Evening star., 1940-09-08
estimated $4,000 900 men will be

estimated 24,ooo,oo men will be
registered.
All citizens and aliens are required
to register, but only those aliens
who have declared intention of be-
coming citizens will be called into
service.
The House yesterday wrote into
the bill, on motion of Representa-
tive Mundt, Republican, Of South
Dakota a declaration of policy that
private employers should not in
the jobs of citizens who are draft
ed with aliens, Communists or Ger
man-American Bund members. He
admitted the policy could not be
made mandatory under the Consti-
tuition. AS declaration of policy,
however, it was approved, SO to "a.
While the training program would
continue until May, 1945, each man
would be called out to serve for
only one year, and both the House
and Senate have agreed on provi-
sions to protect, as far possible,
the Jobs OF the traineeS, and To re.
invoke World War legislation di-
recting the courts to grant conces-
| slons to men in training when they
are sued on debts or other contrac-
tual obligations.
Representative Guyer, Republican.
OF Kansas was blocked on a point OF
order when he tried last night to
give the President power to make
regulations restricting the sale of
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Chairman May of the Military Af-
fairs Committee made the point of
order. Representative Warren,
Democrat, of North Carolina, pre-
siding, said that if the amendment
had been confined to draftees un.
der the training program he would
have held it in order. He held,
however, it went beyond that.
The following amendments were
written into the bill in the closing
hours of consideration yesterday
afternoon:
To permit the buyer and seller of
articles on the installment plan to
make voluntary agreements for the
disposition of the property if the
seller is called into military service.
1t was offered by Representative
Harness, Republican, of Indiana.
To require mental as we'll as
physical examination of men be-
fore they are inducted into service,
To include a Senate provision
providing that if returning soldier
| is denied reinstatement to his for
mer job, and the courts later hold
he should have been rehired, he
would be paid for the interval Of
| litigation.
Under the terms of the bill pri-
vate employers are required to take
tralnees back at the end of their
year of training unless it would be
impossible or unreasonable, and
the courts would be authorized to
pass on that fact. The district
attorneys would represent the en-
ployes in court cases.
Outburst of Oratory.
The final day of House consider
alton was confined to routine ex-
PLANTATION of amendments, except
for one outburst of political oratory
over motion by Representative
Short to require that local draft
boards be bipartisan in makeup.
The amendment failed, SO to l52.
During the debate Representative
Short took former Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace, Democratic
nominee for Vice President, to task
for recent remarks about congress
sional delay and Representative
Thomason retaliated by accusing
Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican
presidential candidate, of changing
his position on the drafting of in
dustry and other questions.
Before the House adopted the
Smith plan for Government control
Of national defense industries, when
necessary, it defeated a substitute
offered by Representative Vinson,
Democrat, of Georgia.
White canaries have been bred by
Mrs. j. Macdonald of Inverness,
Scotland,