The sun., 1918-08-14
18 To 45 DRAFT
GETSSENATE0,K,
Committee Reports Measure
and Gives Power to Wilson
to End Strikes.
BILL MAY PASS MONDAY
Men Who Quit Jobs Must Join
Army-Four Amendments
Approved.
BILL MAY PASS MONDAY
| Special Despatch to Tns srx


wAsHINaroN. Aug. Ia - The Senate
Committee on Military Affairs completed
to-day its revision of the man power bill
increasing the draft age limits to from
is to As years. made four important
amendments and voted unanimously to
report the measur, to the Senate. The
ng, limits defined by Provost Marshal
General Crowder were not changed.
Most important OF the additions was
the modification OF Senator Thomas's
anti-strike anne endment proposed by SEN
ator Reed tMo). This action satisfied
Senator Thomas and he withdrew his
own amendment.
The Reed amendment provides that
men exempted from military service by
res son o: employment in essen,.a! indus
tries shall be drawn into the army "
they forsake their work for any cause
whatsoever except physical unhtncss Its
language Is:
Provided that when any person shall
have been placed In a deferred or ex-
empted 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 physically
able 10 do SO to work at and follow such
occupation, employment or business: II
he fails to do so ne shall again become
subject to the draft The President shatl
make regulations for enforcing this pro-
vision"
Wilson Gets Power.
Leaving the PRONUNCIATION OF the regu-
lations in the hands OF the President
leaves him the power to break up any
strike In an essential industry by giving
the recalcitrant operatives the choice Of
working at their jobs or fighting. The
committee members believe that In it's
present form the amendment Is sum-
ciently drastic. and that II fortifies
through direct legislation on the subject
the work or hght' order. At the same
time 1t insures the power on the part OF
the Administration to force sustained
and persistent effort by producers of war
supplies Of every sort. as we'll as ships.
The three other amendments dealt
with the rights OF women whose hus-
bands may be serving with the coiors,
ment In the Government service, the
rights OF enlisted men to receive COM
missions in either the army or the navy
and to attend officers training schools
regardless Of statutory limitations as to
nge, and with the rights of the men un-
der 81 years Of age at the time OF en-
tering tho service to receive at Govern
ment expense that part of their educa-
ton which their participation in the war
would interrupt
Plans for Educa tion.
The amendment providing for contin-
uing the education of the men called
from academic halls and technical
schools follows:
ANY person under the age of 81 who
shall have been accepted as a volunteer
or who shall have been drafted and
served in the army or navy shall be
entitled at the conclusion OF the present
war to receive an education at the ex-
pense OF the United States Government
at approved educational institutions, the
period of, educatopS shall DE SeqaaysiSa
IN bSint "a tfHfe. "a, fbes psttpds ~ .xia,
Aerxud In the .arEl, Pr navy shpt. silail,
not exceed two yosSs.' 'kppiieafion Tor
such educational privilege shall be made
within six months after discharge and
the applicant shall promptly begin his
studies after his application shall have
been approved. Rules and regulations
for carrying out this provision shall be
promulgated by the President"
Following the committees action
Chairman Chamberlain. apparently
highly elated over the successful and
Continued on 7Hyd ;,oos