The Little River news., 1918-08-07
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Would Be Effect of Making Draft Ages From IS to 45-Would Practically Establish Universal Military
 Service During tue War.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The new man power bill prepared by Secretary Baker and the Army General Staff will fix the age limits Of the draft at IS to 45 years. This would produce 16,000,000 draft registrants.
 This announcement. made today after conferences between Secretary Baker and chairman of Senate and House milit2ry committees is notice to the whole world that America is to have available an army of her en- tire man power. It means, too, that with the passage of the bill, the United States virtually will be placed under a system of universal mil!t1ry training for the teriod of the war at least.
 The measure will authorize the president to draft persons between the ages of Is and 45 who may ba liable to military service "in such sequence ol ages and at such time or times es he ne3y perscribe.
 May Call Young Men First.
 The effect of this will be that tn1 president may call out all the young CT men first, leaving the older classes to engage in ether lines of industry wit to l,n Hfrf, 1;,,S Tie bill would give the president mastery of the labor situation and would be in general way whole ssle Broadening of the work or fight order recently promulgated by Gen eral CroWder.
 There are those who look upon Sc retary Bakers decision to change the draft ages es backing down by th- administration on this very import ant matter. It has been stated witl what appeared to be authority that the president was opposed to low ering the draft age below 21. The presidents $ only statement in the matter Of raising a large army, how, , ever, was that made in his New Yorl speech, when he raised the pointed query: "Why limit to 5,000,09( i men?' It is taken for granted to- day that Secretary Baker has the full approval of the president for the new bill, wbich goes to the full linn; suggested by the most radical pro ponents of big army plan
 To Intrcduce Bill at Onc:3.
 When Senator Chamberlain, chair man of the Senate Military Affairs left the War Department after con- fefing with Secretary Baker thi: morning, he took with him a typs- written copy of the bill given to him by tho secretary. He will introduce the bill Monday. morning.
 Senator Chamberlain will call his committee together Tuesday to gc over the terms of the bill so that an S"iAs ASpOit iiAey CS ulCuc. OualFHlaI Deut of the House committee will in. tro3uce the bill simultaneously in the House and will also take it up with the members of his commit:es.
 Advocates of immediate and prompt action on the measure to increase the nations man power regard it as un- fortunate that the Senate is bound by unanimous consent agreement to take up the prohibition rider in the agricultural bill as soon as the regular session is resumed and to dispose ot 1t before other business is considered The effect of this may be to impede the passage of the man power bill some members of the Senate today suggested that the prohibition rider can be postponed until the draft bill can be disposed of. Unless there is speedy action on the draft bill, it may not become law until September. Senator Chamberlain is hopeful, how ever, that it can be put into operation before tie registrants in Glass 1 are exhausted
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