Evening star., 1943-04-05
KiIday Accuses VINO
Of Patchwork Effort
To Solve Shortages
; May Promises Overall
. Legislation Will Provide
Controls Over Agencies
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

Silo4 sCS tildJ tlle VdI
Commission, because of its unwill-
lngness to face opposition. is trying
to cure manpoWer difficulties by
''patching' were aired today be-
fore the House Military Affairs
Committee.
At the same time, Chairman May
OF the committee promised that
when an overall manpower bill is
written it will contain specific pro-
visions governing Federal depart
mentS. carrying out the intent OF
Congress. rather than allowing them
to write their own regulations.
He made the comment after
Chairman Fulmer of the House
Agriculture Committee. testifying on
his bill to grant blanket deferments
to farmers and flwlough farmer
soldiers back to agriculture, declared
that the TNdings amendment pro-
rlding for farmWorker deferments
had been "defeated" by regulations
written by selectlVe service to carry
It out.
Predicting the Bankhead bill on
farm deferments, which already has
passed the Senate, also would be
"deStroyed with rules and regula-
tons" Mr.. Fulmer suggested that
the provisions Of his bill be incor-
porated in "a real manpower bill"
Draft to Last Farmer"
Mr.. Fulmer testified that dratt
boards have paid little attention to
the regulations carrying out the
Tvdlngs amendment and have con-
tinued to draft down to the last
farmer"
We are going to keep on speech
making and cussing and receiving
complaints until we wake up some
morning with a terrible food short
age Mr.. Fulmer declared.
Asked if he thought the bill he
proposes would be vetoed by the
President. Mr.. Fulmcr responded:
congress shouldn't give up because
of the attitude of the President be-
cause the President is i'll advised"
Mr., Fulmer also presented an
amendment to the pending kilday
bill which provided for the fur
.ioughing Of farmers in the armed
forces. The Kilday bill, which has
been reported out OF committee, calls
for the deferment Of fathers until
men without dependents and men
with wives only have been called.
Urges VINO Order.
. Representative Eiston. Republican.
of Ohio, pointing out that it would
be some time before the committee
could complete its manpower hear
ing and that, meanwhile, draft
boards would continue 10 take farm
erS, declared that the farmer draft
could be stopped overnight by one
VINO order that draft boards could
not take bona flde farmers.
RS Representative kilday, Democrat,
of Texas commented that our whole
difficulty is that the VINO is not
wiling to face opposition. and so
1t has been trying to patch things
up
The Fulmor bill as recently re-
-vlscd by the author. provides that
any man engaged in any farm pro-
ouctlon capacity during the mai ior
part OF 1912 would be deferred until
January /, 1914. unless he leaves
the farm. 1t also calls for the
furlouehing OF farmers back to agri-
culture until the first Of next year.
One Clause Dropped.
Mr.. Fulner said he had dropped
the clause calling Tor the release of
units Of soldiers for harvesting be-
cause he had been informed by the
President that such arrangements
could easily be made where needed
without legislation.
The Fulmcr bill goes further IMAM
the Bankhead bill because the lat
ter specified that farmers had to be
engaged IN essential farm work.
while the Palmer bill merely says
"ln any production capacity" The
Fulmer measure also would tlim;-
nate qualifying regulations now in
effect which limit defermenJs to
farmers with sufficient units of
farm stock or land TO warrant their
determcnt
Mr.. Elston referred to the bill as
another case where legislation is
presented 10 carry out the already
expressed intent of Congress.
Several members protested against
the white collar farmers in WASH
lngton" writing regulations kicking
around the mon on the farms.
The Military Affairs Committee
fNrnh1 N1Ir will u
cusslng half dozen manpower pro-
poSals ranging from the AUSTIN
WadSworth national service bill to
measures restricting labor unions
and providing for the reclassifica-
ton of employees IN war production
who go on strike.