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Work OR FIGHT iii
MAN-POWER BILL.
Senate Committee Adds Foa-
ture to the Act.
EDUCATION PROVISO is IN
Adopts Measure For instruction Of
Recruits Under Twenty-one Years.
Clears Decks For Vote.

Washington, Aug PA clear track
was given in the senate To the man
power bill. passed Saturday by the
house, broadening the army draft age
limits to eighteen and forty-tive years
When the senate convened under Il
long-Standing agreement to take up
war time prohibition. Senator Shep-
pard. Democrat, Texas. prohibition ad-
v0cate. moved to temporarily lay that
measure aside.
1t was agreed TO, and the debate on
amendments to the man power bill
was resumed.
To expedite and simplify procedure,
the house bill was substituted for the
draft which has been pending in the
senate The senate military affairs
committee met before the senate con
veued and reported the house bill with
minor amendments after adding the
senate amendments. including the
work or fight" proposal
The senate committee struck out the
Amendment of Representative Tread
way Republican, Massachusetts.
appointment of special examiners by
the provost marshal general to re-claS
Sifv men in existing deferred classes
This amendment. the committee
agreed. would cripple authority of
state draf; boards and is unnecesSar-
because General Crowder already has
power to make any Reconsideration
desirable.
By Il vote of 53 TO 13, the senate
also accepted the committee amend
ment presented by Senator Reed, o
Missouri, providing for the elucatioi
after the war at government eXpens
of boys under twenty-One years of ag'
who either enlist or are drafted infc
the military service or navfl servic,
crowded ii does not exceed two years
Senator Sm0Ot. Republican, Utah
objected that no acceptable plan had
been worked out and no cost estimate
given
Senator Borah, Republican, idaho
replied II was not question of dollars
and cents; that the government could
not make a better investment and that
the hoys were entitled to the educa-
tian because they would be fighting
when they otherwise would be in
school.
After attempts to modify it had fail
ed. the senate accepted without a rec
ord vote the committee amendment
providing that the wife of a soldier or
sailor shall not be disqualified for any
position under the government because
she is married.
Another committee amendment
adopted provides that men under
twenty-one years shall not he denied
commissions or entrance to officers
training camps because of their youth.
An amendment by Senator Smith.
Democrat. Georgia, providing for the
purchase from the government at cos
by army. navy and marine corps off
GERS oS their uniforms and equipment.
was adopted
When debate began on the work or
fight amendment. written into the bin
by the committee, Senator Cummins
Republican, Iowa. offered proviSf'
that the amendment should not be op-
erative where strikers agree to abide
by decisions of the war labor board.
In order that the registration o.
men between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-One and thirty-One and forty
five may be held within ten days after
the man power bill has been made n
law by the presidents signature. Pro
visit Marshal General Crowder an
nounced methods by which the regis
i tration may be given wide publicity.
Newspapers, posters, handbills,
street car legends. four minute men.
ministers in churches and teachers il
schools, motion picture theatres and
labor unions will be used by the pro
vost marshal generals office to inform
the approximately 100000 men il
| the United States of their obligation
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