Washington, Aug. 29.
Military Conscription Bill, designed to give the United States a standing army of more than 1,000,000 men within a year, was passed by the Senate yesterday by a vote of 58 to 31. Before passing the bill, known as the Burke-Wadsworth Conseription Bill, the Senate inserted an amendment authorizing the Gov. ernment to draft private industrial plants when such action is necessary to insure production of defence materials.
The vote climaxed fourteen days of torrid debate in which an unusual coalition of Administration Senators and sympathetic Republican Senators crushed attempts by a powerful anticonscription bloc to weaken the bill postpone ils application until a programme of voluntary enlistments could be tried, 'The conscription bill now goes back to the House of Representatives for goncurrenee on Senate amendments. 'The House alrendy has approved the major portion' of the bill.
As passed by the Senate, the bill provides a year's compulsory military. service for men between the ages of 21 and 31, Training wilt be restrict. ed to the Western Hemisphere and overseas. possessions of the United States, including the Philippines.
12,000,000 to Register More than 12,000,000 Americans are expected to register under the provi-slons of the bill, Of these more than 4,000,000 will be available for selective drat, The Serinte acted on the conseription bill ess than 24 hours after President Roosevelt signed the National Guard mobilization bill. This DIN authorizes the President to call ut 490,000 National Guardsmen and Army reserves for a year of uetive The frst contingent of 55,000 Na-Monal Guardsmen probably will mobilized beginning September 15. The President's authority extends 10 June 30, 1042, The revised conscription ilk is ox-peeled to encounter a fight in. the House this week when pro-conserip= Uonists seek to raise the axe bracket from 21-31 {o, 21-45, thereby more than doubling the reservoir of poten tial draftees United Press, Italian Harbours Hit By British Bombs Cairo, Aug. 29.
"Reconnaisances were carried out in the Kufra area, inthe west desert, by Royal Air Force aircraft and a successful attack was made on shipping in Demo harbour," says a Royal Air Force communique, "tu Demo harbour direct hits were registered on one vessel which "was Jseon to be on fire both fore and aft, [while another was burning when our aircraft left. All our aircraft return~
"A raid in the Red Sea was carried out on Moera slond. and direct its Jwere scored on buildings. A forma-ton of Blonhelms were attacked and At Harrar a motorized transport yard and barrack buildings were bombed.
large motor transport compound was raided at Dessie and direct hits were registered on buildings and {transport in the eémpound, Two Mh Rome, Aug. 29.
Italian planes bombed the northern entrance "to the Suez Canal, the JArmy Headquarters. said in a communique today.
Ballan air formations at length few lover the Suez Canal between Port [Said and Ismailia and dropped Aumerous bombs on the northern Jentranee (0 the canal, hitting the railway connecting Egypt and Pale {the communique said.
The British alr base at Alexandria was also bombed, the communique Egyptian Premier To Carry On Chad's Decisions Is Heartening Sign Cairo, Aug. 28.
'The Premier, Hassan Sabry Pasha, began negotiations with the object of reshumling his Cabinet yesterday after' withdrawing his resignation as head of the Government.
King Farouk accepted the Premier's resignation Monday afternoon and. then immediately entrusted him with the task of reforming the Govern-mont, Wwas understood in quarters close to the Government, that the principal Feason for Sabry Pasha's resignation was to obtain the support of the Wadists. The latter party is reported the unwilling to enter or support any National Union cabinet which may be formed as long as the Saadist parly holds the Minister of the In-{terior and a total of four other portfolios—United Press.
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