The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-29
HOUSE REJECTS
WORK -0R-F|GHT
SENATE MEASURE
DRAFT BILL PASSES UPPER
CHAMBER-GORE WITH
DRAWS mo" VOTE.


DRAWS mo" VOTE.
Washington, Aug. Is. - Senate
amendments to the manpower bill
extending the draft ages to Is and
IS years were rejected formally by
the house and the measure sent &c
conference. Arrangements were
made for the conferees to meet i'm
mediately with the hope OF smooth
ing out differences after a few hours
of discussion.
Washington, Aug. 2S.-The man
power bill bringing within the army
draft all men from Is to As years
old was passed yesterday by the
senate, with modified work OF
fight clause.
A final amendment by Senator
/ Poindexter to make the minimum
age 10 was defeated, 81 to p, after
many minor amendments proposed
had been bowled over by chorus
of noes" to the evident amusement
of senator's and spectators.
There were Is affirmative votes.
All efforts to change the age linn
its or to direct separate classified
ton of youths under 2l failed, and
the measure now goes to conference
between the house and senate, with
no difference for serious contro-
versy except the work or fight pro-
vision.
The senate was recorded unanim-
ously for the bill.
Senator Gore OF Oklahoma, who
cast the only negative vote on the
roll call, withdrew it and was eX-
cused from voting.
In conference the differences in
the drifts of the bill as passed today
by the senate and as enacted Satur-
by the house by vote OF 35o to ?
are expected to be compromised
speedily, and the bill in its fihal
form transmitted TO President Viii
son for his signature late this week.
Preparations being made by Provost
/ NIdI SlIai NiCllSl al SloNhNl " Ntl
out the provisions of the measure
are expected to insure the regiStra-
ton OF all men within the ages OF
lS and 2l and 81 and As within a
week or ten days al the president at
taches his signature.
The senate adopted virtually all OF
the principal provisions of the bill
desired by the administration. in
cluding that giving the president
authority to establish orders of call
for service OF the men affected.
President Wilson is expected to fol
lows the plans OF the war depart
ment, which according TO testimony
before the senate and house military
committees by General March, chief
of staff, and General Crowder, pro-
vide for the calling OF youths of Is
years after the other classes have
been summoned and the educating
OF such boys while in training and
prior to their being sent overseas.
Work or Fight Clause Modified.
The work or fight amendment
written into the new man-power
bill by the senate military commit
tee was approved by the senate yes
terday by vote of 40 to %, with
an amendment providing that it
should not apply to strikers who re-
turn to work and submit their de-
mands to the war labor board.
The work or fight" amendment
as retained in the bill provides:
That when any persons shall
have been placed in a deferred or ex-
empted class for any of the reasons
in this paragraph set forth he shall
not be entitled to remain therein un-
less he shall in good faith continue,
while physically able so to do, to
work at and follow such occupa-
tion, employment or business, and if
he fails so to do he shall again be
come subject to the draft. The
president shall make regulations for
enforcing this provision.
This proviso shall not apply in
the case of strike if the strikers
navy VI VIII dl OllCt NuD-
nit, the dispute to the war labor
board. agree to abide and do abide
by its decision and do at once re-
sumo work and continue work pend
ing such decision. The said board
shall take up and decide all such dis
putes as speedily as practicable"
Fight in Conference Expected.
Those voting 10 retain the clause
we're:
Democrats-Bankhead, Chamber
lain. Gore, Guion. Hitchcock. John
son OF South Dakota. Martin. Pom
creme. Ransdell, Smith OF Georgia,
Thomas and Wolcott. Total. II.
Republicans - Baird. Brandegee.
Calder. Hale, Kellogg. Kenyon. Len !
root. Lodge, McCumber. Nelson.
New. Norris. Penrose. Poindexter.
Smith OF Michigan. Smooth, Ster-
ling, Townsend, Wadsworth. War
ren. Watson and Weeks Total lS