Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
NEW DRAFT LAW
GIVES 100000
MORE SOLDIERS
Man Power Bill Unanimously
Passes Senate: Age Limits
Unchanged; Lads to
be Called Last.
ALL MAY BE NEEDED


single vote in the negative the senate
Yesterday afternoon passed the Man
Power bill. under which 1900 ,0OO men
between Is ard l5 years of age will be
rendered liable to draft under the Amerl-
can flag. Senator Gore of Oklahoma vot-
cd against the bill. but later asked to he
excused from voting, and thus formally
withdrew his ballot Scventy-flvc Sena-
tors voted afIirma:ivey.
As passed by he Senate, the bll IN
cludes the "anti-strike' or work or
fight amendment of Senator hofnas
of Colorado. modified by the adoption OF
an amendment presented by senator
Cummins of Iowa. II was predicted last
night that the House would be found more
favorable TO the amendment than when
the bill was passed by that body last
Saturday Iv n vote of $50 To ;.
The bill viii be sent 10 conference mn
mediatelv. Leaders of the Military Com
mittees in both houses hope 10 speed IT.
There i bound to be some controversy
over the work or fight amendment,
which provides that any worker OF draft
acc ceasing work while physically able to
continue shall become subject immediate
" to military service. The notlhcauon
of this amendment. as presented ny
Senator Cummins. which was adopted
40
rncnt strikers " no abide by the decisions
Of the War Labor Board.
As perfected the work or fight
amendment reads
TIE AMENDMENT As MODIFIED.
THAT when any person she'll have
been placed in a deferred or exempted
class for anv Of the reasons in this para
graph set forth. he shall not be entitled
to remain therein unless he shall in good
faith continue. while physically able so
10 do. 10 work at and follow such ocCupa-
ton. employment, or business. and If nc
fails so to do he shall again become sub
iect To the draft The President shall
make regulations for enforcing this
provision
"This proviSo shall not apply in the
case Of q strike If tho strikers have sub
mittrd or will NJ once submit the dispute
to the War Labor Board. agree to abide
and do abide Nv its decision. and do at
once resume work and continue work pend
ing such decision The saId board shall
take IN and decide all such disputes as
speedily IS practicable
senator NckCllarof Tennessee moved
to strike from the hill the entire work or
fight" amendment, but this motion was
lost 10 to %
Senator Salisbury is recorded for the
motion. Wolcott IS opposing Il.
FIGHT AGAINST LOWERING DRAFT AGE.
Persistent efforts 10 defeat lowering
the age limit below y years all failed
senators Gore Of Oklahoma and Kirby
of Arkansas led the attack TO keep youths
from the draft. and other Senators,
including Sterling of South Dakota,
Townsend Of Michigan, Nardaman Of
Mississippi. and PoindeXter of Washing
ton. aided in the movement When the
bill emerged. through parliamentary pro
cedure. from the committee OF the whole
into the open Senate, a vote on Senator
Poindexter motion 10 make the lowest
draft age 70 was defeated, 81 to 2l. The
vote follows
Senator salisbury Is recorded as voting
10 oppose changing the draft age to
1915.
An ameniment by Senator Penrose
was adopted By q viva voce vote TO carry
out recent recommendations made by
Provost Marshal General Crowder This
amendment provides that q local draft
board shall determine from reglstrant :
QUESTIONABLE whether he Is exempt, with
out requiring him to answer other ques-
tions. Thus the responsibility is thrown
upon the draft board
Is LADS last TO BE CALLED.
Senator Overman said he was 20 much
opposed to sending cIghteen-year-0ld
bows TO war that he had an amendment
ready. but, after consulting Secretary
Baker, had decided 10 withhold It,
He assured me. l SAID Senator Over
man, 'that be did not intend to call the
bows Of Is until an emergency should
arise asked hun If ] could make that
statement on he floor Of the Senate He
said. Yes Therefore, relying upon his
statement, l am going TO vote for this
bill
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio interpreted
the statement OF the Secretary Of War
to be that "he will not draft these eighteen
year-old boys or require them to go to
O war until after the other classes are
exhausted.
Il did not say that, interrupted
Senator Oveuman. u said he would not
call them overseas until the emergency
should arise.
Il am not going to be party to decep-
ton of the American people in any
wav, shape, or FORM said Senator
Chamberlain These young men will
be needed in france before this war Is
over. and possibly by next June Under
this bill the President has power to
divide these young men into classes and
retain the 1S-year-old men IN this county
4 little longer than the older mones.
But that Is the beginning and end Of his
power