The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11


~ eoaosel btll was marked by Bit
~ e1ehangss between those advocat-
. NJ and these opposing the legisla-
~ Al(sr . days discussion Of the
- - nnally drafted by the con-
tCpRQQA administration leaders and
'<cprke g the chief opponents said 1t
Wpto1 ~ dispossd Of Wednesday.
"a oanAtoe Chambsriain. the adminis-
oGooAoa o.onagsr. and Senator Gore.
~ ~ hen prominent In the op-
O1r1o1oo. eIashed sharply during the
\ 0Goee Afssr senator Reed had made
CngAAor soesch Of more than three
. nouu& noonoking the measure and
+, J1osoegt Q. Hoover. when Senator
0oeo inp~tDd that the senate confer
- had yioldsd tho ssnate's judgment
81 ~ of The president. Senator Cham
uo(1n1p. = . vehement speech. de-
c1kfeo ~ the Oklahoma senator had
gonnnpoooely ebstructed the food bill
( 80 a1po eohse administration meas
Y usa
y ~ ha1 rathsr bs charged with fol-
( leW1no IN ths footstsps Of the distin-
6v1sAe1 president OF the United States
- o. conduct Of this war;" said the
\ o1Uooh senalor. "crawling on my
1ness and lieking the dust from his
49, = nAs bssn suggested here. than
- nennA n opposation TO him and to
: - eooosstine. 20 be oonspiring with
Ana strsat,ns with the enemies Of the
pees1dent.
osnaser Gore denied obstructins the
bln. - SENATOR Chamberlain had sug-
y gssesd. the army draft law.
senator Holls. who served promi-
nsssly In drafting the socalled lead
ere compsomise bill In the senate.
anneancsd that he would vote against
ne conference report because Of elim-
taasion % hia amsndmsnt designed to
exempt labor unions from the pro-
vislens of the bill.
Rsesssion of tho senate conferees
ON ths provisions for congressional
eomsuittss 70 supervise war expendi-
ourse. stricken out largely because Of
The prssldsnt's' strong opposition. was
1snSuncsd BY senator Hardwick and
Nsfsadsd BY Senators Williams and
,Woacett. slas 7,
n Senator williams declared that
thsrs = either more intended than Is
eppersat IN the language Of the pro-
,Dogal TO create the Joint committee on
~ szppadlturss or It 10 unnecessary.
Ihe Mtssissippi senator declared
thss~srs he the president and such
eommission was authorized by con-
srsss NJ would veto tho measure and
ts,l- them that he was responsible to
the people who elected him and that
n regarded such an act a. lack of
eeandsncs.
"a Most Of today's debate was occu-
pisd BY the Democratic senators op-
pesing approval Of the conference re-
port The Republicans were said by
their leaders TO be almost q unit for
Immediate and favorable action.
senator Reed. who opposed the
army draft law. read Provost Marshal
General Crowder's cent statement
On draft rioters. a. 9 he believed in
saforcing obedience to the sslective
araSs but he did not know whom the
law was passed I'VE were giving pow
er for drumhsad courtsmartial to sit
% condemn mon who run away"
Afssr speaking three hours and a
quarter. Senator Reed yielded the
ioor. ft
Senator Hollis said the anti hoard.
ing section OF the conference report
would subject labor ZION heads
who might call strikes on railroads
transporting or In factories producing
necessaries to two years imprison-
mont and $4,000 fine.
III q movement similar to that in
Russia In found In the United States"
aid the New Hampshire senator. 'it
viii be on. the heads OF the senators.
The conduct OF the war depends on
the frame Of mind OF the laboring
men of the country. Our one hope In
Germany s that workingmen there
will no longer obey constituted au-
thority." t..-
Senator Hollis disclaimed hlibuster-
Ing against the bill and said ne was
sorry he must vote against the con-
ference report.
Tho rights Of labor have been
much neglected by this administra-
tion since the war began" Senator
Hollis continued. mo member OF a
labor union has been placed by the