Connecticut western news., 1917-05-10
CONSCRIPTION
 STILL DELAYED
House and SenatG WrdngI0
 Over Differences.
ROOSEVELT ONE BIG ISSUE

ting Him Take Volunteer Force to
 France Prohibition Amendment,
 Packed on In Senate, Another Big
 Point of Difference. While Age Linn
 it's Are Also Debated.
 Prospects of agreement between sen. ate and house on the cOnscription bill are growing more remote hourly.
 With minor differences adjusted the conferees endeavored to come to an agreement on the two great points of difference. the age limits and the pro- vision for a volunteer eXpeditiOnary force of four divisions, as provided by the senate bill.
 The house remains Obdurate over it's age limit provisions. IL is frankly rec ogniZed by it's confereeS that even with the thirteen years of classes additional to those proposed by the senate bill the war department may call out any one or more ages it may choose. In the senate group it is asserted that the house is holding out for trading pur
  contention would follow instantly any weakening on the part of the senate of it's insistence upon the Roosevelt divi- sions, as the force provided in the Harding amendment is colloquially called.
 Against Prohibition Clause.
 Another reason suggested for the house insistence on the high age limit provisions of the house bill is that it wants the senate to withdraw the pro- hibition amendments inserted in that body.
 After four and half hours of eXecu- tive session the senate adopted the em- bargo section of the administration es- Dionage bill practically as specifically requested by President Wilson.
 President Wilson will ask congress to appropriate immediately $1,000,000,- 900 for the construction of 6.000000 tonnage of American ships to defeat Hermany's submarine blockade.
 The administration bill providing for his colossal program and vesting in government heads sweeping powers to make merchant shipping the most pow arfUl factor in winning the war will be rushed with all speed toward the stat ute books.
 With this appropriation q great fleet Jf vessels of both steel and wooden construction will be put into the steam Hr lanes in a comparatively short time 70 rush a steady stream of supplies of all kinds to the allies. The entire pro- h1- +l,n -l,i or1 in the proposed legislation will be com Nleted within eighteen months OF two ears at the most.
 The legislation would authorize the president to divert to government use the products of every steel plant ill the . 'ountry and provide for the cancella- ion of existing contracts between these 9lants and private concerns.
 It was explained by shipping experts working out the problem that perhaps part of the billion dollar appropriation will be used to indemnify fully parties whose contracts are cancelled.
 Expect Prompt Action.
 Only those steel manufacturers will be exempt from the provision of the proposed law who are needed ill other ways for national defense work
 Cases where the need is imperative supplies for the railroads also will be exempted. Steel mills will be permit ted to supply the roads with the mini mum amount of steel products shown to be absolutely necessary to meet the nations war needs.
 Such prompt action is expected from congress that administration leaders are confident that the machinery for turning out the ships would be set in motion within a month. Large num- bers of contracts have been drawn and ready to be signed as soon as authori- zation for their construction is given.
 No embarrassment on account of la Dor with which to carry on operations upon a twenty-four hour basis in ship yards will be encountered. Assurances of the utmost cooperation of the labor masses has been pledged by organized labOr's authorized spokesmen. National defense heads say that the division of steel to shipbuilding would mean the discontinuance of the use of structural steel in high buildings and ln bridge WOrk, except Tor military purposes.
 More Missions Coming. Three more missions from the allied nations will soon start for this coun- try.
 The state department has been off, cially informed that Russia and Italy are preparing to send high commits | siOnS while unofficial word hoe roo oh ed the administration that Japan Is soon to send a special body of digni- taries to Washington.
 The Japanese mission, selected by the emperor, has for its object the en- deavor to end the misunderstanding which have led to talk of a future war between the two nations. IntimatiOns l to this gOYernment are that Ianan he