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P CAUCUS DEMANDS MUNITIONS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR- DIRECTORs s f 1 t It Jl- Jl 1 1 L I 1 1 It It 1 19 It MISTAKES 1 I IN SUPPLY i METHODS ATTACKED Representatives a ves Assert The They Have Given Loyal Support SUPPo t to President Executive Plays Politics One Says DEMOCRATS DEl PLAN TO BURY WAR STAR T AR CABINET Live Lively Scenes in in in Senate A Are e h Looked l r For r 9 Cl Chamberlain club e I ip i f 4 A 5 i Is S Determined etc t t to Answer v the tlC Pr Presidents President's s Accusations Accusation I W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON tan Jan an o 23 Rc Rc Re Republicans publicans of the House in conference conference conference con con- ference tonight voted 75 to 19 in favor layor of the creation of or a department or bureau burean of munitions and or ordnance nan c with a director appointed by the President There lher was some discussion discus discus- sion of the war council proposal but no attempt was made to put pItt the conference conference con COD ference on record in regard to it When the vote was announced th the point of or no quorum was made and the conference adjourned leaving leaving- tho the way open for another discussion of at t the o sub sub- The resolution voted voter o on was In Introduced Introduced introduced In- In by Representative Gillett of or Massachusetts ett acting floor leader Jeader as aa a substitute for the Lenroot resolution considered last week It follows follows follows fol fol- lows T Text Tex of the Resolution Whereas In the conduct of ot th the existing existing ex ex- war the tho Republican members oi of the time House of Representatives es nave nav taken the position that there should beno beno be beno no partisanship but that all aU Americans should be united In the support of ot the tho government In pressing pressing- tho the war to a a successful conclusion and md In voting un ungrudgingly un- un grudgingly to the administration all nIl the time resources resource and powers to that thal en end and will continue so to do and Whereas Time The need of ot a united country demands that where conditions e dela delay or waste causing unnecessary unnecessary- due to lo the overlapping jurisdiction of ot the bureaus and antI departments or for other causes revealed by congressional Investigations It la is their patriotic dut duty to suggest remedies for or such conditions conditions conditions condi condi- therefore be it Resolved That It Is the sense ense of t this conference that there should be created a department or 01 bureau of ot munitions n n and ordnance the director of or which shall be appointed b by tho the President confirm confirmed d b by the Senate and to be Immediately im immediately immediately im- im mediately responsible to tho the President to systematize the manufacture and purchase of ot ordnance and antI munitions by bv means of which the time success of our our armed forces ma may be speedily at attained at- at rc In is Criticized Representative Gillett told the conference conference con con- ference the tho time Ume had come for tho the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans to take some somme action but that It should be constructive e and not In the nature of ot a n criticism of ot the governments government's govern governments government's govern govern- ments ment's conduct of oC the war Representative Representative Fess of oC Ohio declared President Wilson had hall been playing la ln politics Representative Representative Rep Rep- Cramton of Michigan said Halt conditions found abroad b by members of OC Congress who had been there ma made n nIt made In Inthe Inthe Inthe bo be It ess that a change the war departments department's methods Representative a member men of or orthe the naval committee protested against navys navy's an any change e In the s system stem and urged that an any reorganisation reorganization atlon should apply apply- to the arm army only Democrats Make Plans Plais to Sidetrack Cabinet Bill Washington Jan The 23 The big big- drive on time the war cabinet bill will begin to tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow morro morrow at noon Administration forc forces s were wore massed and prepared tonight to meet the attack The They wore ware calmly confident that the bill bUl would never nover go o past tho time trenches In fact tact the they assert auert j Continued m on Page Pace 2 Z J SIDETRACK WAR CABINET IS PLAN Continued From ra Page PARC c 1 It IK is a question J if it ever er roaches reaches a vote Parliamentary pro procedure c uro will be the bl big lon long distance gun 6 df f the administration administration adminis adminis- ration Democrats rhe fhe They say cay a tile thor they have haveIt It loaded too Senator Chamberlain of Oregon chairman of or the tile Senate military affairs committee and one of or the authors of or orthe the bill will r reply ply to the tho attack ma made e eI upon him by hy President Wilson lie will speak as soon as ns the Senate has lias hason out con I vetted lIe He will HI use personal privilege o oas as the lie roun rising The Tho Oregon senator who Is II known I a as as a hard fi fighter takes the position so hi his friends say that no one can call me a liar and Ret get va a away with It It j In answer to the tho Presidents President's charges carges I that h hi lu hn had unjustifiably distorted d the tho truth Senator Chamberlain will wili present present pre pre- sent facts developed during the In Investigation s. s of or his committee Firm Administration sen senators lor Rou sought ht to toda today today to- to da day to prevent pre the delivery of or the mellY ic- ic ply ph to the Pre President Senator Simmons Sim Sim- Sim-I Sim mona mons of North Carolina was closeted fur for I some Olne time lime with Senator I endeavoring to dissuade him hint But nut the Ore Oregon on Senator feels that ho must not allow his motives e to be Impugned I Des Besides Ides he said today toda I J feel reel that we must have a reorganization of or conditions conditions con con- In iii the war wat department If It con I weare wo we 3 arc are to win the war And tho the American people o are arc In this war var to win It There exists a doubt whether r the administration will even answer the Chamberlain speech at this time Th The chairman of oC the military Com Committee m- m will vill have his munitions at hand The White hite House blouse supporters have nave not yet et gathered their shells beside their guns to tu Choke Of Off Action cUon The preliminary battle plan tonight ht Is to allow Senator Chamberlain to re refer reter re- re for fer his bill to his committee and then to have It reported out Senator I I son chairman 11 of the committee on J i ia ai aval a- a I i val affairs affair will move reference to his committee I An 1 how boss can cnn Chamberlain object to that 7 a ask l tho the administration Dumo- Dumo The navy Is as much c ted b by tho the bill as the arm army The naval nf- nf I fairs committee Is as much entitled to consider the measure as the military affairs committee Once the bill I is Inside the naval r pf- pf t f- f I fairs committee It Is as safe as 8 if In Ina ina a 3 church the Democrats sa say This Tills has ten Democratic members practically all strong stron adherents of the I President President Tillman Swanson Smith of I Maryland Lewis Phelan PIttman Walsh Broussard Gerry and Tram- Tram mell Thero are seven se Republican members members Penrose Penrose Iod Lodge e Smith of Michigan an Page Pase Poindexter Harding Harding- I and Hale other oilier c Planned t Other parliamentary moves mo may bo to undertaken en Senator Chamberlain has the thc authority of or his committee to r re report port the tho Dill nih out otherwise pressure pressur n 1 night might ht be brought to bear there to keep keepIt I It tied up Inside Of Ot the ten Demo Demo- members only three three Chamber Chamber Chamberlain lain Hitchcock and McKellar o McKellar havo de declared declared de- de dared definitely for tor tho the bill Three others Kirby Fletcher antI and Sheppard are arc against It it Senator Sheppard voted for tOI the bill n but explained led yesterday under a c hension Of OC the remaining four Thomas Myers and Beckman are said laid to oppose oppose the bill and Reed to be In favor faor of It Another move mo the Democrats contemplate In this controversy controversy contro contro- vers versy If Ir the they are driven en to the wall avaIl is the vote to lay hay tit the tle e bill on the thc table If H. through h some ome miscalculation tho the legislatIve moves are supplanted b by de debate debate IC- IC bate senatorial supporters of the WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House will use two chief arguments Will III Defend S One Is that the thc na navy has a ma magnificent nIrI cent purchasing s system stem which would be thrown Into disorder b by supervision super of at a war a-war war cabinet The other deals with conditions con revealed re by b the war department department department depart depart- ment probe Democrats will contend conten that the ad advisory ad- ad committee of or the council of ot national national na tin- defense will no longer pIn play a apart apart apart part In arm army purchases under Secretary Secretary Secre Seere- tar tary Bakers Baker's reorganization plan Great stress will avill be laid upon the elimination of ot the committees es Argument Argument ment mont will be made that the they caused causel most of ot the tho delays and brought most of the Uie criticism Senators who visited the White House sa say the President dIU dill not know the extent to which power had hail been delegated to the various com coin ATe Are Confident t. t Democratic plans plang were laid today In Inan inan an nn informal conference between Senator Son Sen en- en ator Martin artin the floor loor leader Senators Senator I King Simmons and Shields and Representative Flood chairman of the foreign for for- eign affairs committee of ot the House It is understood that lint so o much confidence confidence confidence dence was felt It 1 Is not believed that the lie President nt will go personally before Congress or have to use his veto eta power Republicans did lid not display as much combined enthusiasm over o the bill to toda today today to- to da day as aa has bias been e expected p One of ot the most men on the left heft sIde of the lie chamber said the use Vh Why should we have another bo body if W we aro arc to have havethe havethe havethe the same sort of oC men as those now in powerful places How lIo do we know whom lie tho President would a ask lt the thc Senate to indorse Opinion obtains in Congress that the arm army reforms will be pushed rapidly re regardless ardless of ot t the lie le legislative action Le Leaders ders on both sides concede thia that the tho Senate committee has brought to light startling conditions The fact that Secretary Baker er today dissolved the I bureau of or labor standards s which was I Ithe the target o of much attack was greeted with satisfaction b by friends of or the bill Backers of the thc reform In arm army preparedness preparedness pre vre- said today the reopening r of at atthe the Senate Inquiry would display no mildness on the tho part of ot the military affairs af at fairs committee The They predicted that 1 Surgeon General Gor Gorgas al would be asked most searching questions about the epidemics in the lie army camps Blame Is not aimed at the head he of ot the medical corps for he recommended changes long Jong before they were put Into effect and prophesied that lint epidemics would occur |
