Evening star., 1942-10-25
1een-Age Draft,
Years Training
Voted BY Senate
Deferment Of Farm
Workers, Men Of As
Also Put in Bill
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate passed the teen
age draft bill last night, So to S,
but only after overriding Presi-
dent Roosevelt and military
leaders by requiring a year Of
training for all 18 and 19-year-
old selectees before they may be
sent to combat duty outside the
continental United States.
Two other strings were tied to
the measure during a long Satur-
day session, namely:
A mandate to draft boards to
defer farm workers, sponsored by
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, and adopted, 50 to 6.
An amendment by Senator Elem
der, Democrat, of Louisiana, defer
ring registrants who have reached
their 45th birthday anniversary.
The major battle was fought, how
ever, over the compulsory year Of
training, which went into the bill
by vote Of 80 to 81, on motion Of
Senator ODaniel, Democrat, Of
Texas. It was opposed vigorously
by Majority Leader Barkley, Sena-
tor Hill of Alabama, Democratic
whip, and by Senator Gurney, Re-
publican, of South Dakota, author
Of the lower draft age bill.
Milder Amendment Substituted.
The O'Daniel proposal carried as
substitute for milder amend
merE offered first by Senator Nor
ris, Independent, of Nebraska, which
would have required the year of
training only for the 18-year-old
group.
In the closing hour of debate
Senator Lucas, Democrat, OF Illinois,
who had supported the ODaniel
motion, sought to soften its effect
by proposing that inductees under
20 could volunteer for combat serv-
ice overseas, If they had adequate
training" but this move failed by
one vote.
Most of the Senators who backed
Senator ODaniel rallied against the
Lucas motion, while administration
forces supported 1t. The motion
lost, 80 to 80.
Although the bill passed the HOUSE
week ago. 345 to Is, the Senate
changes virtually close the door
against final enactment until after
the. Congressional elections next
week, since many House members
have gone home and House leaders
have indicated they are not likely
to be called back this week.
The five Senators who voted
against the bill are Bulow pf South
Dakota and Clark of Idaho. Demo-
Gratis, and johnson of California,
Nye of North Dakota and Ship
stead of Minnesota, Republicans.
Conferees Appointed.
The Senate Immediately asked for
a conference with the House on the
amendments, and appointed the fol-
Chairman Reynolds, Senator's
Thomas of Utah, Hill, Austin >of
Vermont and Gurney OF South
Dakota-all members of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee. r
Since the House required no fixed
period of training, it is probable
that in conference a compromise
may be worked out on a shorter
period than year, or by applying
the training ban only to the 18-year-
olds. The Norris plan to confine the
year of training to the 18-year-olds
would have polled bigger vote than
the broader ODaniel amendment.
Three who voted against the
ODaniel amendment announced
they would have supported the
Norris proposal. They were Senators
Tydings, Vandenberg, Republican, OF
Michigan and Bone, Democrat, OF
Washington
Senator Burton, Republican, OF
Ohio was beaten 81 to a, in an
effort to broaden the Senate's de-
ferment for boys in school to cor
respond with the House provision.
The Senate provision is confined to
high schools and permits the stu
dent to ask for deferme1ts Until
June If he is called in the last half
OF the academic year. 1t is not
limited to this school year. The
House bill permits a similar post
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