New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3).-Followin,
is the text of the man-power bill a
passed by both Senate and House ant
submitted to the President.
That the second sentence Of Sec
tion 2 Of the act entitled "An ac
to authorize the President to in
crease temporarily the military es-
tablshment of the United States"
approved May 18, 1917, rs amended,
be, and is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Such draft as herein provided shall
be based upon liability to military
service of all male citizens and male
persons residing in the United States,
not alien enemies, who have declared.
thoir intention to become citizens,
between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five, both inclusive, and shall
take place and be maintained under
such regulations ms the President
may prescribe not inconsistent with
the terms of this act.
Provided, that the President may
draft such persons liable to military
service in such sequence Of ages and
at such time or times as he may pre-
scribe.
Provided, further, that citizen or
subject Of country neutral in tho
prcsc at war who has declared his in
tention to become a citizen of the
United States shall be relieved from
. liability to military service upon his
making declaration in accordance
with such regulations M tho Prcs-
dent may prescribe withdrawing hia
intention to become citizen OF tho
United states. which shall operate
and be held to cancel his declaration
of intention To become an American
citizen. and he shall forever he do
barred from becoming citizen Of
the United States.
SECTION TWO
Section . That the provision whcr-
ever occurring IN Section Of said
act. "porsons engaged in industries
including agriculture, found to he
necessary To the maintenance of the
military establishment or the rfr~c-
tive operation Of the military forces
or the maintenance of national in
tcrcst during the emergency be and
is hereby. amended TO read as fol
lows:
Persons engaged in industries. oc-
cupatlons. or cmrloymcnts, including
agriculture. found to be necessary TO
the maintenance of the military cs-
tablishment or the effective opera
tion of the military forces or the
maintenance of national interest dur
ing the emergency.
SECTION THREE
Section 3.-That Section Of said
act be, and is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
That all male persons between the
ages of eighteen and forty-fve, both
inclusive, shall be subject to regis
tration in accordance with regula-
tions to be prescribed by the Presi-
dent. and upon proclamation by the
President or other public notice
given by him or by his direction,
= stating the time or times and place
or places of any such registration, it
shall be the duty Of all persons of
the designated ages, except officers
and enlisted men of the regular
army, officers and enlisted men of
the National Guard while in the SER
vice of the United States, officers of
the officers reserve corps and enlist
ed men in the enlisted reserve corps
while in the service of the United
States, officers and enlisted men Of
the navy and marine corps, officers
and enlisted men and enrolled men
of the Naval Reserve force and Ma
rine Corps Reserve while in the SER
vice of the United States, officers
commissioned in the army of the
United States under the provisions
of this act, persons who prior to
any day set for registration by the
President hereunder have registered
under the terms of this act or un-