The sun., 1918-08-28
All Efforts to Give Boys De-
ferred Privileges Are
Beaten DeciSively.
SENT TO CONFERENCE
Bitter Struggle i'm House
Expected Over Provision
to End Labor Troubles.
CRUSHING BLOW FAVORED
Debate Shows Realization of
Necessity of Mastering
Man Power Quickly.
CRUSHING BLOW FAVORED
SPIRAL nespo.cL 70 Txr srx.


WAsH1SGroS, Aug 27.-Voting unan-
.n:ously, the Senate to-day passed the
Administrators man power bill ex-
tending the draft limit ages 10 from
II 10 IS years and carrying a drastic
snu-strike amendment which will
compel all men OF draft age engaged
In essential industries TO stick by the
JOB or Join the colors- The bill will 60
TO conference with its anti-strike
clause, the only important feature
added TO the bill as II passed the House
An agreement on this clause may take
time. as the House enphatically re-
3ected the amendment
In the roll call on the final passage
Of the bill seventy-fve Senators an
swered Aye" Only Senator Gore
tOkla-), the last remaining representa-
tive of the -wilfui tweave... voted in
The negative Before The Announce
u1ent OF the result. though. he obtained
permission 10 be recorded as mot vot-
ing
In view of the position / have taken
f-5 ox my convictions. on this question.
cannot bring myself TO vote for The bill
announced Senator Gore. but do not
wish to figure as the only man IN the
Senate voting In the negative
No MeaiAcatien of Age Limits
The final unanimous acceptance OF the
man power bill. just as the General Stah
desired II, followed a series Of attempts
- modify its terms. There were nuTner-
Gus roll calls on amendments designed 10
prevent drafting the junior class, Only
ere OF them, the amendment by Senator
Poindexter WASH TO make the junior
limit !s instead Of IS years, was voted
upon n the open Senate after the bill
hLd eft the committee OF TIE whole
TIE amendment was lo.t- SO 10 q.
The defence OF the position of the
General stan and the War Department
u insisting upon the draft age limits be-
ius as finally set forth in the bill WAS
presented by Senators Chamberlain
'Orsg. chairman Of the Military Com
nitte.. and Hitchcock tNeb.). Senator
Cham nerlain admitted that only the
Er.st exigency Of the war and the op-
por7unity 10 strike the crushing blow
within the next twelve months justified
Sie great IhcffIscN Ia
The step that the Senate is about 10
take is a serious one.' said Senator
Chamberlain. Il know that the taking
q !oarg men from their homes and
ssndlng them TO the battle front TOUCHES
t=@ heart Of every man. woman and
nd in America, and nothing in the
wo-.d except what seems 10 me 10 be
1scesslty wogd lead me 10 vote 10 co
'hs' Ny principal object in rising is
mat there may be no misunderstanding
aeoJ. the course suggested in this bill
secretary Baker Misunderstood.
There has been more or less OF mis-
understanding about what the Secretary
c. War proposes to do the Senator con-
unued Under this bill the President
Ia. the power 10 divide these young
nsn into classes and in that way retain
n. eighteen-year-old men in this ooun-
Try little longer than be might retain
the cider unes But that is the begin
'.IC aud end Of his power. and there is
10 reason for any Of US 10 misunder-
STAND what the purpose Of the War De-
Isrrrlent Is.
That Is why ] say that l shall not
he party 10 misleading ~ American
r'p.s with reference 10 these young
re-. Whatever may have been said on
ne s.ie by the distinguished Secretary
Of Wsr. whatever may have been said On
the SIDE and in some deEultory conver-
ss'.ou by the Chief OF StAn, the record
shows what they intended 10 do and the
record made by Mr.. Baker before these
committees showed what he intended 10
d. ana that is what intend TO do when
r2'e 20 take these young men OF ls.
vr,e 70 do i: because ] believe that
IN the emergency which contronts Us IL
re intend 10 win this war we must get
'hese young men over 20 the front and
Ft' ,oen there as soon as they can pos
s5g be sent and sufficiently trained"
- his p2!nt senator Chamberlain
"a- excerpts from Secretary Bakers
'+s'.7NDny before the House Committee
&C 'ren ne commented.
mere 10 not any equivocation about
hA' sugUage Of Nr. Baker and the
'eoy'1-cs % IL is contained IN The Senate
az Committee hearings.
- t'aer words. i is the purpose OF