Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-31
ACCEPTS
POWER BILL
WITHOUT CHANGE:
Republican Senators Attack
Educational Program Of
War Department.
8WORK-O OR-FlGHT AMENDMENT
CAUSE OF SHARP CRITICISM
IIMcC cCumber Says Fear of Organ
lied Labor Is Sole Reason
Provision Was Dropped.
BAKER NULIAFIEs REGULATIONS
chamberlain and Ncl.on DcclaI e
That Secretary of War Places
Himself Above Congress.
WORK -0R-FlGHT AMENDMENT
CAUSE OF SHARP CRITICISM
BAKER NULLIFIEs REGULATIONS
Chamberlain and Nelson Declare
That Secretary of War Places
Himself Above Congress.

WASHINc;TON. August SO.-CouGrcss
lateSto-day enacted tho man power biI!,
bringing within the army draft all male
citizens from eighteen to torty-nvc
years of age. and sent IL TO President
Wilson for his signature.
The Senate. following the example
set by the House yesterday. adopted
the conference report on the bill with
\Put roll call.
Criticism Of the conference draft.
ldopted yesterday in the House. began
but approval later was regarded as
sureu. Secessity for Legislation TO sup
PIGMENT the bills provision for al!Jt-
t,ng nomesteads to men under twenty
ReDorts regarding plans for free cd
ucation OF youths drafted drew sharp
Kepnblicans a published article re-
sardfng the War Departments alleged
educational program, stating tina, 800
kcolleGes were 10 be taken over BY the
was denounced "a so
ialistic and paternal play. Chairman
bf New York, Of tho Military COMMIT. H.
Rtec. doubted whether such action was
planned and several Senator'S said they
cial and technical training for drafted
youths would he used merely to enlarge
the present training education system
Action by the Senate on the confer
Fence report also was DELAYED because
Rof5 Interior Department objections 10
the amendrnen, OF Senator Fail. OF Scw.
Mexico. providing for homestead grants
TO youths under twenty-one. 70 avoid
recommittinE the bin arrangements
+ Of. special resolution. nicotine; Land
Ohice objec tions. providing that lands
granted OR homestead rights. while
& sconfcrrcd when the men may be absent.
cannot be sold or transferred until
0eiter residence upon the homcsteads
his is designed TO prevent speculation
III r o.
IECRETARY OF WAR BAKER
VIGOROUSLY CRITICIZED
Debate on the report revolved about
the action OF the Senate con:erces in
I amendment. and permitting IL TO be
1 dropped from the bill and opened up
an avenue for harsh and vigorous crit
Z icism of Secretary of War Baker. SEN
B ator Thomas, of Colorado, author OF the
& original ork-or-tight amendment
Z held such strong convictions on tho
cast the only vote against the adoption
4 WAS taken without q roll. call
IS Senator McCuIf Der, in pGain- -spokcn
|Iterms. told the Congress that IL feared
She political power Of organized labor
f and that was the sole reason for drop
ping the antistrike provision from the
X USELESS TO PASS LAWS
FOR BAKER TO OYERRULE
Senator Chamberlain, chairman OF the
g Military Affairs Committee and the
ranking member OF the Senate CON
ferees. defended the action OF the con
Akerees and said that ii was futile TO
ut further laws apon the statute hooks
70 be oYcrriddcn By the construction
arbitrarily placed upon them by the
SSecretary of War. In legislation OF this
kind 1t is necessary 10 give certain
latitude by authorizing the President
to Issue rules and regulations 10 carry
the provision or the Law into effect.
Senator Chamberlain said that the
j FIRST draft law carried sound and
sufficient provision that exemption
I should cease when the cause for eXemp-
resumed his position as 10 the draft,
Z and that work fight regulations
IkTero promulgated by the provost-mar-
hal-gencrars Office. but that Secrc-
tion on the regulations and had arbi-
tarIiy ruled that they did not apply
TO labor situations
and nullifes the regulations and the
Senator Nelson asked If Senator
tho Secretary of War by construction
or otherwise would override any new
law that Congress might pass, and put
himself above Congress.
s"Absolutely" replied Senator Cham
RberIain.
s.I heartily agree with that view"
The present situation we are at his
hercy. have had two resolutions
(ssed by this chamber attempting to
Yget5 some information out of the War
Department. The last one passed two
'@months ago ana L have heard nothing
from. it, 1t appears TO have been ig-
norsd of to get at some facts acts
GERS. The War Department says We
don't care continental for Congress-
The Secretary. of War feels he is a
else his own sweet Will"
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