Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-06
WILL ACT PROMPTLY
|. ON NMAN-POWERB| BILL
May Become Law by September
l, With Registration Five
Days Later.
MEASURE is INTRODUCED
Immediate Action Necessary to
Keep From Drawing on
Deferred Glasses.
MEASURE is INTRODUCED
tBy Associated Prcss.l

IMarshal-Gcncral Crowder ,b,t I, h.
enacted without delay. AMI suggcs-
tion that September ) next might be
fixed as registration day Cor unproxi-
mately 100000 men throuEhou, the
/ country the administration's man
power Dill requiring the registration
for military service Of all men be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and forty
| hve years. inclusive. was introduced
to-day in the Senate and House.
Unless immediate steps are taken to
provide additional men. General Grow.
der said, the weekly registration of
men as they attained twenty-one wears
Of age will be necessary to nil the
draft quotas after September /. when
only 100000 OF the 1918 roEistrants
will be available
| Upon The introduction of the bill!
Chairman Chambcrla announced that
the Senate Military Committee wollc
meet Tomorrow 10 consiIer the bill
He said he did not think hearings
would be necessary. and only three or
four days should Be required TO report
the bill. Chairman Dent. Of the ,Io.isc
committee, said. since only thre. mem
al L
ton. 1t WAS doubtful whether the bill
could he acted uron before the iicus,
rcconvsncs on August 10
SENATE: wOILn ABANDON
PROGRAM OF RTsCESSEs
Suggestions made on the Senate toor
by Senator Curtis. of Kansas, tr.,
The Senate abandon IT'S program, Of g
ccsses and perfunctory sessions until
reported by the committee within 4
few days were indorScd by Senator
Chamberlain. However. senate Lad.
ers now in the city said any pl4ns
TO this effect would be held in ape..
ance nnti the committee could deter
mine Just how rnuch time would lie
necessary for thorough discussion Of
the bill.
The bill would amend the pres. Mt
sciective service act so As I" require
the registration OF all men between
eighteen and twenty years and thirty
two end fo.tH-GNe year.. inclusive.
While th3 trta! number OF men in the
latter cl:.SSes would tota, lo03S.1I3.
General "a, wder estimates the total
number who would be eligible for class
! would he only 6ol.236. owirS TO -A
-mptions for dependents q" industrial
and physical reasons Between eigH
teen and twenty years his estimates
show that 3,l7l.17l would rcEis.A..
while l.7S7.Goo men would be Gig bic
for class l.
/ The principal portions of the bill
! presented as amendments to the orig
F, inal draf, law are as follows:
| The President may draft such per
sons liable 10 military service IN such
sequence OF ages and at such time or
/ times as he may prescribe;
! citizen or subject OF a country neutral
| in the present war. who has declared
/ his intention to become a citizen Of
/ the United states, shall be relieved
/ from liability 10 military service upon
! his making declaration in accord
ance with regulations as the President
may prescribe. withdra wing his in
| United States . and he shall for
| ever be debarred from, becoming a cit
izen of the United States"
ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY
| EMPLOYEES EXEMPTED
| The provision referring to persons
engaged in industry and agriculture.
providing for their relief from mill
tary duty, would he amended 10 read:
| Persons engaged in occupations or
employment found TO be necessary to
the maintenance of the military estab-
! lishment or the effective operation OF
the military forces or the maintenance
| Of national interest during the emerg-
ency."
The principal section would pro-
vide:
"All male persons between the ages
- irh
sivc. shall be subject TO registration
| in accordance with regulations 20 be
prescribed by the President. and. upon
confirmation 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 registra-
tion. il shall be the duty of all persons
of the designated ages. except officers
and enlisted men of the regular army.
the navy. and the National Guard and
naval militia while in the service Of
the United States. TO present them
selves for and submit to registration
under the provisions of this act; . . .
that persons shall be subject TO regis
tration as herein provided who shall
have attained their eighteenth birth
day and who shall not have attained
their forty sixth birthday Oh or be-
fore the day set for the registra ton
in any such proclamation by the Pres
idcnt or any such other public notice
given by him or by his discretion, and
all persons so registered shall be and
remain subject to draft into the forces
hereby authorized unless exempted or
excused therefrom. The Presi-
dent may at such intervals as he may
desire from time to time require all
male persons who have attained the
age Of eighteen years since the last
preceding date Of registration and on
or before the next date set for regis
tration by proclamation OF the Presi-
dent. except such persons as are exempt
from registration hereunder. to reg
lister In tho same manner and subject
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