Evening star., 1941-08-01
Senate Reaches
Compromise
On Se|ectee Bill
British Demand
Man Power of u. S.,
Donuher Says
BULLETIN.


mittee appointed to reconcile
Senate and House versions of
draft and property seizure
legislation eliminated late to-
day amendments which would
have given the Government
the right to take over indus
trial plants where production
was disrupted by strikes or
other causes. AS approved in
conference, the legislation
would permit release from the
Army of drafted men % years
old or older last July ! who de-
sired to return to private life.
Earlier Story on Page ALL
Senator Danaher. Republican, Cf
Connecticut charged on the Sens
floor this afternoon that Its Amer
ican manpower the British want"
after sponsors Of legislation to ex-
tend Army service were reported to
have agreed on a compromise of q.
years as maximum for the soldiers.
Word of the compromise came
from Senator Hill, Democrat, of
Alabama, who said many of the
citizen soldiers we're expected to b
released before the maximum time
limit.
Senator Danaher told the Senate
that the British wanted American
soldiers with which Ito invade Ger
many" He quoted British general
in support of his statement.
WED Feel Same Way"
Senator Tydings. Democrat, Of
Maryland, who previously had inter-
rupted Senator Danaher with sup
porting questions, remarked that
"the British would be a very un-
usual people if they didn't want
every ounce of manpower We have
in this hemisphere
I'VE would feel the same way II
we were in their position" Senator
TydingS added
Does the Senator think we would
get their help?" Senator Danaher
asked. Senator Tydings reply was
lost amid gallery laughter
Senator Danaher, discussing what
he termed propaganda regarding
the draft extension law asserted
that representative of the Commit
tee to Defend America by Aiding the
Allies had demanded that New Eng
land papers arouse public indigna-
ton" against Senator Wheeler. DEM
ocrat. of Montana. leading oppon-
ent of administration foreign policy
The Connecticut Republican said,
too. that he had received numerous
printed post cards signed by diff
ferent individuals stating that "our
newly organized Army will melt
away unless you act"
The post cards, added Sensator
Danaher said, that unless you act
our Army will be hampered in its
task of defending the country by
having its acts restricted to this
hemisphere"
Senator Tydings pointed out that
the pending legislation does not lift
the ban against sending selectees
and National Guardsmen outside
this hemisphere.
In a speech prepared for deliv-
cry in the Senate. Senator Taft, Re
publican, of Ohio said that while it
seemed clear to him that the "ad-
miniStration is not asking for any
Army from which an A. E. F. can be
formed he felt that the sending of
troops to South America might be
contemplated.
Sees Latin Expedition.
Recalling a series OF recommenda-
tionS by Gen. George S. Marshall,
Chief of Staff, under which the
Army's strength had been increased
from 375,000 about year ago
toward the present goal of l,727.-
900, Senator Taft said in his pre-
pared text:
Il am only guessing when I sug
gest that prehaps the greater part
of the increase is due to the fact
that Gen. Marshall has been told
that he might have to send an
army to South America, a policy
not in contemplation a year ago"
Observing that Americans gen.
orally wanted completely efficient
and adequate Army, Senator Taft
said he thought maximum period
OF service ought to be set for per-
sonnell who would be retained in
the ranks beyond present limita-
tions if the legislation were passed.
The present critical condition in
Europe may exist for many years
without our becoming involved in
war, certainly land war, and yet
during all that time we would have
to maintain large defense Army
he said