New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-13
Quorum Called Thursday
so Man Power Bill Can
Be Considered Monday
Minimum Age Will
Be Basis of Attack
Committee Adds Farmers
to Exempt Classification
"Slackers" Are Hit

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-In order
to expedite the passage of the Admin
istration's man power bill extending
draft ages to from eighteen to forty
FIVE years, the unanimous consent
agreement by which the Senate was to
is to be set aside and consideration of
the bill taken up Monday.
An understanding to this effect was
reached to-day by Senate leaders, who
at once notified absentees to return
next Thursday, at which time the SEN
ate will meet again, quorum being
required to be present three days be-
fore the agreement can be vacated.
The bill is still before the Senate
Military Committee, but Senator Cham
berlain plans to have the committee
act upon it tomorrow and report ia
vorab1y to the Senate on Thursday. In
the House no action has yet been taken
on the bill.
Kirby to Fight Bill
Senate leaders anticipate some oppo-
sition to fixing eighteen as the mini
mum draft age, but they do not believe
there will be objections to taking up
consideration of the measure. BY an
overwhelming vote the Military Com
mittee to-day went on record as OPP
posed to substituting twenty-one for
eighteen years as the minimum age in
rejecting an amendment proposed by
Senator Kirby, of Kansas. He an
nounced the fight for the twenty-one
minimum would be renewed when the
bill reaches the Senate.
obibitiop 1oodorc vuoro o1ofo1 ~
night over the movement to recall the
Senate. The amendment providing for
national prohibition during the war is
attached to the agricultural bill rider
and was made the unfinished business
with a vote for August 26. Supporters
of the prohibition amendment believe
the man power bill can be disposed of
after a few days consideration and will
not interfere when the time comes to
vote on the prohibition question.
Would Limit Exemptions
The Senate Military Committee could
not reach an agreement upon the meas
ure, 80 it could be reported at once
as planned, but Chairman Chamberlain
said he expected consideration to be
concluded tomorrow.
The committee to-day discussed an
amendment by Senator Thomas pro-
VlOiI6 IHo1 any OAuC1 ~ oAVlAi6 ucAC1 LEU
classification to any man for industrial
reasons shall be revoked if he is absent
from work for more than five days.
Senator Reed, Of Missouri, proposed
some notifications which will be con-
sidered when the committee reconvenes
tomorrow.
The committee amended the section
permitting the granting of deferred
classi6cations to persons engaged in
occupations or employments" necessary
to the maintenance of the military
establishment SO as to read "indus-
tries, occupations or employments in
Guiding agriculture"
Reed Wants Big Army
Immediate extension of the draft
ages to include all men between eigh-
teen and forty five, so that an "irresist-
ible force" can be sent to Europe to
shorten the war, was urged by Senator
Reed. He warned against over conf
dence by the Allies and declared now
this country is in the war it will have
to fight to finish. He asserted that
"even with our present army there is
very serious question whether the
Central Powers will not have more
men there, or can put them there, than
the Allies"
Interrupting the Missouri Senator,
Senator Chamberlain quoted Trench
authority as saying that this year the
Central Powers can mobilize 28,0OO,000
men, compared with 20,000,000 for the
Allies.
Senator Reed said if disaster should
occur there would be no means of get
ting the American forces home, and
for that reason this country must fight
to the end