The courier-index., 1918-08-30
MAN-POWER BILL Is
PASSSD BY SENATE
BRINGS WITHIN THE ARMY AGE
ALL MALES BETWEEN AGES
OF 18 AND as, BOTH lNCLu-
SiVE.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The man
power BILL bringing within the army
draft all men from 1S to As years old
was passed late today by the senate
with a modified work or fight clause.
A final amendment by Senator
Poindexter to make the minimum age
10 was defeated, 50 to 81, after many
minor amendments proposed had
been bowyed over by a chorus of
noes" to evident amusement of sen.
ators and spectators.
All efforts to change the age limits
or to direct separate classification of
youths under 21 failed and the meas
ure now goes to conference between
the house and senate with no differ
ence for serious controversy except
the work or fight provision;
The senate recorded unanimously
for the bill. Senator Gore, of Okla
homa, who cast the only negative
vote on the roll call, withdrew 1t
and was excused from voting,
The work or fight amendment as
retained in the bill, provides:
THAT when any person shall have
been placed in a deferred or exempt
ed class for any of the reasons In
this paragraph. set forth, he shall
not be entitled to remain therein un-
less he shall, in good faith. continue.
while physically able to do SO, to
work at and follow such occupation
employment or business, and if he
fails so to do he shall again become
subject to the draft The president
shall make regulations for enforcing
this provision. !.
This provision shall not apply in
the case of a strike, If the strikers
have submitted or will at once sub
NIT. the dispute to the War Labor
Board. agree to abide and do abide
by its decision, and do at once re-
sumo work and continue work pend
ing such decision. The said board
shall take up and decide all such
-dfsputes as speedily as possible. !"
In conference the differences In
the draftsiof the bill as passed today
by the Senate and as enacted Satur-
day by the House by vote OF 336 to
2, are expected to be compromised
speedily and the bill in its final
form transmitted to President VIII
son for his signature late this week.
Preparations being made by Provost
Marshal General Crowder to carry
out the provisions of the measure are
expected to insure the registration
of all men within the ages of Is to
AS within week or ten days after
the president attaches his signature
The senate adopted practically all
of the principal provisions of the bill
desired by the administration, includ-
ing that giving the president author
ity to establish orders of call for
service of the men affected.
President Wilson Is expected to
follow the plans of the war depart
ment. which, according to testimony
before the Senate and House mill
tary committees by Gen. March. chief
of staff, and General Crowder. pro-
vide for the calling of youths of Is
years after the other classes have
been summoned and the educating OF
such boys while in training and
prior to their being sent overseas.
Before taking the vote on final
passage. the senate, in crushing the
opposition to service of youths under
2f, twice bowIed over an amendment
by Senator Poinfcxter OF Washing
ton to make the minimum draft limit
10 instead of IS years. first by a
vote of So to L. and again 81 to IL.
A proposal by Senator Kirby OF
Arkansas to make 20 the minimum
age was rejected so to IL, while that
of Senator vardaman of Mississippi
to retain the present 2i year mini
mum was decisively defeated without
roll call.