Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-08-09
Extends Military Selective
Law to All Men Between
18 and IS Years.
PREPARED BY BAKER,
PRESIDENT APPROVES
Senator Chamberlain Elk
plains Purposes of New
Bill in the Senate.

Washington, Aug. 5 - The
new administration man power
bill extending the selective
draft act to all men between the
ages of IS to rs inclusive and
authorizing the President to
call such persons into military
service in such sequence of
ages and at such times" as he
may prescribe was introduced
today in both houses of Con-
gress.
The measure, which was prepared
by Secretary Baker with the approval
of the President and Provost Marshal
General Crowder was referred to
military committees. Congressional
leaders plan to have the measure con-
sldered soon after the summer recess
period is over the latter part of this
month.
In presenting the bill to the Senate
chairman Chamberlain, of the Senate
Military Committee, explained it's pur-
pose and gave assurance that every
thing would be done to expedite its
passage. While Senate leaders ad-
init there may be some opposition,
they hope that it will be finally pass
ed by Sept. /.
The principal portions of the bill
presented, as amendments to the or
iginal draft laf follow:
The President may draft such
persons liable to military service in
such sequence of ages and at such
time or times as he may prescribe
Xxx X; a citizen or subject of 4
country neutral in the present wa,
who has declared his intention to be-
| come citizen of the United States
shall be relieved from liability from
military service upon his making a
declaration in accordance with reg
ulations as the President may pre-
scribe, withdrawing his intention tc
! become a citizen of the United States
X X X X and he shall forever be
debarred from becoming a citizen oil
the United States
The provisions referring to persons
engaged in industry and agriculture
providing for their relief from mill
tary duty would be amended to read:
Persons engaged in occupations OF
employment found to be necessary *
maintenance of the military estab.
| lishments of the effective operation O,
the military forces or the maintenance
of national interest during the emer
gency."
The principal section would provide
the ages of IS and As. both inclusive
| shall be subject to registration In &C
| cordance with regulations to the pre-
| scribed by the President and upo1
confirmation by the President or othel
public notice given by him or by hi
! direction stating the time or time
! and place or places of any such regis
tration, it shall be the duty of all per
sons Of the designated ages except or
ficers and enlisted men of the regu1a
army, the navy and the nationa
| guard and naval militia while in tn
service of the Emitted States to pre-
sent themselves for and submit t
registration under the provisions .
this act: Y xxx
Persons shall be subject to regis
tratiCn as herein prvided who shall
have attained their 18th birthday ant
who shall not have attained their 46tl
birthday on or before the day set TO
the registration in any such procla
nation by the President or any sucl
other public notice given by him o
by his discretion and all persons s.
registered shall be and remain sub
je2t to draft. into the forces hereb.
authorized unless exempted or ex
cused therefrom +; the Presi
dent may at such intervals as h
may desire from time to time requir
all male persons who have attaine
the age of IS years since the last pre-
ceding date of registration and on o
before the next date set for registra
ton of the president, hereunder t
regiseer in che same manner and sub
ject to the same requirements an
liabilities as those previously regis
tered under the terms thereof =
Provost Marshal General Crowdel
in a statement submitted by Senate
Chamberlain suggested September st
as the date for a national registratio
of men in the ages.
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