Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10
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be AGREED TO BY IOWA LEG
lsLATURE.
CONSIDERED DRASTIC
At PRESENT TIME
Choice Of Mon Required For National
Guard Would be by Lot With Ap-
portionment Among Several coun-
ties-Governor' Would Be Made SUI
preme in Building Up State Military.

Des Moines, April Ex-senator Rule,
Of Cerro Gordo county, chairman of the
senate committee on military aft
fairs, introduced the bill in the senate
Of the Iowa legislature Monday after
noon providing for drafting men into
the Iowa National Guard service. The
bill will come up for consideration
probably today or tomorrow. Because
of it's radicalness, however, it is being
opposed by many senator's and probab-
ly will be defeated.
1T would give over all Of the force
recruiting power to the governor am
would empower him to fill the ranks of
the Iowa National Guard and other
army troops by the draft system. The
governor could order the peace officers
in the cities and rural districts to Sc
cure the number Of men desired from
each locality and specify their ages
and out of the eligible men in any
community or district the peace Off
GERS would be empowered to select the
lumber required Of that district by lot.
Choice by Lot.
On these points the bill says:
''That whenever a call Is made by the
governor either for service in the state
or under call from the president Of
the United States the adjutant general
shall forthwith certify to the mayor of
any city or Of any town or the sheriff
of any county the number Of men to be
furnished by each city, town, or county
as the case may be, specifying the ages
Of the individuals to be included in
such call. Provided. however, that
when such call is to be made the same
shall be apportioned among the several
counties of the state according to TIE
population thereof and based upon the
total number of men required under
the call; provided further, however.
that the governor may at his discretion
make call from any city. town of the
county or from the county at large;
and may make such call so as to ex-
clude married men or heads of families
when they request or demand such ex-
emption from call.
THAT all Of the above named peace
officers Of the state Of Iowa shall under
the state and sheriffs of their respect
i've COuHIlSS IIIlIltulducly pAoSCCu ~
take complete census of all military
residents Of their respective counties
between the ages Of IS and 45 years
and make a complete roster thereof;
one. of such rosters to be kept in the
office Of the sheriff of such county and
one to be forwarded Immediately to the
Fadjutant general of the state OF Iowa.
Such census shall state the age, resi-
dence otcapSfBH military Experience
and such other Information as shall be
ordered.
whenever call shall be made I'M
der the terms of this act the adjutant
general shall certify to the proper Of
ficers as herein provided the number Of
men required from any city, town or
county such officer shall Immediately
prepare a complete list from the roster
herein provided Of those subject to
such services. ! Each name shall be
placed on a separate piece OF paper, all
Of thu, same to- be placed in proper
receptacle and the required number of
names subject to such services shall be
drawn by, lot and names so drawn by
lot shall be listed and returned to the
adjutant general as herein provided.