Show I This Week In Washington D. D C. C V Washington D. D C. C LAWNS When the war first started It used to be bo to constantly as an au out all-out war In which every man and ando I women o 1 hr ln the would be called calle a fd- fd uPon upon n t tb- tb A play an i e l i t part Dart I But Dut as wartime regulations were I worked out and refined It began to look to observers here hero more and more like other wars In fn which some som groups are excused from service to their country others are able to tomake tomake tomake make profits out of or war and millions millions mil mil- lions are arc sort of or between lu-between between doing a little but not enough to make them feel that the war has required real personal sacrifice from them But the Presidents President's request for forlaw a law to draft men up to 65 for non non- combat duty has brought things back ack to that out all-out status It miners miners min mlp- ers who strike can be drafted into Inte the army It Is pointed out by mill tary leaders It will follow ollow that any anyone anyone anyone one who abuses re regulations regulations regula regula- ula and shows an unwillingness to play his his his' part can also be forced to perform the Ule task which the tIle gov go government feels will be most helpful toward winning the war Some congressmen question wether a new 11 law taw making It po pen pen- sible to draft miners Into army for Cor war work ork is la necessary for or they Ba say that tho the War Tar Manpower c corn com commission mission 11 has the power right noto now nov to assign any man In the country to any kind of work lint But wether the Manpower group grOUt has that authority or not It ha hasn't nt been utilized and It Is doubtful If it it could me carried out with without without without out making use of army draft Althou Although h the tho President hasn't been too definite about the wording of the law he would like to Lo have It Is obvious that If a law were passed making It possible to La draft all miners under 65 that law taw would apply to other groups as well and would make many ra IJ- IJ heads now exempt from Crom draft eligible for service In general the Presidents President's re request request request re- re quest for such a measure has acted acted acted act act- ed as us a go signal to a congress which has been champing at me the bit waiting for some guidance asto as us asto to what type of legislation could bo e enacted which would end strIkes strides and end other abuses of wartime regu regulations la tron It Is quite likely that thul tiro tho congress congress congress con con- gress will pass a str stronger nger law than the President In mind since It itis It ItIs Is obvious here mat that congress a along along along long time has hus wanted to take strong action against rebels This action of too the Presidents President's Incidental in incidentally incidentally In- In is is' is the third demonstration tion within a few rew months of or the power which tho public still wields In this country The public nas pas Continued On La Last f. f Page I This Week In Washington D. D C. C V Continued from page one been no do insistent in on having something some Iome- thing done ilono about the miners that congress finally put an strike anti-strike bill which had been hoeu around for almost two years Then i tho President recommended 1 even cen I stronger legislation Before that congress passed and the tho President signed a you pay tax even though congressional leaders and the president had previously indicated Indicated indicated indi Indi- that they were opposed oppose 1 to this There Is n a strong feeling nero hero that the people of or the country are suddenly being heard more clearly than UW they have haye been In a long time I Congressmen watch their mall mail and their home town papers with greater great great- er Interest than they used to And they know now that their votes their and their views are being beans followed b and ana Increasingly In Interested interested Inter inter- ter- ter ested group of ot constituents BUY BUY WAR WAIL SAVINGS SAYINGS BONDS BONDS- V V |