Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-29
DROP WORKORF|CHT
FROM DRAFT BILL
House Refuses to Accept Senate
Amendment; Education for
Young Soldiers.

Washington. Aug 29-The last legis-
lativc step III the enactment OF the new
Man-power Bill will he taken bv Con
gress at once and the measure will be sent
to President Wilson for his signature he
fore the end of the day. This was assured
hy the quick work Of the conteroes from
the House and Senate when every inpOr
tant amendment but one was agreed upon.
The work or fight plan. n acomhinat ION
of amendments by Senator Thomas and
Clummins, was eliminated when the
House members declared they could not
accept It, Then the Senate conferees
declared they could not accept the Me
Colloch bclligcrent amendment. and
lt was stricken from the bill
The rejection of the work or fight
amendment removes the biggest OBJ
staclc to immediate passage OF the bull.
Had IT remained it would have caused
much DELAY, for the House would have
rejected it as il did when the question
was voted on last week II was vigorous
" opposed IN labor circles, where the
claim was made that IT took away the
right to strike.
Will. EDUCATE YOUNG SoIDIRg.
Ono amendment provides automatic
exemption of rcgistrants at the time
h UilDE the Gtt~AlpFflltlfF itf SAAlt ithiS-
trants AS are entitled to deferred classiti-
cation was left unsettled Provost Mar
shal General Crowder was called 10 go
before the conterees TO discuss this point
They will abide BY his advice. The
amendment appeared TO meet approval
OF the conferces. but "A draft literature
has already been sent out il might make
confusion The France amendment pro-
Tor of tn hn
worn hv deferred workers in industry
was also lett unsettled
The conferecs adopted the House
provision for education Young men,
because 1T specifies special and tcchmal
education for them Ii reads.
That the Secretary of War Is au-
to assign educational Insti tutlons
for special and technical training for
soldiers who enter the military service
under the provisions Of this act, IN such
numbers and under such regulations as
he NAV prescribe. and Is authorized TO
contract with such educational institutions
for the subsistence, quarters and military
and academic instruction of such soldiers,
Profteering in uniforms for officers
was hit by the following amendment.
No PROFITEERIN0 IN UNIFORMS.
and equipment shall, upon the request of
any officer of the army or cadet at the
military academy be furnished by the
at cost. subject to such re-
stuctions and regulations as the Secretary
Of War may prescribe
The COnferces struck out the Tread
way amendment providing for special
examiners 10 60 through the deferred clas
ses, and also the War Departments plan
TO permit members OF any draft board be
transferred TO another district.
Exemptions from military service IN the
draft, on industrial and agrlcul-
tural grounds, will be worked out in q
much more certain method than formerly.
Under the plan the 165 district boards
throughout the country will have the
service of three advisers to aid them IN
if registrants can or cannon
be spa red from the industries, occupations
and employments IN which they are en-
gagged
These men will not be made members of
the district boards, nor will they have a
vote, but as they will be men Of highest
standing and knowledge OF conditions In
the various communities, their advice
will be followed closely.
ADVISORS ON EXEMPTION
At the request Of Secretary Of War
Baker, with a view toward harmonlzing
the needs OF the war industries and the
demands for man power for the army, the
problem was considered by the National
War Policy Board. The committee on
the relation of industrial to military man
power formulated the method which will
be incorporated in the forthcoming select
i've draft regulations.
In each State there is an Advisory
Board Of the National War Policy Board
Of two representatives of labor,
Two of employers and one of the L. 5.
Service. For every district
board these advisory boards will nominate
an advisor on agricultural man power
needs Both of these nominations are
subject to confirmation by the district
board, which Will also appoint a third adj
visor on occupations and employments,
he new draft terms to designate useful
;alings not industrial or agricultural
These men will help the board decide
whether the nations can best be served by
men remaining at work or going into the
raining camps and will do away with the