The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-29
House, After Amending Bill to
Close Exemptions to Public
Employees, Forced TO
Reverse Itself.
WOULD DISRUPT BUREAUS
Both Bodies of Congress In
Rush to Drive Through New
Manpower Law-Pen-
rose Flags Baker.

washington, ID. c. Aug. 26.--Yteld-
ing to the pleas of wal department
and other government officials not TO.
disorganize war bureaus in war time,
the House today defeated the Madden
amendment to the man power bill, re-
moving h general exemption from
government employees.
1t would have taken thousands sof
government clerks, stenographers and
other employees and would rave forced
their replacement by persons unac-
quatnted with the work, officials said.
This, they said, would slow up the
war program n would, therefore,
work great harm. Bureau heads point
ed out that the slackers q be reached
In other ways.
the Hous yielded. The vote on the.
Madden resolution proposal was 140
to 12S.
Senator Penross today launched an
attack on Secretary Baker for delay
ing the congressional action on the
OF the d. .ft ages when it was pro-
posed last June in the Senate. He,
charged that because of personal van
ity" the war department insists all
suggestions of legislation come from II.
Senator Hitchcock declared Penrose
had done Secretary Baker and Chief
OF Staff March q great injustice by
charging that they had opposed chang
ing the draft ages.
What they opposed" said Hitch
cock, was lacking that change on an
army appropriation bill"
Senator Borah. opposing the calling,
of IS and 19-year-old boys, declared
the military authorities have not
proved they can't put an army Of
1000. 900 in the field by next July with
out calling out b youth of the land.
Plans for q final vote in the Sem
nfa an fhaf n n - fv,f oS~ o ts4- ~~v,A~
bill before adjournment tonight were
abandoned late today by Chairman
Chamberlain. who announced that it
would go over until Monday. Prohibi-
ton leaders, he said, had agreed to
lay aside temporarily the nation wide,
come up automatically Mono ~.
A work or fight amend mt pro-
posed by Representative ,ack, of
Texas. similar to the one a, d to the.
bill by the Senate c~orcfnittee Jut mod
flied to meet objections of orgs nized
labor was rejected by a vote of 81
Down On sIaeksrs.
The intense Anti Stacker feeling was
expressed thus by Representative
Kahn. ranking republican member Of
the House military committees:
We will send our last man II need
be, to whip Germany" said Kahn.
but when he goes we must send him
with the certainty that there are no.
skulkers left at home"
Another amendment aimed at weed
ing out those whose claims to deferred
classification are not of the best Is to
provide for further drastic recombing
of deferred classes.
Republican congressman declared
that the House closed up last night
with democrats panicky over their
patronage, following amendments
shutting off exemption for government
clerks and office holders.
1000 Dodgers In Navy.
Lists now being presented to congress
by cabinet members show that a rath-
er large number Of draftable men are
presented names Of more than 1000
now outside the draft danger zone
Many of these men are regarded as
rather indispensable but there is a ten
dency to feel that exemption could be
removed in a vast percentage of exist
ing cases and the places be adequately
filled by women or older men.
Leading advocates Of this no-slacker
policy explained today that If the army
needs the boys OF Is and 10. it Is only
fair to them and to the families that
must give them UP, to make others,
equally able to go, do their share.
The House failed to pass the bill
last night as expected because Of the
long debate IN the amendment to de-
fer calling the Is n 10 year old boys.
Four efforts to change the draft ages
Of IS to 45, provided the bill were de-
feated. three of tn , overwhelming
ly. The 1919 yea amendment last
by a vote OF 1S7 to 120. There seems
no doubt the House will pass the bill
today. The Senate has not yet dis
posed of the anti-strike amendment
nor OF tho France amendment to de-
fer the calling of those below 81. Sem
ator Chamberlain, in charge Of the
bill, feared today discussion OF these
phases of the measure will carry IL
over I. ..cxt week.