by bythe 1 the investigations which have h been heen progressing progressing pro pro- gressing since Congress assembled assemble investigations which drove drew Indispensable ble officials of the d department constantly constantly con con- ava aa away front from rom their work an and of officers officers of- of from rom their commands command and contributed contributed con con- a great t deal to such delay ela and confusion a as had inevitably nc arisen But h by comparison with what hat has been accomplished those e e things much muth muchas as they th j were wIre to be he re regretted retted we t a I I- I significant and no mistake hai ha been made m e which has haR been repeated Nothing Noth oth othIn In lag ing helpful or likely to speed or t facilitate tate late the war tasks of oC the government o nt has conic come out of ot such auch criticism and Ine In- In e Hili cud I og t I understand that reorganizations by b legislation are aloe to be he I proposed I have o not been consulted a about out them and have ha learned tl of oC thorn thom only at second secondhand hand but hand but their theil pI proposal opo al fame came a after I ef- ef p m measures of or l' l had bees bec i thoughtfully and aul perfected per pei- and Inasmuch as ns the these c I measure e ha have been the result of th they me If much more mare likely than jn auy II others tt 1 rc be effective tl e e If It the Cou Con ess te swill s the tho few oi Ili 1 will but remove r of or departmental a lilla lion tion which stand In their way was VIa The Thele le legislative proposals alti I 1 have heard of r would Involve oln long additional l ll dela It Ii Iian an and turn our 11 efforts into more i 1 Jilt art motion M My t association and constant conference conference with with the secretary of oC w war r hay taught me to regard lc him film as one of or the ablest public I j have v hl ever er known n The Th country n wl l t-oon t learn on whether be he or his hiM critics understand under stand the business I III In hand Sn ny senator I Is I fo To as Senator Chamberlain illi that there I Is hll In l t try every ry department de and bur bureau nu of the rn goi morat Is to show such h ignorance of or orl ar- ar c conditions as aM to make male it Impossible sible to attach any auy importance to Ins his statement I am ant bound to that tha t statement sprank plan out of opposition tion lion to the administrations administration's whole iu- iu pu- pu Icy Il rather lathor than out of o a any 1 ver i in intention intention in- in to reform It Its practice Replying to lo the Pre President Senator Chamberlain said ald My 1 ai argument wa was directed to tie tte t l military establishment lIl and not to time the general cural government l Thoo j vio O J hc rJ me mc know that I had no nil prepared vi-h vi and did I not pak p ak from noUn note I I. I delivered clell an au extemporaneous address to lu the p people ople there explaining that since Hunker Bunker e Continued li- li on n Page 2 WILSON GRILLS I I CHAMBERLAIN I Continued From Page rase I. I lull hill we wo had hall practically no military organization or organization or policy I the I subject from that viewpoint for tor or tent twenty twenty t en t ty minutes Stand IJ by Reform form Dill Bill I I r said the tho said m military III tar committee had tried to correct the evils c by the Introduction of at the two new fleW bills One written b by 13 me i IE the II director rector of ot munitions munitions munitions mu mu- bill hili The Tue other othel written b by a subcommittee Is the war wal board bill I will stand st l by In both hoth I Mr Ir Bakers Baker's efforts to better elter his organization or or- within the military establishment Itself I have ha been commendable commend commend- able He lie has tried to 0 do o something Some Improvements Improvement have been heen made In Inthe inthe Ithe the system In vogue I nut But In his plan tho the Inherent weakness weakness weak weal ness In the last analysis Is 18 that there Is Ii'S no one between tho the President and the the arm army able to act The new Baker Bakem the system of or Mr 1 comprises 8 clearance board of or the time war Industries board and the tho various purchasing de de- IC- IC There Is h the Inherent weakness The They cannot act n Declare Change Needed The war cabinet and the director of or munitions hav v distinct and positive power tI One maps tIme tho progress for lor the future tho thit other othel furnishes supplies for the army They con constitute a strong stron link In a chain which Is never lIever stronger f th 11 n tt It ii Ill 11 l. l We c substitute t for voluntary to ry bod bodies les lesa I. I a strong organization I regret ret that tha I the DIP administration is against the tho plan I hut But 1 the bills will proceed with Ith I II I feel eel it m my aty duty dUly aa as a n senator The Time p people ople of or the country countr are are en entitled entitled entitled en- en titled to be Je l let t mite into the confidence of ot the Senate military committee and the committee considers that the bills aro necessary I In order that the tho war var preparations prep prop may rna be co d Inefficiency The quoted excerpt from Senator Chamberlains Chamberlain speech which caused the deepest resentment In administration quarters qUarter was It the military policy of or the United United Unit Unit- ed d States Slates hn has almost stopped functioning functioning my friends Why h 1 Because use of at Inefficiency In ever every bureau and men every department of or the government gO of or the tho United States The speech was wa an extemporaneous one The Thc Presidents President's stat statement was the final crack of or the tIme whip which ho hoha ha had been brandishing over Con Congress all day in an effort to head oft off the Chamberlain proposals for a war ivar cabinet cab cab- met inet and the time creation of or a munitions secretary Into his hiR utterance the president Injected all the p up pmt re resentment re- re he hue has luns has has' felt folt against t the un unfriendly un- un friendly fondly attacks of the tine con congressional Ie lonal war ivan and the efforts at the tIne capitol to lo chan change e the tIne present methods of ot conducting the war Merks First Open Ills bitter arraignment of ot Senator Chamberlain marks marl the first open break breal in the tine relations between tho tomen two t men Hitherto the Oregon on senator has be been n regarded as a stalwart supporter of the administration It was he lie who iho handled the tho administration military J legislation In tho ast ast Congress in including In- In eluding th the selective draft act How Hoi deep the cleavage e will twill go 0 in splitting splitting- the Democratic forces In Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress It is too early to sa say definitely Indications are however howe that the administration administration ad ad- ministration will be able to hold its own In the tho House and perhaps In tho the Senate Today the administration leaders In Inthe inthe the tho Senate took their cues on short order and quickly the Chamberlain war cabinet bill biB which was Introduced b by bythe bythe the Oregon senator shortly after 1 p. p in m was referred to the thc committee Committee e Stand h hy Gums GUll Members of or tho tine Senate military arI af- af fains fain's committee however will push the bill with all alJ their might despite the tIne I steadfast administration pressure This pressure was indicated this morning when Senator Chamberlain Introduced the measure Imme Immediately lately Senator Lewis the tine Democratic whip leaped to his feet Ceel Is there a a. demand for immediate consideration ho asked rapidly If lC so I desire to object Senator Swanson of or Virginia another stron strong administration leader and antl actInS' actInS actIng act- act InS hog chairman of ol the Senate n nal al af- af committee protested vigorously that If It reference of ot tho bill mill was made mao it should bo be referred back to his committees committees com corn as well wen as to the military affairs af at- fairs bod body We e are arc satisfied with the navy or or- or I I I he hf said al This This' TI bill will I throw thron a n lot of or t red ll tapo tape about It I Hill Not Hf Hack During this short Interchange SenI Senator Sen Zen ator atol Martin of or Virginia the tine Democratic Demo Demo- cratic floor noor leader Senator Simmons another administration Democrat and others talked earnestly with Senator of ot Tennessee a Democrat who heartily hO supports the bill as ae a aI I member of ot tho the military r affairs com cona- In another group Kroup were Senator Senator Zenator Sen Zen ator Chamberlain and Senator Wads alls allsworth worth Republican members of or thi the military affairs committee and Senator Sen Son attic ator Lodge Senator Swanson hurried to group roup and talked emphatically for lor several minutes There was great reat Democratic activity It on the tine floor It was evident c that the floor leaders were ee trying to whip the Democratic cohort Into line Finally the tine bill was teas laid on the table without reference Dent Hent Stands Wilson Chairman Hubert S. S Dent JI Jr of or the tine louse military affairs committee toi to- to might light i ht declared he stands with President Wilson on the tine question of ot lon loin of or agencies ag handling war rat probe ems nn a. a It II Is true mistakes have been heen made matle Chairman Dent slid sid but hut nobody expected ex ox- x that there would be no mao mis- mis The mistakes have h been coin coin- few Cew and amid the they have inave not been of major Importance On Out the tine other hand baud tine tho war department has done many things many bl big things exceedIngly exceedingly exceed exceed- well vell Little has Inns been heard of or timings things When hen the tine military appropriation measure Is ready I hope mope to point out outon outon outon on the tine floor loor of or the tine what tine the war var department inns baa done dome that Is deserving of or credit The Tine balance Jalance Is all on the tine right side and strongly so Thinks Think ClInn dinner Mistake It has inas frequently been Je n remarked that the war department ha Inns has not done dono doneas as itS well as the navy y department In war wan preparation In Ih tiis s connection It Is Isani ani only fair Cair to point out that the tine navy haw has less Jess than doubled Its establishment wh whereas reas the tine war department has in increased increased in- in crp creased its personnel fifteen times over The Tine bl biggest mistake we wc could make malte now In m my opinion would b be to make male a change in our OUI agencies for handling war preparations Just when all plans plan and preliminaries ar are arc being worked Into unto final shape The Tine great program Is Just mist formulating into an actuality That is wh why I am sin opposed to the tine war cabinet munitions ministry an and such proposals Although he he hc hart had not discussed tho tine question with all the tho members of ot his mis committee Chairman Dent said ho I thought th the committee as a whole I 1 would vote down the tine war Val cabinet plan Investigations ho said sail have havo not thrown rot much light on this point Kahn Refused Refuses Comm Comment nt Julius Kahn of oC California ranking Republican member of ol the tine House military mili tar tary affairs committee refused to discuss dis dil- cuss the Chamberlain bill saying he had hall not road read itI It IL I 1 have ha alwa I a been In favor or of ot some somo centralized method of handling war problems problem ho Inc added He lie said that President Wilson lIson did not discuss discus the Chamberlain bill with him and Chairman Dent during their call all at the thc White House this afternoon Their conversation was wa on the tue general situation Mr Kahn said The Tine Senate will not meet mett again until Thursday and In the meantime both sides will wilt marshal their forces Practically every e Republican will vote for tor the thc bill 1111 There will trill be a split on the Democratic side aide Strong menu men like Hitchcock and Chamberlain will trill carr carry adherents with them Senator stands fast Cast b by their sides Bides Senator Fletcher of Florida a member of oC tho the Senate committee who Is committed committed com com- omitted to the tIne administration said to tonight to- to night he Inc did not hot know how he Inc would stand on the bills but ho Inc did not generally gen gen- emily favor Cavor them Senator Kirby ot Arkansas also a member of ot the tine committee com corn declared In the tue Senate tills this afternoon that he would vote for for- forthe the director of munitions bill but did not favor or the other bill It Is also said that Senators Senator Myers l of oC Montana and Beckham Beckham Deckmann Beck Beck- ham mann of ot Kentucky Kentuck also members of or the Senate committee would vote no It Is said Raid tonight that there Is great doubt it if the bill will trill pass the Senate There will be a n historic fight in the tine de debate debate de- de bate and Secretary Baker Daker will be the tine target of at harsh marsh attack from both sl sides es of ot the Senate chamber There is little disposition to criticize Secretary Dan Dan- It is generally a agreed reed that the tine thena na navy Is all right and this Is repeated with great reat satisfaction by Jy Democrats and Republicans alike e When the Senate meets again Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day Senator Chamberlain will trill endeavor endea endea- tot vor to force torce reference to tho tine bill Im Im- irn- irn mediately The Tine fight will begin then |