Show MANPOWER MAN POWER 0 LL PASSED ba HOUSE BILL practically SAME AS DRAFT originally I 1 SUBMITTED BY SEC SECRETARY BAKER provides for drafting of all able bodied men between ages of IS 18 and 45 no restrictions as to time of calling men washington the liou e based passed the manpower man power bill on august 21 24 b by y the vote of to 2 tile negative otes notes vero chit by william gordon v who iwo aps recently defeated fc in ill the ohio democratic primaries find meyer london socialist of new york the measure goes from the house to tile senate tor for approval tile the bill ns AS passed by the house practically Is the same saine as the draft origin aly submitted to eol grassby gress by secretary baker it provides for the drafting of ill all able bodied men between the ages of 18 to 45 no restrictions are placed upon the war department ns as to the manner or time of calling the men of play any age into service the only important amendment put into the bill by the house la Is one which will provide for a thorough going over of all the men heretofore registered who have been given exemption or deterred deferred classification by local boards the provost marshal general is given authority to order the local boards to reexamine examine re all such registrants and to order them into service sen ice it if alie reasons for their deferment are arc deemed un unsatisfactory it is an amendment put in by clr woods of iowa to compel the government to pay for tile laundry work of the men in camps was adopted by the vote of ki 8 to 31 mr woods told the house that eliat the men could not afford to pay their laundry bills at the pr present besent high prices |