The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-29
BILL
 PASSES SENATE
,nor Rejecting Amendments Until rTorts Became Jokes, Measure Wont Thry Unanimously-Now
 to Conference.

washington. Aug. 27.--The man.
 ,,rer bill bringing within the army sr.ft all men from IS to 45 years old
 mas uassed late today by the Senate,
 nth a modified work or fight clause. 1u effortl to change the age limits to direct separate classification of
 ,rtbs under 21 failed, and the meas
 ,re now goes to conference between ,ha House and Senate with no differ .,ee for serious controversy except .be work or fight provision.
 There were 75 affirmative votes. ,bs Senate was recorded unanimously sor the bill. Senator Gore of Okla soma. who cast the only negative vote ., the roll call, withdrew it and was excused from voting.
 An amendment by Senator Poindex- CT of Washington to make the min inns draft age 19 instead of IS was defeated 58 to IA.
 Senator Vardaman's substitute to make the minimum age 21 years was rejected by an overwhelming viva voco vote.
 Senator Kirby's amendment to make the minimum draft age 20 years was rejected 60 to 12.
 Senator Cores amendment estab- fishing separate classes for men of 20 10 and IS years and providing for tbeir being called in that order after all above 21, consistent with public
 interest" have been called, was re-
 ected by a decisive viva voca vote.
 Another Gore Amendment proposing that steps be taken to postpone as long as possible the service of youths rnder l9 was defeated on a rising voto
 An amendment by Senator Sterling of South Dakota, providing that men below 19 should not be called upon except for training, also was voted down vivi coee. 4 final amendment by Senator Poin- dexter to make the minimum age 19 was defeated 52 to 21, after many minor amendments proposed had been oowled over by a chorus of "noes' to .he evident amusement of senators and operators
 The work or fight" amendment as retained in the bill provides:
 That when any person shall have been placed in a deferred or exempted class for any of the reasons in this paragraph set forth. he shall not be entitled to remain therein unless he shall in good faith continue, while phy~ sica'ly able to do so. to work at and follow such occupations, employment : or business and shall again become subject to the draft. The President shall make regulations for enforcing fhis provision.
 This proviso shall not apply in the : ease If strike if the strikers have snfmitted or will at once submit the disrute to the war labor board, agree to abide and do abide by its decision and do at once resume work and con tnue to work pending such decision. The said board shall take up and de- ride all such disputes as speedily as practicable"
 Organized labor has vigorously op- posed the work or fight amendment denoucing it as a proposal to con- script labor. President Wilson has let t be known Shat the war department regards sneh leeislation unnecessary because all steps needed to prevent slaekers from taking advantage of de- tered classification can be taken under tne existing work or fight regulations.
 Efforts to insert such provision iaiied in the House and it is expected 'iisre viii be strong opposition to even .he modified version adopted by the senate when the measure goes to con- ference.