The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-06
NEW DRAFT BILL IS
LIKELY TO PASS
PLAN TO REGISTER ALL MEN
BETWEEN AGES OF 18 AND As
BEFORE CONGRESS

WASdlN NGION.-frOVOSt Marshal
General Crowder today urged the i'm
mediate enactment of the administra-
tion's man-power program which was
introduced in both branches of con-
gress and suggested Sept. 5 as reg
istration day for the 100000 men
between the ages of 18 and 45 whose
names are not already on the nations
selective service list.
Unless immediate steps are taken
to provide additional men, General
Crowder said the weekly registration
of men as they attain 21 years of age
will be necessary to fill the draft que.
tas after Sept. 1, when only 10000
of the 1918 registrants will be avail
able.
Upon the introduction of the bill,
Chairman Chamberlin announced that
the senate military committee would
meet tomorrow He said he did not
think hearings would be necessary and
only three or four days should be re-
quired to report the bill Chairman
Dent of the house committee said since
are in Washington, it was doubtful
whether the bill could be acted upon be-
fore the house reconvenes on August 19.
Suggestions made on the senate floor
by Senator Curtis of Kansas that the
senate abandon its program of recesses
and perfunctory sessions until August
"a, if the bill can be favorably reported
by the committee within few days,
.Were endorsed by Senator Chamberlain
However, senate leaders now in the city
say any plans to this effect would. be
held in abeyance until the committee
could determine just how, much time
would be necessary for a thorough dis
cussion of the bill
The bill would amend the present Sc
lective act 50 as to require the registra-
ton of all men between IS and 20 years
and 81 and As years, inclusive. While
the total number of men in the latter
classes would total 10O28o73, General
Crowder estimates the total number
would be only 6O1,236, owing to exemp-
tions for dependents or industrial and
physical reason Between 18 and 20
years, his estimates show that 3,171,771
would register, while 1,7S7 600 men
would be eligible for class l.
The principal portions of the imam
power bi1l'' are as follows
The president MAY draft such persons
liable to military service in such Sc
quence of ages and at such times as he
may prescribe: A citizen or
subject of country neutral in the pres
ent war who has declared his intention
to become a citizen of the United States
shall be relieved from liability to military
service upon his making declaration in
accordance with regulations
and he shall forever be debarred from
becoming a citizen of the United States.
The principal section of the provision
to persons engaged in indus
trial and agriculture, providing for their
relief from military duty would provide:
All male persons between the ages of
l8 and As, both inclusive, shall be sub
iect to registration in accordance with
regulations to be prescribed by the presi-
lent and it shall be the duty
IF all persons Of designated ages except
officers and enlisted men of the regular
lrmy, the navy and the national guard
md naval militia while in the service of
he United States to submit to registra-
Persons shall be subject to registra-
ion as herein provided who shall have
lttained their 18th birthday and who
hall not have attained their 10th birth
Law on or before the day set for the reg
stration and all persons so registered
hall be subject to draft into the forces
ereby authorized unless exempted or
xcused therefrom =; the presi-
ent NAV at such intervals as he may
esire require all male persons who have
ttained the age of 18 years since the
ast preceding date of registration :
, register in the same manner as
hose previously registered