Arizona republican., 1917-05-11

ment under which three regiments of volunteers could have been enlisted for service on the Mexican border.
 The section dealing with exemptions from draft was rewritten in part by the conference committee and provision was made for hearings in exemption applications before local civil tribunals with the right of appeal to a second tribunal and finally to the president.
 Two of the house conferees refused to sign the conference report. Rep resentative Anthony of Kansas would not accept it because the Roosevelt amendment was stricken out Repre- sentative Kahn of California would not cOntending that it reflected on the moral standards of the nation and that regulatory provisions should be left to the president.
 Republicans in the senate who have favored giving Colonel Roosevelt au- thority to raise and take American troops to France, declared tonight that an effort would be made on the floor to have the senate insist on the retention of this feature.
 The prohibition provision as agreed to excludes liquor. beer, and wines from military posts but does not forbid sell ing or giving these beverages to sol diers except when in uniform.
 Since the age limits of the agree ment are compromise from the ex- tremes of the two blns, this part of the report is not looked upon as a stumb- ling block to early agreement
 The conferees put into the bill an amendment giving the president power to organize and equip for each infantry and cavalry brigade three machine gun companies, and for each division of these services four machine gun com panies in addition to those comprised m each organization of these units. lie was also given authority to organize 1 one armored motor car machine gun company for each division.
 Exemptions from the selective draft were left virtually as originally sug- | gested by the general staff Those ab- solutely exempt include officers of the united States and any state or terri tory; ministers, students of recognized divinity or theological schools. and members of any well recognized relig- lous sect or organization at present or ganized.' whose existing creed" for bids participation in war. The last class are not exempt from non- combat ant service.
 In addition the president is author ized to exclude or discharge from draft the following:
 County and municipal officers, GUS tom house clerks, postal employees Workmen in navy yards or arsenals or armories; others in the federal govern ments employ whom the president may | designate; pilots and mariners actual | ly employed in sea service; persons engaged in industries, including agri- culture found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establish ment or the effective operation of the military force or the maintenance oi the national interest during the emer- gency;" those having persons depen- dent upon them for support and those found to be physically or morally de- ficient
 The section relating to tribunals to hear pleas for exemptions provides that they be by civil and not military hear lngs. Tribunals are to exist in eacr county of state or in cities, one fol each thirty thousan dinhabitants. There are to be three persons on each board appointed by the president There vii
 be an appeal tribunal in each fedora l judicial district. The president would
 be the final court of appeal.