Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-29
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Fall Amendment to Raise and
Lower Ages Loses by a
Big Margin
AIRCRAFT PLAN Is ADOPTED
Would Expend $1o0,000,000
for Production Corpora
alton
NEUTRALS SUBJECT TO LAW
Citizens Not Eligible for
Naturalization With
Exemption
AIRCRAFT PLAN IS ADOPTED
NEUTRALS SUBJECT TO LAW

WASHINGTON, June 2S.--Imme-
date extension of the present army
draft age limits. q TO 81 years, was
Overwhelmingly defeated today in
the senate The amendment pro
POSED by Senator Fall OF New Mexico
TO the $4,000. 100000 army appro-
nriation bill to make the limits 20
and 40 years and all compromises
suggested for different mlnimums
and maximums, were voted down.
Settlement of the controversy
which has held senate attention for
several days cleared the way for
passage of the huge appropriation
measure probably tomorrow.
The senate adopted several import
ant amepdments to the draft bill
one authorized organization OF the
800. 100000 aircraft production
corporation proposed by the aircraft
production board as vehicle for
co-ordinatlng aircraft production.
Other amendments accepted au-
thorize the new plan of basing draft
Quotas on the number of men in
Glass l, instead of upon state popu-
lGtions. and affecting rights OF neu-
trails. under the draft law, The
senate previously had adopted the
draft quota legislation, but II has
been held up in the house.
Neutrals Subject to Draft.
The amendment affecting neutrals
provides that citizens Of neutral
countries now subject 10 draft who
have declared their intention Of be-
coming American tcitizens, shall no,
be eligible for citizenship II they
claim exemption from the draft.
This provision was offered by Sena.
tor Hitchcock of Nebraska.
The question of extending the
draft age limits occupied almost all
of the senate session. proposal
ny Senator Hardwick of Georgia that
the present minimum age limit OF
81 years be substituted for the 20
year minimum OF the Fall amend
ment. was rejected, Al to S3, as was
one by Senatorb Weeks of Massa'
chusetts TO make the maximum age
g. years instead of 40 Proposals
by Senator Brandegee of Connecti-
cut TO reduce the minimum age to-
lS years also was defeated, and by
Senator New of Indiana. to make
military training of youths between
20 and 81 compulsory also were de-
feated
Vote Is Overwhelming.
The vote follows:
For the amendment:
Democrats-Johnson OF South
Dakota and williams.
Republicans--Bra Calder
Colt, Cummins Curtis. Dillingham;.
Fall, France. Frelinghuysen, CALM
rcr. Hale, Kenyon, Lenroot, Lodge
McCumber. Nelson, New, Norris,
Poindexter. Sherman, Smoot. Sterl-
ing and Wadsworth--23 Total for
25.
Against the amendment:
Democrats - Ashurst. Bankhead,
Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher,
Gerry, Gore, Guion, Hardwick. Hen
derson. Hitchcock, Hollis, Kendrick,
King Kirby, Lewis. McKellar, Mar
tin, Myers. NuRent, Overman, Pitt
man Phelan. Pomerene, Ransdell,
Robinson. Shafroth. Sheppard.
Shields, Simmons, Smith of Arizona,
Smith Of Maryland, Smith Of South
Carolina. Thomas. Thompson. Tram
neil, Underwood. Vardeman and
Wilfley-39.
Republicans Borah, Fernald,
Gronna, Johnson Of California, Knox,
McNary, Penrose, Smith OF Michi-
gan, Sutherland and Warreu-10.
Total against 40.