The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-08-21
CONGRESS WORKING
HARD ON NEW
MAN-POWER BILL
Both Houses Hope to Pass Measure.
kySsjsss. This Week
SHafta, CONTEST EXPECTED
Controversy Brewig in House OveJ
Amendment to Cali Older
Men First

Washington, Aug. 2O.-~Both Scnat,
and House vii begin consideration OF
The man power bill, extending t|.c
ar draft age limits to 18 and As
- IS, next Thursday under rlan;
completed late tooay, in a race to com
Iletc the lcgiS alton as soon as posi-,
lie.
With the bill ready for Senate de,
bale Thursday tic House committee
rate today closed its hearing, aDf
virtually competed the measure.
The bill, ac"oi ding to the co,omj.
tees plan, will be reported TO tnc
House tomorrow with an amenl,.erii
TO defer scrvl:n Of youths lS AMI .
years OF a%c until all others are caIlco
and 'Iscuss.l il the House T1urS.
day. -:r agreement with ;S9v:G?:.
Clark and REPRESENTATIVE Sim, Of
tennessee, in charge of the pending
man lower BIZ, Ia give the man ,Awer
pleasures right On way Thursday, was
secure! tod"y by Chairman DcGt. VIII
believes The draft BIZ; IAN b., passed
in single day.
Passage This Week
Passage of the bill in the Hous.
Thursday and in the Senate by Satur-
day is planned by leaders. Vigorour
contests, however, are expected in
both branches. In the Senate sharp de-.
bate IS expected on the "work OF
fight amendment, while in the House
a controversy is brewing over the
committees amendment to defer cali.
ing boysHaf g18 and 10 years, manda-
tory provision which Secretary Baker.
Gen. March, chief Of staff, and Pro.
vost Marshal General Crowdcr have
vigorously opposed. With both Senate
ana House committees pledged to
lowering the minimum acc to is wears
fixed as recommended by the War
Department.
Sentiment in Congress
Sentiment in Congress- against call,
ing youths found exp cssion today ir
the House commit5ecs amendment
Alter stormy SESSION, in which Rep
esentative Kahn, of California, led 8
fight which he promised to renew or.
ne House floor, to retain the admin.
lStratlon measure provision giving th.
PrcGIdcnt discretion to- fix the orde,
If calls for all men within the new
draft limits, the committee voted, 2
70 I, to write in an amendment offered
by Representative Mckenzie, of Iii
nois, Republican, providing that all
men 20 years and above shall be
called before those ot Is and 10 wears,
with tn" eighteen y"ar-old youth, to
be called last. The last amendment
makes mandatory what Secretary
Baker has indicated will be the policy
OF tha War Department.
The Mckenzie Amendment
TE" Mckenzie amcuamr". rcau:.
"Prov!d"d, however. that r2gistrants
."i tE" "%c 'f - Year; ana not over
~ snail b" designated as "C;aSS lg+
and shall be drafted sub"raucui ~
r"glStra"t:' of the AGE Of 20 ard .,ytr
~ years; and rcgi&tr&ntS Of the age
OF lS years and not over 10 years
shall be designated as Glass Is ard
shall b. called Cor service last: ltosc
rcglStr"nt.' above the age Of 2t shaE
hH called prior to those il tie clu>Se.
hereby created"
Representative Kahn and nose Join
IN" with him in support Of the ad
mih!"iatlon provisions vcStinp au-
thorltY IN the President to establish
tn" order of calls RESERVED tn, rich,
10 oppose the Mckenzie amcN imr,.i ,-n
the floor Of the lIGu&c and expressed
bclIcf that the Amendment wouii bp
rejected. Chairman Dent and others
OF the committee, who expressed
thcmSclve: as Dissatisfied with Srcr,.
tnry Bak rs promiS" to make rcgula.
ton$ Ter separate class for eighteen
yeaT-old boys and defer their call as
long as possible. however. ar.. conf.
dent the House Will retain the amend.
mcnt.
CONN \ NDER PRAISES