Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
MEMBERS OF STATE oRGANIZA
TioNs NOT TO BE EXCUSED r.
FROM WAR SERVICE.
THOSE WITHIN AGE
LIMITS NOT EXEMPT
War Department, Fearing Young Men
Might Join Guardsmen Organizations
Being Formed in States Under Be.
lief They Would Not Be Called to
War Service, Makes Conditions Plain.
Thy E. G. Dougherty.]

Washington, Nov. 3.-Members of
new national guard organizations now
being formed and hereafter to be
formed will not be exempt from the
draft, If within the draft age.
This construction of the draft law
has been given to governors Of a num-
Der of states who have asked author
ization of the war department to form
new national guard organizations to
take the place of the organizations
sent TO training camps here and abroad
Thus far Iowa has not asked author
ity to raise new national guard regi-
ments But If such authority is asked
and granted it will be with the under
standing that the ranks Of the organ
ization thus formed may later be de-
pleted if there are men of draft age
within its ranks.
The action of the war department IN
warning against filing ranks of new
militia organizations with men of draft
age was taken to prevent the organ
ization of any new military companies
or regiments that would serve as
refuge for slackers.
While It is not intended to utilize
the new national guard regiments being
formed as a home guard. and while
they will be subject to call for military
service the functions at present would
be in the nature of home guard COM
panies. and there is the chance that K
may be decided to raise all future ex-
ped.tionary forces by draft and not By
expanding the national guard organ!za
lions. This would serve to give young
men Of military age joining the new
national guard regiments exemption
from the fighting ranks, and 1t is plain
that this will not be permitted
Cronin Takes Vacation.
NJ. F. Cronin, accompanied by his
wife and baby daughter, has gone to
Iowa for his first real vacation since
he came to Washington more than five
years ago.
Heretofore Cronin has had secretarial
work to take back to Iowa with him.
On one occasion, 1t will be remem-
bered, he went back home to make the
race for congress in the Second dis
trict.
But this time he's left his work be-
hind, and 1t Is considerable work.
Cronin Is reading clerk Of the house,
which means that when congress Is in
session he has one Of the hardest jobs
imaginable. Then he Is representative
of the Iowa democratic organization in
Iowa departmental and patronage mat
ters, job that keeps him actively on
the Jump to cover Washington's mag
nificent distances. This isn't all, for he
looks after departmental matters for
the democratic national committee.
which has permanent offices in Wash
ington in charge Of former Congress
man Jameson.
For the last year about all you could
see OF Mike was his coat tail as he
streaked in and out OF the state, war
and navy. treasury and other depart
ment buildings. Only glutton for
work could have stood up under the
dynamic activity required by his null
titudinous jobs, but Mike has shown
no signs OF cracking under the strain.
So he has earned his rest and, without
a political fence in the world to worry
about while on his visit back home, he
is going to enjoy it.