Show Demand for Discussion Slows Action on Draft WASHINGTON May 14 UP UPI pA p- p A new tug of ot war between the rule rules and armed services committees committees committees commit commit- tees threatened Friday to stymie house action on draft legislation Even as the clash developed the house received President Truman's request for tor more for forthe forthe forthe the expanding defense program This brings total defense estimates t to over er 14 L billions I ions for the year starting JUlY 1 JL Although congress generally has been jeen going along with Mr Truman's Truman's Truman's Tru Tru- mans man's requests for mil military tary funds it t has not approved his plans for increasing the man power of the armed forces by a temporary draft and universal military training Both man power plans are in involved involved involved in- in in the house houle committees' committees dispute The armed services committee committee committee com com- h has s approved both a U M T Tand Tand Tand and a draft bIlI but both measures measures meas meas- ures urea have been blocked by the rules committee Demands Hearings Rep Leo Leof Lefi E. E Allen Alien R. R Ill chairman of ot the rules group set act setoff of off the new cl clash clashin h f to a letter Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day to Rep Walter A A. Andrews Andrew R. R NY armed services chair chair- man tan n. n Allen a asked ked for tor hearings on his dr draft ft substitute l a bill which would offer bonuses to volunteers ins Instead ead of ot reviving selective ice President Truman has haft said Allens Allen's plan js Is s the most asinine proposition he has yet seen The senate is expected to act first on draft legislation unless legislation unless it gets bogged down in a segregation fight A A. combined voluntary draft-voluntary training bill approved by the armed services committee is on the senate calendar Filibuster Th Threatened That bill would draft men men nen from 19 through 25 for two years service service ice as 8 would Andrews' Andrews In addition addition addition addi addi- tion i it would set et up a training program pro- pro grant gram for tor year olds but this would not be compulsory as al Mr Truman has said it should be A number of southern senators have threatened a filibuster to force the addition of an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment giving enlisted men the right to serve only in units of ot their own own race This Thi is I. how the extra funds I asked by the president would be spent for tor the air force torce to increase the number of planes in active use to first and second line planes for the navy to increase personnel personnel personnel per per- and bring the fleet to active peacetime strength to boost the army's y yea year end e a r r- r re e end n d strength from to officers and enlisted men |