Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-26
DRAFT AGE CHANGE
nntInnc.l frnrn nape

'rT'hcv feel thn' before anv change
should ," made hcrc should ~ i flf'
investigation, before disturbing tho gocial
and industrial conditions of the country
Tho committee norrladcd by 3 major
5tY vo'o i would not ~ bcst - undertake
~ this tlrnc a change q hc draft hnrs
f1tnungH ~or DtJDsrp ~ pvL.Y
Provost Marshal Ccnoral Crowrlc-
whose approval u tr ostcnsinn has boen
ritcd 81 advucatc7 af ~ change rs TIE
senate also appeared ioforc ~" conn
miftec to =ay hat xhiic ho wag not I..-
slstcnt lpou immediate legislation III
thought action -hnuld ~ taken n tiruc fo
secure new fogstrauf- ior rho revised
nRe limits early nNz te
Tho ARMY officials af'lnard incoting
of the committee Just befofc senate
convened - continue confederation of the
army appropriation bll wlfh amendments
pending n change 10 acc limits General
Narch md Mr. Baker aid sufficient Tnrn
aro available and subject 10 cal from HE
trE' rcg.latou 'hc rc-ciasslhcalon now
in progress and from hc 800 go ueE
reglsfrnntS 81 be l9lS class fpr trc army
requirements during he new lev months
f,cnerai opinion ~ me army 1cnera!
etaf accordz with thls .lcw, General
March said
Moe' Il thc senators ann heard the
-fatcment- aeiIevoI Congress would foil
.uw he recommendation
ME> ~ 10 nf-r
If Congress insists Ipon immediate
legislation. secretary Baker General
March and General trowdnr verc 7aid
v be agreed. tie ulninum age uat ~
- be owered fo Secure ypnnzer men iur
military -ervire. rather thau ~ make .nv
extensive raise Ia hc maximum age limit
bz ahIch older men Npnld he secured
] hey told hc .omfuitfne taat more and
better Sighting tneu would 1n rurrd uy
reduction b. fhe agc iuut ncv -tig-
gcStcd sc made ~ .c1r- sa.tclI Qi the
present minimum of =
Ire afoSt statistics nd e-tunatea
regarding ne number at men >tul avau-
aDle inGer he prcseat Irair .aW and the
new Butsh-t anadIaa treaty we're pre-
scuted c0nhdenu4Ay - thc committee.
together with The Var department :
plans jor further draft ais
Secretary Baker. it Vas said expressed
merely his personal views ami those ii ills
military advisers and cId NOT lZgcst tar
opinion of President Nilsson "a -he g4,s-
tIon. although bad been reported thar
lie President also apposo, immediate
.e5is.atIon.
ENLtReED ,EuY PEosaA".
Secretary Baker sad au ea.arged
program Tor tho army Is planned,
formal statement na1e after ~ 4la
been cioscted With the committee .or
nearly hrce hours, wlth has aides
1 presented 70 tie committee =tair-
IEyutS said Mr. Baker thal .oT the
present there are enough men 2 class 5ne
sufficient Tor our prospective needs and
when the enlarged program u tEe nlted
States IS ready for presentation 80 Con-
gresS We Viii at tie same time nave COM
plete data on which - base any recon-
mendationS for change IA The age lmits
of the draft
Secretary Baker General March aud
General Crowdcr Il was stated, all op-
posed the amendment BY Senator john
son Of { ahiorrl4 proposing that N future
draft calls, states which already nave
furnished ay voluntarily enllstments.
an excess over their quotas. shall be gwen
credit Tor such excess Senator Johnson
was satisfied with the statement tnat the
present system without credits Is falreSt
ana planned not 20 press ms amendment
ia ASKING hat the draft legislation 20
over for the present Secretary Baker and
General March said that within sixty or
ninety days. probably about the middle
of August after The proposed recess Cf
Congress. inc administration viii submit
a new comprehensive army program.
covering tot only the number 81 men II IS
proposed % raise. but also dealing with
shipping and other problems