Show f Postwar Draft Drall Believed losing Ground Backers Hope far fer lP Plan A As WASHINGTON ASHINGTON y Aug 6 UP P- P Congressional backers backer of universal military training said privately Monday they h have ve all but abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- hope of winning their fight They plan to make e an effort when congress reconvenes reconvene In fn October October October Octo Octo- ber to put through a program of compulsory ory training for tor all able- able bodied y youths but they dont don't expect ex expect ex cx- to get far The house postwar postwar- military polIcy polIcy pol pol policy icy committee headed by Rep Woodrum CD D. D Va Vii has recommended recommended recommended mended the program It has the solid soUd backing of the army navy and veterans groups group but Is opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by most ost churchmen educators educators tors tom and organized labor Jabor Payments Hit lilt Delay Proponents who contend a s. pea peacetime draft Is necessary as a future defense measure blame de delay delay delay de- de lay in action and the current low Jow ebb of army sentiment on Capitol hill for tor the dark outlook Another factor involved Is President dent Truman's attitude Pending a promised to 3 congress this f fall fail U the chief fr executive has has declined to st sl state t his view views a on en the subject Some Capitol hill friends rl of the president however say Mr Truman Truman Tru Tru- man is much more more- likely to suggest suggest sug rug gest an enlarged and modernized national guard rather than universal universal universal uni uni- uni- uni versal training legislation We had a IS fighting lighting chance up to about a month ago one of the most ardent backers of postwar conscription said but recent actions ac ac- ac- ac Lions of the army have just jUt about ruined that chance Relations at Low Ebb Army relations with Capitol hill bill hillare are at their lowest vest in history bec because because be be- c cause of dissatisfaction with their man man power power policies their food prof program program pro pro- gram and other things There ere ar are arc many of us who believe the army has gone too far in hoarding manpower manpower man power in cornering food toad In imp imposing os- os tug ing too severe revere sentences for tor violations viola violations of rules and in the general genera treatment of personnel Only hl last t week Chairman May D. D Ky of the house military committee lambasted the army for what he referred to as brutal treatment of s soldier prisoners May is one of the universal trainIng training training train train- ing legislation backers who has lost much of his enthusiasm for tor th the plan S Several Seral eral other ranking high-ranking committeemen are arc known to share his feelings Even should congress decide ona ona on ona a program of compulsory training it is doubted that the army would be be allowed to run the program Original advocates of ot army control con already are advancing proposals pro pro- for tor strict civilian direction with the army providing only the necessary officers for such things as drill practice and supervision of offield offield field maneuvers s. s |