Show Senate Approves Drastic Industry Seizure Plan WASHINGTON Aug Auff 28 OT lP 11 Utah's two senators William II n. Kin King l and Elbert Eibert D. D Thomas both Democrats voted for the Industrial industrial industrial indus trial draft amendment to the conscription bill Earlier they both voted against the Wiley and Walsh amendments to the measure WASHINGTON Aug 2 uP- uP UP The senate adopted an amendment to the conscription bill today to permit the government to commandeer commandeer com corn private plants which re refuse refuse re- re fuse to cooperate in the national defense program The vote was 69 to 16 The amendment sponsored by Senator Richard B. B Russell D. D Ga won von the support of Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Leader Alben W. W Barkle Barkley who said he considered it a wise move a- a i Under the Russell proposal any private plant necessary for defense preparations which cannot rea reach reah h an agreement for its use or operation operation operation opera opera- tion by the war ar or navy departments departments departments depart depart- ments would be subject to condemnation condemnation condemnation con con- proceedings In addition addition addi addi- tion the government after filing such proceedings may take immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate possession of the plant and operate it either with Its own workers or by contract with private private pro pro- vate firms Navy Reported Difficulty My amendment Russell said go so far as to say the government is going to take over owr overall overall all industry Were We're going to take takeover takeover takeover over only that part of industry which doesn't cooperate in these times of emergency I He recalled that high naval officers testified before a senate appropriations subcommittee the navy had encountered difficulty I in making contracts for planes I and guns because many subcontractors subcontractors subcontractors tractors balked at federal profit limitations limitations' under the Vinson- Vinson Trammell act Delays for that reason he added added added add add- ed are crippling the defense program Senate Heeds Demands Senator Josh Lee D. D Okla I called the amendment very mild and said it would help break the bottleneck that is hindering hindering hindering hin hin- dering our defense program He has been seeking enactment of ofa a draft of wealth proposal Running roughshod over at attempts attempts at- at tempts to soften the conscription I measure the senate appeared to tobe tobe tobe be heeding the demands of ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration leaders leaders' to vote and stop talking Within 15 minutes after convening the senate re rejected rejected rejected re- re 55 to 27 27 an amendment by Senator Alexander Wiley R. R Continued on Pa Page Pace Two Column One Conscription Measure Amendment Provides for Industry Seizure Continued from P Page Pace j One WIs Wis to set up a program of voluntary enlistments to last until until until un un- un- un til congress declared a state of emergency Foes Concede Passage A vote later today on the bill itself seemed certain and foes of the measure conceded that it would pass by a sizable margin In the house the conscription status was confused after alter the military affairs committee adopted adopt adopt- ed an amendment which according according accord accord- ing to its sponsor Representative Joseph W. W Byrns D. D Tenn scuttled the bill bUl Byrns' Byrns amendment removed from the bill the differentiation between youn younger er men drafted for military training and older conscripts conscripts con con- I scripts called up for home guard service The committee resumed work this afternoon in an effort to untangle its measure Wileys Wiley's s amendment was similar to that by Senator David I. I Walsh which lost Tuesday 54 51 to 29 e Wiley said a l well promoted well promoted re recruiting recruiting re- re campaign would produce large larse numbers of men for the army and advertise to the world that even under a 1 s system stem in which conscription conscription conscription con con- plays no part Americans are willing and eager to prot protect prot-ct ct their republic Senator Burton K Wheeler CD D. D Mont unofficial leader of the bloc announced he Abandoned abandoned abandoned aban Aban- hope of defeating the bill after the senate smashed 29 to 54 a proposal by Senator David I L I. I Walsh D. D Ma Mass to initiate a draft only after congress has hu declared declared de- de dared war or pronounced the nation nation na nl 1 tion to be threatened with inva inva- sion slon Only one major obstacle to senate senate sen sen- ate approval remains a remains a substitute substitute substitute tute proposal by Senator Francis Francis- T. T Maloney CD D. D Conn to defer conscription until January 1 1941 19 and to become effective then only In case casesa a voluntary enlistment program program program pro pro- gram fails lails to bring enough men into the army Barkley believes that the bon tion to conscription will get its greatest show of ot strength on the Maloney substitute He expects about about- 35 votes otes for lor that proposal Limit Speeches on BillAs milAs Bill mil BillAs As the end of ot the long bitter debate on the bill bUl approached Barkley got ot unanimous consent to limit Individual speeches on proposed proposed pro pro- proposed posed amendments or substitute bills to 15 minutes each Speeches on the bill Itself will be limited to 30 minutes each It appeared only a 1 miracle would resurrect the Maloney taloney pro pro- Even its supporters supporter privately privately privately conceded it would fail fall to pass Prior to denunciation of it by President Roosevelt and Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Presidential Nominee Wendell Willkie they had claimed a six or seven vote margin The home stretch on the draft bill In the senate was reached last tas night at et the second night session this week Action was hl highlighted by defeat of 01 the Walsh proposal and of another substitute offered by Senator Robert A A. Taft R. R Ohio Taft proposed a standing army of 01 men and a reserve component component component compo compo- nent of men to be raised only by enlistment and training of ot students in high schools and col col- college colleges leges lege It was defeated 22 to 55 Meanwhile Senator Gerald P. P Nye R. R N. N D. D charged in a letter letter letter let let- 1 ter to the New York Times that the United States sold out by de deliberate deliberate de- de liberate falsifications the two European European European Eu Eu- nations with which we had the closest ties We sent France to her death and have brought England England England Eng Eng- land perilously close to it Had they stalled Hitler for a while while they prepared to meet him the story might have been different dif dlf- dif dif- ferent |