The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-27
SENATE SAYS
WORK OR FIGHT
Does Not Apply to Strikers Who
Submit Disputes to War
Labor Board.
"MANPOWER" DISCUSSED
Senate Rejects Amendment by
"MANP0WER" DISCUSSED
Senate Rejects Amendment by
Senator Fall Which Would
Extend Draft Ages.

went on record overwhelmingly IN
favor OF modification OF the Reed
Thomas antistrike amendment to the
administration manpower this after
noon, when II adopted the Cummins
amendment to that provision.
Washington. Aug. 27.-An amend
ment by Senator Fall to place men up
to go years Of age In the military SER
vice and to provide for their classiflca-
ton for military. industrial or other
service. subject to the presidents
regulations, was rejected, Q to 81.
Washington, Aug. 27.-The work or
fight amendment written into the new
manpower bill by the senate military
committee was approved by the senate
today by vote of 40 to 20. with an
amendment providing that IT shall not
apply to strikers who return to work
and submit their demands to the war
labor board.
Senator Hitchcock. chairman OF the
senate foreign relations committee,
backed up republican leader Lodge In
this afternoons debate on the bill
when he asserted that n great military
triumph is necessary before the war
can be won.
for lowering the draft age to Is. He
said unless the men under 81 were
made available the, United States
would be able to raise only inadequate
forces to fight the coming battles for
democracy. Peace by compromise Is
now impossible. he said.
The Cummins amendment was
adopted unanimously. II provides that
strikers, who, Immediately upon ceas-
ing work, submit their grievances to
the war labor board for adjustment,
agree to abide by its decision, and i'm
mediately return to work, ponding the
boards award, shall not have their de-
ferred status cancelled and be inducted
into the military service. as provided
in the antistrike provision Of the bill.
Seventy three senators were present
and all voted In the affirmative.
The Reed Thomas amendment would
absolutely prevent strikes The Cum
Minis amendment recognizes the right
o. workers "A strike but nrcyides thet
AFTER having demonstrated their dis-
satisfa ction they, must not continue to
hold mp production Of wef essential. :
Tho figllt over the anti strike amend
ment to the administration manpower
bill was practically settled when the
senate refused by n vote Of 40 to 20 to
strike the Reed Thomas amendment
from tho bill.
The vote was taken on a motion by
Senator McKellar. of Tennessee, to
eliminate the entire provision In which
Lhe anti-strike provision Is contained.
Tt would also have eliminated the Cum
Minis amendment to the provision,
which was adopted earlier In the aft
srnoon by vote of 73 to O.
Washington, Aug. 27.-Whether to
include the Reed Thomas antistrlkc !
was the only important
question the senate had to decide when |
It met at noon today for final consid-
,ration of the win the war manpower |
dill.
Under an agreement reached late
Yesterday afternoon the senate will |
vote at 4 o'clock on the bill and all
pending amendments. After 1 o'clock |
10 senator may speak more than once.
Tor longer than fifteen minutes on the
ill. Speeches on amendments are
United to ten minutes.
Polls of the senate today showed
hat the vote on the antistrike propo-
ltion will be very close. Administra-
ion opposition to 1t has not caused
he democratic authors Of the amend
nent to lose hope of its adoption. II
he amendment Is adopted, 1t almost
certainly will be modified by the adop-
ion of suggestions by Senator Cum
nins, of Iowa.
In its original form any person ex-
mpted on industrial grounds who did
lot in good faith continue in the work
or which he was exempted would be
inducted into the military
ervice. Senator Cummins will pro-
ose an amendment that will legalize
trikes, in case employers did not abide
Y awards of the war labor board. after
iscontented workers had referred any
rievance to 1t for decision.
Whether the antistrike amendment,
s modified, Is adopted or rejected,
enator Fall, of New Mexico, has given
office that he will offer substitute
Or it. This substitute win compel
pgistration of all men between IS and
0 and give the president power to
lassify them for military or Industrial
ervice. Permits for industrial service
.ould be issued, with the provision
1at the president may cancel them
nd induct their holders into the mill
Try service whenever he deems such
ction necessary.
This substitute, which includes not
My an extension of the draft ages
eyond even the limits desired by the
but in addition a pro-
Ision for practical conscription of Ia
Or will almost certainly be rejected,