The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-16
SECRETARY BAKER URGES IMME.
DATE ENACTMENT OF BILL
INCREASING AGES
is TO As YEARS NEW LIMITS
War Secretary Believes Marriage Reia-
ton viii in Itself Constitute De-
ferred CIassification.-Men
Below Fl to Come First

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regulations under which the govern
ment would do the selecting rather
than the regiStrant are under consid-
Grafton by the war department. This
wax disclosed by Secretary Baker
after he had appeared before the sen
ate military committee to urge the
prompt enactment of the new selectiye
service act extending the age limits to
include all men between the ages Of
IS and A..
The war secretary made II plain
that he Is not satisfied with the pres
ent system under which the registrant
wishing deferred classification must
claim II. AZ many men with DEEPEN
dents hesitate for patriotic reasons
10 make such claim Mr. Baker said
he was inclined 10 The opinion that the
marriage relation will in itself con
stitute deferred classification
Mr.. Baker has in mind to lay down
IL set Of questions which the regis
trant would answer and then have
rules which would take care OF the
Classification.
The discussion on the draft ages
before the senate committee. Mr..
Baker said, followed much the lines
taken by General March, chief of staff,
and Provost Marshal General Crowder.
The COMMITTEE he added. did not in
dicate any disposition to question the
nprpGsIty far 10 al 10,
urged so the war department can
quickly secure the men necessary to
win the war.
There was some discussion Mr..
Baker said las to whether it was the
Intention of the department to extend
the work or fight order to include
classes Of persons in various profess
sional occupations. | told them there
was no present change of the work or
night order in contemplation. I said
that when ! decided the baseball case
thought perhaps other forms Of
amusement and entertainment might
require an extension of the order to be
on parity with the baseball situation
49, ''e' vac nv III lltlT IIllIlu.
They had heard from outside
sources that the department was con-
sidering bring professional classes
Ike lawyers, newspaper men and per
sons who were not actually engaged
IN producing war supplies under the
order"
The committee, Mr.. Baker contin-
ued, was especially interested i'm the
effect In the extension of the draft
on colleges and also in the question
as to whether young men from 1s IN
would be drawn later, giving them
some added months to come TO ma.
turity.
Il told the committee" said the war
secretary, that no fixed policy had
been determined upon by the depart.
ment. but that the purpose was IN
allow the president to defer in Class I
the call OF the youngest men. I have
always considered. as you perhaps re.
member, that 10 was the probable min.
mum. and | have come to the 10 min.
imnm only because 1t seems necessary
to get the men.
Not that | think men of 10 are mo-
essari'y 100 young. because | do not
thihk That. | think history shows thar
boys from Is to 10 are immensely 40
valuable perhaps as from 10 to 81
bat think there is sentiment l.,
the country which will look with var,
much more anxious regard on the bovs
from IL to 10 than boys from 10 IN %
Eighteen years seems to MANY naon,o
more tender age than 10. and II ,s
Tor that reason that we ar, tbint,,o
OF making this preferential deferman,
or men from Is to 10"
Senators said that In urging sn.aa,
enactment of the new man mower 10.
is'auon, Mr.. Baker had left IN ~,
Judgment of congressional leaders ~,
question of recalling the sanat. =,
session before the expiration of rho
recess program August ~, because ,hs
leaders are more familiar with H.,
ies'S'all'e program than is the seq.
rotary. '"e sec
ANAi tue bOmmltfpA SON .
a'ors said that the department wan,aa
I" carry out the plan of registeri,a
me men September : So Clos.
eoo'a he resupplied The nresa,t r...
eFNoir soon viii he exhausta5 a.. ,,
was said that either the size ~ ~
monthly calls must be reduced or MY
taken from the deferred classes s'
secretary Baker was the last .,
arms anu navy officials 10 no ea,,as
netore the committee begins con~,a
GRAFTON of the new Hill. gecauSa :,
'ne s"'hlhittee's visit to the war co,n'
vi, chairman Chamberlain -announcaI
Ina ,"a' no meeting would be held todas
nut that the committee Womb -
o'e Monday. when an effort viii -
'naae TO reach favorable ranor, -
the measure. t'i' on
ootsheSikt 9rrest D,,lo