Evening star., 1941-08-06
Draft Extension Limit
OF Only One Year
Fought in Senate
Administration Intent
On Approval Of l8 Months
Extra Military Duty
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Administration leaders, intent on
securing an 18-month service extern
sion for the Army's rank and file
made their immediate objective to-
day the defeat of new substitute
proposal which would limit the
length of additional military duty to
a single year.
The one-year limitation proposal,
sponsored by Senator Burton, Re
publican, of Ohio, was generally re-
garded as one of the last major
hurdles in the way of final Senate
vote on the service extension legis-
lation. The chamber rejected an
attempt yesterday to hold additional
service to a six-month limit.
Standing pat for an 18-month
extension. Majority Leader Barkley
said he was unwilling to accept the
12-month limitation as a compro-
mise substitute. He predicted de-
feat for the Burton amendment, but
other administration strategists who
agreed with his forecast thought
the vote might be very close.
Senator ThomasT DEMOCRAT, of
Utah, floor sponsor of the measure,
backed Senator Barkley's stand,
despite a backstage effort by some
other supporters-notably Senators
Chandler, Democrat, of Kentucky
and Austin of Vermont, the acting
Republican leader-to effect an
agreement on such restriction in
the hope of increasing the final
vote for the bill.
Final Approval Expected.
Senator Chandler told reporters he
believed only handful would vote
against the bill on final passage II
the 12-month provision were in
serted.
As the Senate entered It's fifth day
of debate on the measure, there ap-
peared to be no doubt of its final
approval in form giving the Presi-
dent authority to extend the service
of selectees, National Guardsmen
and Reserves beyond the present
limit of one year. The tenure OF
Regulars who enlisted for three-year
periods also would be heightened.
The Senate heard an impassioned
plea for speedy passage of the legis-
lation yesterday from Senator Lee,
Democrat, OF Oklahoma, who told
his colleagues that he was convinced
the Army must be kept intact if this
country was to avoid war.
II can't imagine anything that
would be a greater invitation to
war" Senator Lee declared, than
to demobilize this Army we have
now. BY holding the Army together
and making it strong, we increase
our chances of staying out OF war"
While Senator Lee said he would
not be supporting the legislation II
he did not believes this country's
future was at stake, Senator
ODaniel, Democrat, of Texas
roundly criticized some of his COL
leagues acting in what he said was
the capacity of "yes men" for the
administration.
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Making his first speech on the
floor since he was sworn in Monday,
the former Texas Governor asserted
that Congress ought not to adopt
"the high-handed policy" OF keeping
selectees in the Army beyond a year.
The Senate gave final congress
sional approval yesterday to a COM
promise version of legislation pro-
viding for the mandatory deferment
from service of men who had
reached their 28th birthday prior to
July l without being indicted into
the Army. This also would apply to
men reaching % by July ! Of sub
seouent years who were not inducted
before that time.
Men in the service who became
% on a July prior to their induc-
ton into service would be released
If they requested it.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland read into the Record a
letter from William Dryden, deputy
chief of staff, which promised that
the War Department would give en-
listed men in the National Guard
who were % years old or older the
same consideration as contemplated
for the selectees under the legisla-
ton.
During debate on the service eX-
tension measure, Senator Taft. Re
publican, of Ohio had protested that
Congress should keep its obligations
to the draftees" who generally be-
lieved they must serve for only one
year. The Ohio Senator argued that
failure to rotate the men in training
would prevent the establishment of
a proper Reserve and asked why
with millions of men registered for
the draft only 100000 or 100000
should bear all the burden"
His proposal for six-month limit
on additional service for drafted men
was supported by 13 Republicans, 13
Democrats and l Progressive. The
majority against it included A DEM
ocrats and 8 Republicans.
Vandenburg Urges Defeat.
Will uclcdU VI tllc dlV lliiltdtiOll,
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan urged the Senate to defeat
the entire bill as a needless ex-
pansion of executive military au-
thority."
Senator Barkley told the Senate
that an 1S-month limitation had
been agreed on to eliminate COM
plants of some persons that youths
might fear they were in the Army
for life
when this emergency ends there
Is not enough power in christendom
to prevent Congress from turning
these boys loose" Senator Barkley
said, adding that meanwhile the
emergency is increasing each day."
Then Senator Barkley struck out
at Hitler, saying he was responsible
for the present emergency.
Except for the madness, the
Vaccinations, the brutality of one
man, we would not have passed a
Selective Service Act and we would
not have appropriated nearly $40
000,000,000," the Senate leader said.
He added that if aggressors sue
ceeded in Europe, Asia, and Africa,
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