Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-19
Is
|TO Be NO BAR
In DRAFT ACT
Army to Get Men Not
Supporting Families
Bill Up Thursday.

Washington. Aug. 19.-Con-
! SideFati0n OF the new man
/ pover bill extending the draft
ages will begin IN the senate
Z next Thursday. With a quOr-
I'm present today. the senate
set aside the agreement Tor va
cation receSSeS until Aug. 2i
and cleared the way iGr taxi
inc up the draft measure with
out further delay.
| Fifty-seyen senators, % Republic
| ans and 2S Democrats, answered
.oday's rolI call. Senator Cham
her!ain asked that the recess agree
uent be vacated and there was no
opposition. He then announced
| nat he would bring up the man
Iu9wer bill Thursday. Upon the
lmOtion Of Senator Nelson of Min
Jres0ta. the senate adjourned out of
Irespecl 10 the late Senator Calm
ger
No general exemption Of mar
red men simply because of Their
married status is contemplated by
the war department in preparing
for the proposed extension Of drart
| ages. Secretary Baker declared to-
DAY in d statement before the
house military committee on the
new administration uau-UOwef
bill
Army to Get Non-Supporters.
Mr.. Baker said his previous re
marks on this subject mad been
nisc0nstrued, and that married
men who 10 not support their fam
lies and who are not engaged ii
useful occupations Will continue 10
Be called. There are many mar
ned men in the country who ought
, 10 60 and fight as freely as single
inen,' he added.
| The war secretary, with General
| Marsh and Provost Marshal Gen
| eral Cr0wder. appeared before the
| house committee al opening hear
ings ID riterate their explanation
| given that immediate enactment "a
| the ma1-pOwer bill is imperative in
order 10 carry out the enlarged
war program.
| Must Rush 10 End War.
There are TWO ways of prose
cutting this war Mr.. Baker said.
| 'Une way IS to make every pOssi-
BE effort 20 do it now and the
other is t0 proceed somewhat more
le-suTely and do it late. The OBJ
! Y-ous advantage from every stand
point, social military. industrial
and economic. Is 70 put forth every
Effort in this country and win the
var as soon as possible"
/ Leaving an explanation Of the
ua1-pCWer situation TO Genera
: C7Owder. the secretary announced
that because of objections TO cali
ing boys Of is, he had planned TO
defer their call as long as posi-
DE. and would not object to pIac-
. ing provision in the bill making
/ . separate class Of men between
s and IS years and for deIerring
calling them "as far as pTactica-
be uuII after others in class one
had been exhausted
FaF0rs Holding Young Back.
There is sentiment in This
committee said MT. Baker, Il
don't know how large against
calling men as young as is unless
20 IS absolutely necessary. ! think
The sentiment Of the country is tC
,get all the men necessary. But
from The beginning [ have planned
as matter OF regulation 10 have
men from Us TO IS put in q separ-
ale class with q view 10 defeTrina
'leir ea.l until il is necessary"
He added that this preference
might well be- left 10 executive reg
1iallous, but he would have nc
objection - having a specific pro
vision written into the bill.
Charge Men Wed to Escape.
Regarding exemption of mar
fied mel. Secretary Baker was
! Closely examined by committee
| members Representative TllsOl OF
| toanecE.cU- suggested that many
men are being married TO eyade
ne new draft and that the bill
Should provide that those married
alter the rev bill was Introduce
fSaouli not be exempt. MI Baker
I sad such . rigid provision Of the
-sF was unnecessary that the de
Partme-t could disregard all mar
Hages made 70 evaGe the new law
As to how long before men called
Under tle new law will go acrass
M Earer said not more than si2
noaths' training would be given a
home
School Problem UnsOlVed.
| In extending the draft ages, Sec
ie'ary Baker said. suspension ol
@eadem.n education is an "uusolvec
Problem of the situation. and thai
J. would be most unfortunate tC
nave al collegiate education
6opped He believed there still
#oCld be many youths left al
SCHOOL but was against exemption
q college students as class, as
thoroughly undemOcratlc.'
| Scientifically trained experts
| aoEeYeT, are needed and education
q such men must be continued tC
a. extent Men injured in the va.
sul be sent 10 colleges after they
recover, the secretary explained
sad thus 10 some extent I'll uI
academic Institutions. Regarding
Present exemption Of divin-ty stu
-enls. he said, their draft Tor army
fAsplains IS being urged