The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-16
Michigan in
Washington
By ESTHER V. w. TUFTY

| the House 2i6-l65, is expected 10
cause as interesting slit in the Sen.
ate as II did on the House side
Michigan senators, Arthur Vanden-
berg and Homer Ferguson, will
vote against the bill IL they repeat
the sentiment OF the majority OF the
Michigan delegation.
Only two-a Democrat and a Re.
publican-favor the bill to put
every man is to As under control
of his local draft board. The favor.
able votes were cast by John Din.
| gell, staunch New Dealer of De
troit, and Republican veteran Earl
Kitchener. Adrian. The arguments
advanced for the bill hinged largely
on the statements made by Chief
of Staff Marshall and Admiral
King. The strong appeal made by
labor OVERRIDE the desire to vote
with the party for some of the
Michigan Democrats.
Opposition came not only from
organized labor, but from indus.
try end the majority of the organic,
ed agriculture. This made the vote
a tough one. Even the Democratic
chairman of the Labor Committee
Mary Norton voted against labor
probably for the first time. She
/ said. Il yield to no person in my
d votion to the working men and
women of my country but believe
| have as much OF an obligation to
the workers on the battlefields OF
Europe and Asia as | have to those
at home" Others will feel the
same in the Senate.
Probably the strongest and most
influential voice against the meas
ure came from Albert Engel. OF
Muskegon. He was frankly skep-
teal that any need for ammunition
should be chained to machines
with a work or-go-to Jail law. As
a World War / veteran and the
father OF a 20 year old son in the
battle of the bulge, Engel decried
the story that men were allocated
one shell per gun an hour. He
was impressive because no other
congressman had personally check
ed on the production record in the
plants.
Clare Z. Hoffman. OF Allegan.
made this comment, To-day, in spite
of the Tydings amendment, under
the instructions of General Hershey
and regardless of the violation Of
the laws our local draft boards are
sending the farm boys into the SER
vice. Why should we give them
any more power?"
The Senate will lose no time.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittea has decided no further hear
ings are necessary but will short
ly report out the bill.
Maybe this time not so many
veterans will be selling apples. In
the one month of December, the
United States Employment Service
made 2,437 veteran placements In
Michigan, VINO reports.
For the last few days Earl Niche
ner has been one busy man trying
to secure draft deferments for the
young farmers in his district who
are known by their local draft
boards as essential.
A scare came from an interpre-
tation Of recent directive by Ma
ior Nick A. Luscumbe, of the state
selectlve service. The major said
the new directive nullifed the Tyd-
ings amendment, which merely
calls a review of all farm defer
ments to eliminate any who are
not needed on a farm. Kitchener
has no quarrel with the Tydings
| amendment.
The Majors statements were so
disconcerting. that Kitchener APP
pealed to General Hershey, direc-
tor OF Selective Service, and TO
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones. They agreed that the Tyd-
ings amendment was still appli-
able.
All the Adrian legislator asks is
that the local boards whose mem
bers live in the community and
know the facts. be permitted and
required to draft or defer under
the provisions of the law provided
by the Congress.