Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15
ALL AMERICAS MAN POWER
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Continued rom p1Ee
yo 4Lrorgb with II ~ not and ane ~ the
foatlIrc7 of this enlarged program vss
r,roviding men The desire oF the sd-
yoinistration 2 ~ establish lmits, 10Th
maximum and minimum. which rlll
accomplish this program and AZ the same
time disorganizc me industries n no
country a. little "a possible
The policy n The War Department is
10 put the maximum number of men ~
France with the des of shortening the
war We found from figures furnished
bv the Provost Marshal General that no
could embark IN a program of eighty
divisions IN France by June 80, l9i9,
with eighteen divisions * home. These
divisions consist III nearly forty thousand
men 10 z division tll the men obtained
under the proposed change Ln the draft
approximately ?, 2,5O0-000-we expert
10 have II France hy June ID, 1919
General March old he committee
that lie vas Indualltledly favor of
having the arTnv c0mposed Of q MANY
Young men a. possible. Young men
between : and 20. he saId- not only %
not have MANY cncumberances, out they
are better III physically
The President -aId General March
-nsumIng his statement. has definitely
announced that the American military
ooifcv from this time on Is eenrrrpd on the
western front. ana We have declined 70 1e
diverted from nat one talzg. he war
DEPARTMENT mas now adopted ms Is
policy. ana il is the policy ot the nlted
states hat the military program Is - oe
centered IN France.
The purpose Of America ls 70 furnish
enough man power 10 whip the Germans
-.~.Iu= nsar
many can be whipped Is bv America gong
INTO this ming with her whole strength
Then America mas got 70 put enough
men over here 20 wnIp Germany
asked senator Kirby
"Tha : IN 2 nutshell, treneraI
March replied
"Ir Is I'D % Is to 07n ne var ana We
} can win Ill How .0ng wlI axe viii
depend exactly upon what We DO L
we drag along with TINS Cn-ng and put a
small force over there we VIII playlng
! Germany game II IS my belief that
I vith an American army OF 1000, 600 men
in France under Cne commander n chief
I We can 20 through me German line
wherever re please.
TINS au. ne general added. vii
let lis lean en- class one until June 50 OF
next wear We reached the conclusion
that be niarged program was necessary
on July 50
Secretary Baker explained the steps
that led up 10 the change n the military
program.
1fter he recess Of Congress. the
Secretary said, the study of the situation
,,frt 1u and 4 few days ago Ii became
clear 10 Jls that he eighty divisions
program was perhaps themaxlmun which
We could possibly hope 70 accomplish
and that 70 accomplish that II would be
necessary 10 change the age limits from
the pre>e ~ limits 20 IS 70 45.
Secretary Baker said ne asked the sur
geon general Tor formal opinion As %
what changes he would recommend,
10 which the surgeon general suggested
the ages Of 1Sto IS.
The committees action N reporting
the bill. ne report says Is based upcu
the necessity VI the government -his
crisis and upon ne opinion y ne >eCre-
tarv of War the Chief ~ >ta1 3n1 re
Provost Marshal General that would ne
better ~ extend he draft 5Sss nan .
rinyade these classes which have aeca
deferred by law and by r,E-'atton q .ae
War Department
Regarding fbe wurN-or-nghC smend-
meut of Senator Reco providing ."t
withdrawal 81 deferred ltSolicatlon rom
men absent .rum work without cause Ae
report says
'lt seems to the comuattcc thar "a
Nlcu ot the fact We are thCat q authorize
the drafting of BOYS between hc Agcs n
: and 2l as we'll rs hose above Fl, up
to and inclusive 81 +5, and irc providing
ior Jhc exemption ii men between = anJ
i5 Mo are engaged b u-r.ll. 1n4 neces-
f-..H q
the ranks, that when .il lrc exempted
: solely from the gaIsc their services aye
more valuable 10 tho nation n thc uro-
I duction of things essential ~ tnc pc,~cea-
( ton Of the war that when hey cctec u
I good faith to follow the essentu. 'tru-
patton they ought to 1e subject ~ .hc
I draft as IN other cases
The Young man not engaged r .hcSc
Z occupations must wear the uniform, Nhicr
4 the ranks and bare hi, breast - me
I weapons Of German arms he cannot re-
I fuse to work even for an hour and 1e r.
1 compelled to hight whether hc ieciS dts
/ posed 70 do So or not. IN NieN ~ MS
! when Young man lS exempted from ihc
! draft solely 10 order hat he may engage
/ la an essential industry, hc ought ~ con-
I tnue In that employment lu good ialth,
while any grievance IS beng adjusted hy
I the industrial board, and 4 he taIls 70 uo
/ 50, he ought 20 be subject 70 draft.
The provision does not pretend tC
1 interfere with the right ot amy man tC
rpase labor when ans man plcaSes 70 dt
NJ but simply saws to him that Il he doe,
cease ne shall. under such regulations a.
the President may prescribe, subject him
| self 10 he draft as though he had not bee
exempted ia the first instance