New-York tribune., 1918-08-31
President to Get Bill To-
day, After 1t Is Signed by
Clark and Marshall
Senate Gives Way to
House Opposition
anti Strike" Clause |
Stricken Out as Confer
ence Report Is Accepted

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. The con-
ference report on the nan-power bill.
extending the selective draft age limit
20 eighteen % forty-Gve years. which
was approved yesterday by the House,
was adopted to-day by She Senate by u
yea and nay vote with only small op-
position. Tre measure needs only 10
be signed By the presiding officer Of
the two houses Of Congress before it is
SER to the Pres dent
The BIZ IS expected - be N the
Presidents hands a. noon tomorrow.
The measures 5 immediate approval by
the Chief Executive IS expected
The House adjourned today before
the close of the Senate debate on the
work or fight resolution. and the bill
could not be returned 10 the House for
the signature of the Speaker until to-
morrow The rules require that meas
ures shall be signed by the presiding
officers while the houses are in session
Work or Fight Rule Beaten
Senate debate to-day centred in the
elimination of the work or fight =
amendment b. the conferrees. SEN
ators Thomas, OF Colorado, author OF
the amendment. and McCumber. OF
North Dakota. vehemeutly protested
against the striking out OF the pro-
vision, which has been fought by organ
lied labor. Chairman Chamberlain in
the Senate Conference Committee de-
tended the action Of the comma ttee in
yielding to House opposition. declaring
that the present law and regulations
could. II enforced, meet the ends de-
signed by the Thomas amendment. Al
legged failure Of the War Department TO
enforce the law against union strikers
vas due to executive administration
and not to lack of fat from Congress
Senator Chamberlain SAID.
Attack Education Plan
nen the Senate took out the confer
ence report Republicans attacked vha,
they called War Department plan tc
lake over approximately 100 colleges
and universities at which bows be.
1"een eighteen and twenty wears OF
age, after being registered FOR mill
ary service, may De educated at gov
eminent expense prior to being called
senator Watson. Of Indiana. called
attention to an article appearing in 3,
lOcGi ~
catonal plan which was SAID 10 haze
oeen approved by General March.
This article shows that with the
consent and approval OF Genera
March, Senator Watson said. "40C
schools and colleges are to be taker
over under the dratt law for trainin.
certain number of young men be
tween the ages Of eighteen and twent,
Iears inclusive. WHAT authority i
mere under this act for such action :?
Chairman Cham berlain of the Sen
ate Military Committee said he knew
u no such plan. Senator Lodge. minor
lty leader, suggested that provision
IN the man power bill authorized tn,
ecucatlon O. Young men who are ORA If
cd INTO the service or who volunteer.
Senator Watson insisted that wher
me measure was passed II WIS Wiz
ne understanding that all availabl.
men were needed IN France to win tn.
war aud that General March specifi
caAy SAID all would be IN France By
June - next
Senator Watson declared this Dlsz
was but part OF the whole socialistiC
policy tnat has been followed bv the
government since the country entered
the war, and predicted that since the
soperhmenu mas taken over control o
railroads, express companies and the
wires, followed by government contro
over educational institutions, Feder ra
eontroi over the mines and the oil sup
ply would next come.
senator Wadsworth. Of New York
declared ne did not believe the Wa
department had any such intention. He
said ne had noted the writer Of the
article IN question mad been engaget
~ propaganda calculated to give III.
IMPRESSION tnat "a partial Offset tC
o'ner narCsnlps the government wa.
gong 20 give drafted men betweer
'e'gnteen and twenty years an educa
The vice Of this article" he con
Inued us that II is deceiving The
Amerlcan public. This article is or
All tours win the articles published
gramme."
Says Authority IL Exceeded
Senator Kirby Of Arkansas. said Pro
Sost Marshal General Crowder had ad
sissd nim that only engineering. chem
sssuy ana medical ,tudents woulC
os allowed 70 remain ~ college 70 com
pete their education.
senator Johnson, Of California. criti
ssed The government for acting With
out authority. II the government de
s'res 70 do anything. ne asserted. it i.
sene law or no Law. authority OF
ae.authority"
= i doesn's make any difference wha
ssamgress desires or wishes" he added
ma absolutiSm does exactly "a j.
sses n. II the salvage Of smashe,
s.tsiaocracy shall be education Of eigh
sh-year-oid boys. hope nc pro
Namne VII be carried out
Ma,,, VII r