The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
NEW REGISTRATION
 DAY IS SEPT. 5
The Administration Man-Power Bill Expected to Go Thru Congress in Quick Time-From IS to
 to 45 Years.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The new ad- ministration man-power bill extend ing the selective service act to all men between the ages of IS and 45 inclusive and authorizing the Presi- dent to call such persons into mill tary service "in such sequence of ages and at such times as he many pre- scribe" was introduced today in both houses of Congress.
 The measure, which was prepared by Secretary Baker with the approv- al of the President and Provost Mar shal General Crowder, was referred to the military committee.
 Senate to Act Tuesday.
 Senator Chamberlain said the Sen ate military committee has been called to meet tomorrow to begin consideration of the bill and that he hoped to report it out within few days.
 Senator Curtis of Kansas and Sen ator Jones of Washington, announced themselves in favor of summoning quorum of the Senate so the bill can be taken up immediately it has been acted upon by the committee. The suggestion was approved by Sen- ator Chamberlain.
 Number of Men Affected.
 Senator Chamberlain also presented communication from the secretary of war showing the number of men affected by the bill According to these figures, 2,298,000 men between the ages of IS and 20 inclusive and 32 and 45 inclusive would be subject to military service. Of this number COL 900 would be men between 32 and 45.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder in a statement submitted by Senator Chamberlain suggested September 5 as the date for national registration day of men within the proposed new ages.
 Weekly Registration of "21ers."
 Weekly registration of youths at tains.g the age of 21 during the next few weeks was proposed by Gneral Crowder as the only means of ob- taining the 100000 men to be called to the colors in September This could be done by Presidential procla- nation and would add about S0000 to the number of men available.
 Need for Haste.
 After carrying out the program for July and August General Crowd CT pointed out that only 100000 of the 1918 registrants would be left on September 1 for subsequent calls.
 "The second and more difficult ques- tion," General Crowder's statement added, "is how we can supply on time the i50,000 men required for each of the succeeding months of De- tober, Novmber and December. The British Canadian treaty would help out to the extent, it is estimated, of about 50,000 men. which is not even the conventional drop in the bucket
 ''If we could assume that the law would be enacted in the remaining days of August we could have a basis of calculating the results to be ob- tained under it. As stated to the Sem ate military committe, a minimum of 90 days is necessary to enroll and classify all the men registered in the additional classes suggested We cannot, therefore. wait for the com pletion of class but must take men irrespective of their order number as fast as they find their way into class 1.
 Perhaps we could receive assur- ances that the legislation could be en- acted in the House in the period fol- lowing it's re-convening so that itl could be taken up promptly by the Senate on August 26 and passed there. This would enable us to contemplate September 5 as national registration day"
 Statisticians in the office of General Crowder estimated there are l0,028,- 973 males, but taking into considera- tion those married who would be sub feet to deferred classification because of physical conditions or other req sons, he estimates the met effectives' at 621 ,236. Between 18 and 20 he estimates the number 3,717,610 of which the "net electives" would total I ,797, ,609.
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