The Washington herald., 1918-08-20
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CHRISTMAS
Will Win War by Speeding
Forces to France, Says
March.
WOULD CALL BOYS SOON
Baker at Variance with
Chief Of Staff Before
House Committee.
TO GET STACKER NEwLYwEDS
Senate Takes Up Man Power Bill
Thursday. Setting Aside Unani-
nous Agreement.
WOULD CALL BOYS SOON
TO GET STACKER NEWLYWEDS

nous Agreement.
With eighty divisions OF American
troops In France by spring. the war
Is likely TO be won on the Western
front before Christmas Of 1919.
This Is the assurance given by Gen.
Peyton c. March. Chief of the Army
General Staff, to the House Military
Affairs Committee yesterday In urg-
ing the immediate passage OF the new
rnan-power bill.
IF We can put eighty divisions in
France, we will have a superiority OF
rifles and can go through the German
lines where we please" he said.
To make such a victory possible.
Gen. March explained, every available
man In the IS to Is classes must be
gotten into the training camps within
three months. They must have four
months training at home before be-
ing sent abroad. SO that Il will be
necessary to call all OF them at least
six months before June 90.
All to BE Called. ~s. !.
} Gen, March disspproyed the notisn
thsssSf.e boys under II are to be put
in deferred classes for any length
Of time. He said that on the other
hand all the men between IS and
45 who are subject to military serv-
ice under the bill must expect TO
be called soon. and the time OF their
being put into service Is not far
distant.
The committee also heard from
Secretary of War Baker, Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowder and Frank
Morrison. secretary of the American
Federation OF Labor Mr.. Morrison
made a brief statement in opposi-
ton to the anti-strike amendment
put in the Senate bill b. Senator
Thomas.
Secretary Baker told the commit
tee he saw no particular objection
to the anti-strike amendment, but
thought the attitude Of organized
labor had been so firm and whole
some. so helpful and patriotic" that
there was no real necessity for the
provision in the bill.
Stacker Marriages.
Secretary Baker also disposed of
the idea that every man who is
married Is to be given exemption by
sole reason-of that fact. He said
the War Department had no such
idea in mind, and Furthermore that
Stacker marriages" OF men between
Is and IS which may take place be-
fore the day of registration will be
properly dealt with.
Gen. Crowder told the committee
that he has made plans to have all
r. t-kA
after the passage OF the bill, and
they win be ready to be inducted
into service IS days after their reg
istration.
Secretary Baker thrilled the COM
mittee with his statement OF the plans
of the War Department to win the
war and he was listened to with
close attention.
Win II Quickly.
There are two ways of fighting this
war;" he said. zone is to make every
possible effort to win quickly, and the
other is to proceed leisurely and win
1t late. Financial, economic and other
considerations induce us to put every
effort forth to win 1t early. That is
the reason for asking for this law,
providing for the maximum effort.
There Is a sentiment in the country
that men OF IS are too young to be
taken unless they are absolutely nsc-
essary. have thought of placing the
men between Is and 10 In a separate
class with a view to defferring their
call until they are absolutely needed. I"
Should this classification be writ
ten into the billT' inquired Mr.. Nc
Kenzie of Illinois.
ssT 4Hl11kAz.. A. n.
into the bill providing II is not made
too rigid and gives the War DEPART.
ment fun discretion as to when this
class shall be called into active
service"
March Disagrees.
Secretary Bakers statement on this
point was at marked variance with
that made by General March a few
moments later. General March insist.
cd there should be no attempt to mark
deferment by ages and that ali the
men between the 1S- and 45-year
limits should be treated on the
same basis.
The question Of marriage as an
a~fdemic exemption was brought out
n ough query by Representative
I'D Of Kentucky.
How about the men who are work.
"a the marriage license clerks over
ieZ' he asked. II see On New York
r7pers that there Is an unprecedented
: ush for marriage licenses since plans
Ter the new t-aft became known and
y was thought that all married men
atuid be put In deferred ciassifica-
n antopnaticaiiy."
Crswder's Grim Answer.
Gen crowders answered the oues-
lon grimiy by saying: - ).
That situation will be met by a
rSxulation disregarding all such
,aarriages."
why not provide in the bill that
carriages contracted subsequent
coSnS1rrn ON paar raprr i.