SENATE AGREES TO DRAFT BILL AFTER DEBATE Manpower l cr Act Is Ts Expected to to Be Bc in Presidents President's Hands Today Washington ton Aug AuF 20 0 failed d again toda today to c n to the manpower manPower manpower man man- power bill Only the tho formality of ot the signing of ot tho the m measure asuro b by tho presiding I Dig ing officers of oC lh th Senate and anti o remains and it was predicted tonight I tho the measure will bo be In President Wilson's Wilsons Wil 11 sons son's hands hand soon after the noon con con- s clIl g hour Its Immediate approval al b by the She executive e Is expected The conference r report port on the thc bill Mil ap P approved approved ap- ap proved pro yesterday b by th the House was adopted late toda today h by tho time Senate b by ayes a ayes ayes yes and may vote with vote with but feeble opposition opposition op op- op position of ot few senators present R Senate Senate Sen Sen- nate n- n ate debate on the thc work or fight amendment amend nd mont ment excision was waR no so protracted that the House adjourned before the bill Jill could bo ho return returned there for the signature signa signa- turo ture of ot tile the speaker The rules require that 81 signatures cf Gt tho the presiding officers b be attached to ta th the engrossed d measure while the houses are in session Senate debate toda today centered on the tho elimination of tho the work or CI fight hl amendment b by the conferees Senators Thomas Thomae of or Colorado author of or the tho amendment anti and McCumber of oC North Dakota protested Chairman Chamber- Chamber h Iain Jain of oC the Senate co conference committee commit commit- tee defended the thc action nellon of ot the committee commit commit- tee in yielding to House opposition Ur lok 10 Loon Elimination of at o the or fight provision pro was deplored b by Senator Thomas its author who said he considered con con- that thai provision pro aw an important if IC not moro HO 80 than nn any other In the th bill He lie declared that thal labors labor's demands demand al almost almost al- al most always alwa's have hav been granted biting lating further demands and ond predicted there would h hs h's strikes e until tho time pub pub- I lie He patience la Is exhausted d He praised Fuel Administrator 4 GarCI Garfield's refusal reCusal lo to grant demands of oC the United Mine lIne Workers Thai Tho present work or fight regulation lIe never lIer r has been enforced the thc Colorado solon solora said sail anc and ho lie concluded concluded con can eluded with n a declaration that workmen work work- rk- rk men who ho arc aro exempted to lo work worl and tall fall to do their duty dut- hut hut- are traitors traitor st stabbing our soldiers soldier 1 In Iii 1 the back hack Elimination of or tho the Thomas Thomae amendment amend amend- ment also 1180 was criticized b by S Senator of or North Dal Dakota ota back of or It au all ho aske asked Cowardice political cowardice ice There Thero was ns applause e from Crom a. a gallery Saying he lie meant that senators fear In Influence Influence In- In fluence of oC labor organizations he lie d You will find it doesn't Pl pay miar to b ho bo cowards eIther cither on the battlo CI field or ci- Inthe Inthe in inthe the United States Senate Conferee Defended The Tile action of the tho Senate e conferees was wall as defended b by Chairman Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain who repeated his hie assertion that the ram rains results could bo be accomplished Continued on Page Payo 2 21 I I I i SENATE SENATE AGREES ON ONI I MANPOWER MEASURE Continued From Page 1 under the present act as un under er tho the Thomas amendment Senator Poindexter Poindexter Poin- Poin dexter of or orY Washington Y contended the lie amendment would make maJe enforcement mandatory while the law In now places responsibility on the President Senator Chamberlain said sold if Ie tho the regulations regulations reg reg- Issued by the provost marshal general h hAd hd d h been en enforced enforced the same results re results re- re as sought by Senator Thomas rhomas would ha have been accomplished but that Secretary Baker had como come In with Interpretations of ot tho the rc regulations is glen virtually nullify them Senator Poindexter wanted to know Jeno If Congress w was as not superior In authority authority au au- to the secretary of ot war and whether th the tho secretary t was formulating a policy which provided IHo for tor the setting set Ret ting g aside of the lilt laws lAW of ot con Congress Wo 0 are arc at his merc mercy Interjected Senator Nelson of or Minnesota sota who added add ed Id that he lie realised ed this because or of his failure although his resolutions resolution passed to obtain Information ing t tho the number of s swivel tt iv el chair of oCI oC- oC cers now In the army I Scored While hile not objecting to giving ln boys bos un under er 21 1 years of ot ago the same Bamo homestead homestead homestead home home- stead rights as ai those above e that age Senator JOI Joncs Jortes S of or New ew Mexico COl former mer 8 secretary of or the Interior protested protested pro pro- tested against the provision sa It would not have ha tho the effect desired by I Its supporters and would woul result In preventing preventing pre pre- venting much public land being kept tied up tip Senators Walsh and N Nelson IBon ur urged ed that tho the Now Mexico senator not press his position at nt this time declaring that passage of or the supplementary resolution resolution resolution tion an any time lime within the next six months would meet the situation while prompt disposal of or tho the pending bill was imperative Senator Johnson of California criticized criticized criticized the government for Cor acting withOUt without without with with- out authority with re regard to the tho war departments department's educational program If It the government o d desires to do Anything I he asserted It Is done law or no law lass authority or no authority It doesn't male make an any difference what Congress desires or wishes he added That absolutism does ex exactly as It sees Bees fit tit If It the salvage of ot a smashed democracy shall bo be education of or 18 13 year old boys I hope the program willbe willbe will willbe be carried out ou