The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-19
MARRIAGE GIVES
NO EXEMPTION
Men Who Do Not Support Fam.
lilies Ought to Fight,
Says Baker.
DEFER CALL OF BOY S
Secretary Of War Favors Plan
Eighty United States Di.
visions Will Win War.

lean division sof $4,000 men each, Gen.
March told the house military commit
tee today, should be able to bring the
war to successful conclusion in
1919 That is the number the war
department plans to have in France
by next June 80.
Fifty-seven senators - twenty nine
republicans and twenty-eight demo-
crats-answered today's rollcall. As
soon as 1t was found that quorum
was present, Senator Chamberlain
asked that the recess agreement be
vacated and there was no opposition.
He then announced that he would
bring up the manpower bill Thursday.
Upon the motion of Senator Nelson,
or Minnesota, the ranking republican
present, the senate at once adjourned
out Of respect to the late Senator Gal
linger.
The war secretary, with Gen. March
and Provost Marshal General Crow
der. appeared before the house COM
mittee to open hearings to reiterate
their explanation given the senate
committee that immediate enactment
Of the manpower bill is imperative in
order to carry out the enlarged war
program.
There are two ways Of prosecuting
this war" Mr.. Baker said. "One way
Is to make every possible effort to do
it now and the other is to proceed
somewhat leisurely and do 1t late. The
obvious advantage from every stand
point-social. military, industrial and
economic-is to put forth every effort
in this country and win the war as
soon as possible"
Defer Call Boys Of 18.
Leaving an explanation of the mAn-
power situation to Gen. Crowder. the
secretary announced that because of
objections to calling boys of IS he had
planned to defer their call as long as
possible and would not object to plac-
ing n provision in the bill making
separate class of men between Is and
IS years Of age and for deferring call
ing them. "as far as practicable" un-
til after others in class had been ex-
There is a sentiment in the COM
said Mr.. Baker-"I don't know
how large-against calling men as
young as IS unless 1t is absolutely
necessary. I think the sentiment Of
the country is to get all the men nec-
essary. But from the beginning ! have
planned, as a matter of regulation, to
have men from IS to 10 put in a sep
arate class with view to deferring
tItiI uHili IL 10 DtCcSSuTN.
He added that this preference might
well be left to executive regulations,
but he would have no objection to
having specific provisions written into |
the bill.
Baker Questioned Closely.
Regarding exemption of married |
men, Secretary Baker was closely ex-
amined by committee members. Rep |
Tilson, g Connecticut |
that many men are being |
to evade the new draft, and |
hat the bill should provide that those |
married after the new bill was intro |
luced should not be exempt. Mr.. Ba- |
Ser said such n rigid provision of the !
aw was unnecessary. that tho depart
nent could disregard all marriages |
ieemed made to evadc the new law.
No general exemption of married |
nen simply because Of their married
status is contemplated by the war de-
,artment in preparing for the pro-
,osed extension OF the draft ages. Sec
'etary Baker declared TODAY in a state
nent before the house military COM
nittee on the new administration
bill. Mr. Baker said his
previous remarks on this subject have
,een misconstrued and that married
nen who do not support their fami-
les and who are not engaged In USE
ul occupations will continue to he
alled until there are many married
nen in this country who ought to go
nd fight as freely as single men," he
dded
Not DeIude Ourselves.
TO put eighty divisions of Americans
n France before June, 1919, Gen.
Iarch emphatically declared, 1--WE will
iced every single man in class l be-
ween IS and As. We must not de-
lde ourselves with the idea that those
n the 1919 mems calls are going to be
eferred any length of time. They
viii have to be called early next spring
n order to get their training in time
o get to France"
The eighty divisions plan, Gen.
1arch said, depended upon shipping
ABILITIES, but he added:
rankly, that the program Of Mr..
chwab will take care Of the army
rogram and gain on it,
Baker Adv:sep Parents. {
"My only advice to parents" said
ecretary Baker, who desire their
ons to receive an academic education
to send them to college and then {
wait any interruption Of their courses
Y the demands Of the draft"
Representative Kahn said that only
venty per cent. OF American boys
1ntnue their academic education or
Ike up the collegiate course after
Icy are Is; fifteen per cent. after they
re 10, and ten per cent. after they
re 20 years old.
Until there is sentiment in the
)untry that the men of IS are too
oung although, Of course, there is
so n sentiment in the country that
lie war must be won," said Secretary
aker.
II think 1t would be a mistake" he
lded, ito put the older men in one
ass and the younger men in another;
think they should he mixed unn