The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
SENATE WILL CUT
RECESS FOR DRAFT
Unanimous Consent Will Be
Asked Thursday to Vacate
Recent Agreement.
Hurry CALL FOR QUORUM
Consideration Of Man Power
Bill Will Begin Next
Monday.
s,.col DsspntcA TO TIE sus.

w,su,scroN, Aug 1.-THE Senate
III curtail It's recess by week and re-
..,n 10 washington for the purpose OF
u s,nu consideration Of the Administra-
man mower bill In order that new
Iteration W. may be held In September.
result Of the demand for action
..n.,or Reed (Mo.) introduced a resolu-
,'on notifying absent Senators that on
rsn-.dav unanimous consent agree
Ut viii be sought vacating the recess
"sr.sr,ent In order to proceed with the
man power measure.
SENATOR Reeds resolution provides
,rbs, the sergeant alarms be in
.,-,c,ea to notify all absent members
.S,t ON Thursday, August Is. unanimous
sor.ant will be asked to vacate the
nr,n,rous consent agreement entered
,n,o on the calendar day OF July IL.
1918"
h.ad (Ala-). then presiding in the SEN
ate. said:
The chair requests that the Asso-
,iated Press and other press organiza-
lions take notice OF this resolution call
,,r absent Senators back on Thursday
next, the 18th Inst.
Az once Sergeant-at-Arms Higgins
a.,patched dozens OF kilograms to alb
sent Senators.
Quorum Believed Certain.
It Is regarded as certain that the
necessary quorum will be on hand Thurs
day and will proceed next Monday with
consideration OF the bill extending the
draft age limits to is and IS years in
elusive.
go
Affairs will consider the measure in ex-
ecutive session with a view to the in
corporation OF certain amendments. They
considered to-day one of these proposed
changes and promptly defeated 1t by an
almost unanimous vote. 1t was intro
duced by Senator Kirby (Ark.) and rep
draft Senators. 1t provided that the
bill should be amended to include only
men between the ages OF 81 and IS.
The defeat OF Mr.. Kirby's suggestion
was 30 prompt as to satisfy Senators
generally that short shrift would be ac-
corded any move to curtail the Admins
tation programme. The success Of the
Franco-American armies at Chateau
Thierry and adjacent battle areas two
weeks ago and the continuing success
Of the Anglo French drive in Picardy
have had salutary effect upon the politi.
cal laggards in Congress. The win the
war now" doctrine is in the ascendency
and what happened when Senator Kirby
was so summarily bowled over by his
committee colleagues Is regarded as
likely to prove the fate OF whoever else
shall try to halt the movement.
Dent SIN Evades.
In the House Committee on Military
Affairs there is still the same effort by
Chairman Dent to avoid responsibility
for calling his colleagues together. Mr..
Dent asserts there Is time enough to
consider the man power bill when the
House resumes sessions next Monday
and refuses to act now.
In the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs to-day the amendment offered by
Senator Thomas (Col) providing fol
drafting such men employed in essential
industries as may insist on going or
sidered for a short time and will be
taken up tomorrow. with a Gtrons
proba bity that 1t will be written into
the measure as reported from the Mill
nry Committee.
portance discussed in the Senate to-day
Senator Reed opened the discussion with
review o. the successes of the Central
Powers up to a month ago, when Mar
shal Foch launched the superb offensive
Of the Allies at the Marine. He en-
phasized the tremendous task which
America has before her II the winning OIL
che war is to be accomplished with tina,
despatch which the whole civilized world
demands
II there Is a disaster In Europe W.
have 100000 OF our men there
without any means OF getting then
back" said Senator Reed. MOT only Il
The die cast; not only Is the Rubicor
crossed; the die is irrevocably cast and
We must either win this war or we mus
suffer national humiliation and dis
trace that will turn back our progress
!or at least a century.
1t is my judgment. and I think It |,
NE Judgment of you all. that II We car
get an irresistible force on the Other
shore then this war will be short and Il
VIII be the saving OF bloodshed., of life
and OF misery"
Senator Chamberlain (Ore.). inter
rupted Senator Reed to declare that tho
usk before the nation should not b,
minimized. He called attention to ar
article In the National RevieD OF Lon
con Tor July, 1918. in which 1t was esti
mated that Germany can mobilize 2s.
VVoooO troops In 1888. as compared
win 2O,o00,0o0 with which the Allie.
can confront them.
senator Thomas warned the Senate o.
u'e DANGER Of the troop movement out
Stripping Americas ability to maintain
our men in France.
me idea wish to convey Is this