Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25
ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE
Proposal TO Call Youths Last
Is Beaten as Are Other
Amendments.
WORK OR FIGHT PLAN FAILS
Proposal TO Insert Amend
ment Is Defeated; Senate
!. Votes Next Week.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2i-Thc
man power bill extending tho scloc-
tive draft 20 all men between tho
ages OF is and IS years was passed
by the house tonight with only
minor changes In the original draft
OF the war department
on the first roll call only two
negative votes were cast. .-oby Repre-
sentative London Of New York. the
Socialist. and Representative Cor.
don Of Ohio. Democrat The final
vote was announced as 336 20 Q
The final vote was preceded by
three days debate, during which tho
chief contention was IN aricndment
TO defer the calling 'of>Touths from
Is TO 20 years until older men had
been summoned A final effort was
"made by Chairman Dent today 10
place the fs-year-old boys ln "a de
ferred class, but a motion 90 recon-
init tho blt 10 the military affairs
committee with Instructions Co in
corporato that amendment was lost.
1si 10 ii6.
senate Acts Next Week.
The bill now goes 10 the senate,
where leaders tonight predicted it's
passage early next week The sen
ate plans TO substitute the house bill
for the measure, fayorahly reported
by the military committee ~ that
body and thus expedite ia final en-
nCtment Congressional leaders hope
20 send the measurc 10 tho presl-
dent hy the latter part of ncN' week.
The senate soon after convening un-
expectedly abandoned plans for a
vote today and adjourned until Mon
day
An attempt IN the house 10 inscrt
n work or fight amendment by
which those exempted from military
service on occupational grounds
would be rsauirsd 20 remain Al theit
oiNll tasks, failed. So to OIL The
amendment was directed against
strikes ana was characterized bv Of
ficials OF the American Federation
OF Labor a. conscriptio1 Of labor.
The house today reversed It's action
or yesterday IN voting 70 INCLUDE
members OF congress In the draft Bv
rising vote. SO TO 142. q defeated
an amendment by Representative
Gregg OF TeNhs. which would make
members NJ congress. state leglsll-
tures and federal and state executive
officers liable to draft
Policc Not Exempt.
An amendment by Representa- ;ive
Smith of New York to exempt police
officers In cities Of more thor 300 -
600 population and designed 60 ro-
lieve the situation In New YORK.
where a shortage Of police officers -
said TO he threatened. was defeated.
An amendment by RepreseHta;ivr
Treadway 81 Massachusetts, which
was adopted. provides for the ap-
pointment Of special examiners In
local conscrlption districts f0f the
accumulation Of men placed In a.
ferred classlfications az meops 81
further combining the deferred
classes for additional men for active
service
Chairman Dent Of the house mill
tagy committee read a letter today
from Secretary Baker In which the
latter set forth his objections 10 the
Mckenzie amendment which was de-
feated yesterday md which provided
for deferring the calling ~ youths
from Is 70 20 years Mr. RRkor said
he believed the amendment would
seriously impair the ability ot the
war department 20 get the men In
accordance with the military pro-
gram.