Show And the star spangled banner in triumph shall wave f o Oer O'er the land of the free and the home of the tho brave c Convincing Argument F RIE fIENDS DS of oC the administration and Secretary Baker who predicted a hitter bitter partisan attack from Senator I Wadsworth were badly disappointed Quite to the cont contrary con con- t ran Senator Wadsworth orth in his speech on the war bill shows hm s 's much m more re charil charity and consideration for the in inefficiency inefficiency in- in in- in efficiency of or the war department and the fn failure lure of the Wilson system stem than 10 do the thc members of the Presidents President's own O party who have spoken for a more vigorous war program Senator Wadsworth has spoken from the heart without malice and md without personal criticism His hearers cannot but hut he be impressed etl with the justice justic and fairness of lii hi his argument and md the absolute sincerity of his belief Ills His argument is the most forceful and convincing convincing con ron yet et offered in behalf behal f of a military program that will eliminate friction and failure and insure success at atthe atthe atthe the least cost in lives and mone money while at the same sanie time shortening the duration of the war Senator orth Wadsworth has placed place l t the e question on such a broad American basis for the- the good of everybody bo y concerned that it will take toke all the political pressure the President can bring bring- to bear if he lie succeeds in preventing ng a vote ote on the Chamberlain huh People throughout hout the country who ho were warned in advance that all efforts effort to tu strengthen and facilitate war program was a political tr tri k are arc beginning to think and read for fOl themselves and they are arc seeing the Ii light ht The flie charges o. o of traitor flung at t such men as Chamberlain Hitchcock a and aud W Wadsworth are re no longer longerI I Satisfying inS or final The has been gradually grasping the truth which has heretofore been successfully success- success t fully suppressed and the movement to centralize and eoJ co- co J ol our war var work is gaining ground Senator Wadsworth takes the thc stand that President Wilson Tilson is isI I assuming a burden that is too much for any anyone one man n Ho s says s That great things thing's have C been done lone cannot be he denied That other great things thing's have been left undone must be he admitted The Tho credit for forthe the things' things accomplished can can be individuals The Thc blame for the shortcomings short short- f assigned ssi ned to to several comings omin s ought not to be laid upon any individual Critic Criticism Criticism c cism sm should be bc directed against our system or rather the the lack of cohesive system Without condemning any individual or any depart depart- r C lt nt Senator Wadsworth argues against the thc governmental govern govern- p nH mental r red d tape and nna political nl al preference that is hampering hamper hamper- i iii ing g our om war activities and lil piling ng up danger for the future We r c quote Senator r Wadsworth again on this t 12 nt Mind lind you I do not attempt to lay the blame upon any one man or oi an any one department I insist that this gainful situation has resulted from an utter lack of planning plan plan- ning from ning-from from a lack of or vision The plain fact is that we ve bAve no agency in our government today charged with the duty o of projecting its vision far into the future anticipating the emergencies which may arise and laying lay lay- ing int the tho plans by which we- we can we-can can meet and overcome them Xo No one in his senses would propose that any other office b bo created to take away from the President the powers be 1 C Constitution confides to lo him It Jt cannot be done lone It Itis It-is It is unthinkable unthinkable- But there is no place in n Washington Washing Washing- a ton foil where the needs of or the situation and plans to me meet l 1 I them can be brought together co coordinated and settled upon I realize that some may contend that the President President President dent can make all nil these thee decisions and therefore there no iB-no need neca for aD any additional element in in our war-time war machinery My contention is that be bc he lie ever so able no President no President no human being can being can perform such a aI I fask ak It is utterly impossible for one man to examine into all nil these the intricate The questions days and nights arc are not long C enough t There There i is so nm much h of oC logic so much of red blooded Americanism Amer stated so fairly and so 50 generously in Sena to toj tos V Wadsworth s 's speech that the administration will willI t I have hae to change han c its style of attack if ir it t forestalls the plans of the S Senate nate military committee The old system q ot personal abuse abue and blanket charges of or pol political trick- trick cry and amI treason aSOD will not answer such a plain lain dignified 44 Statement of facts as Senator Wadsworth has made |