The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-30
.CROWDER MAY CALL
SECOND GLASS MEN
DEPENDS ON WHETHER unouoH
RECRUITS CAN BE OBTAINED
~ RECONSTRUCTION.
LOCAL BOARDS TOLD TO ACT
Many Old Line Republicans Want
Roosevelt for Presidential Nominee
In is20--senator AshurSts Comment
on Street Lsborers and Wages.
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Washington. Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder Is responsible for the 1
most Important part Of the man power
that must win the war Under hts d. /
rection more linn 100000 men have
been drafted This Il exclusive OF
those who enlisted In the regular army
and the National Guard. These 1000
600 men make up the vast force that
is doing such good work for America
and will continue to DO Il until the end
Glass Of the draft Il about exhaust
ed. II Is true that under the INV re-
Gently passed young men reaching the
age of twenty-one are subject 20 the
draft and there are about 100000 OF
these, most OF them class / men. But
he draft has rival among these
cunger men, In the navy A large
lumber OF them prefer the more fasci-
mating sea service and enlist In the
navy or Ia the marine corps because
they prefer the romance OF the ocean
20 the solid, substantial work of the
army. This is very good thing for
the navy, for II gets all the men Il
wants, and OF course the very best.
Just now General Crowder and his
assistants are making every effort to
induce the local boards 10 re-exnmlna
and IL possible re.classlfy men who are
In the deferred classes. Ii is not the
policy Of the secretary Of war to reach
into the second elnss IL he Gun avoid
L. but In order 10 obtain sufficient man
power Of the right kind II may be nee
essary to so into the deferred classes.
unless class / be largely increased by
Reconsideration by the local boards.
II Is possible that the nge limit win
be changed II the supply OF men can.
not be kept up In any other way There
Is a very strong desire on the part OF
many OF those In charge Of the draft
to have the age limit reduced 10 20 In
fact many army officers think that the
very best results In the way OF soldiers
would be obtained by taking young
men of nineteen and twenty instend
Of waiting until twenty.one, as nj pres
emit II on army Of -four or Ave million
men Is raised It viii be necessary TO
reduce the limit below twenty-one
years and raise II above thirty-one.
Many Republicans were rather hope.
full that Colonel Roosevelt would mike
the race for governor of New York,
having no doubt that he would be elect.
cd and that II would be Il stepping
stone TO the Republican presidential
nomination in 1920. II Is rather amHz-
ing to observe how many old lIne Re-
| publicans, men who fought Roosevelt
so bitterly in 1912, are anxious that
he should be candidate In 1920. I'm.
less conditions change, according "a
what Republicans around Washington
say, Rooseyelt's name Is sure 10 20 be-
fore the convention two years hence,
and what IL more, he Is likely to be
the nominee II the Democrats hold
their convention tlrst and rencmInate
Woodrow Wilson.
Senator Ashurst OF Arizona, walking
60 the capitol one day, became Inter-
ested In gang Of street laborers who
were taking their time. He was espe.
eially Interested 10 several colored men
who were moving with slow rhythm
that indicated how little they were in-
terested In their Jobs.
'IIow much are these men gettIng9"
asked Ashurst.
Each gets $50 per day for eight
hours was the answer.
Gee whizW exclaimed the Arizona
senator. ~ used to work ten hours
a day for st.10 day, and | worked
with more speed than those fellows are
showing"
Senator Fletcher Of Florida just he-
fore the recess was trying 10 get
through bin to which senator Pen.
rose 81 Pennsylvania made some Oh
lection, and after some discussion the
Pennsylvania senator remarked:
with great reluctance I withdraw my
objection have voted for 20 many
questionable measures IN the last six
months, perhaps one more viii not
weigh upon my conscience nor require
q greater reckoning on the day ~ judy
ment."
That which happened 10 France
in the third week OF July by
way Of response % the big German
offensive that was 20 end III pnrie-
was ail the moro gratifying because Il
was something that every patriotic
American deep dawn III his heart really
expected would happen when soldiers
Of the United States got into action.
The pride n American troops, the con
hdence that the American soldier was
nt least the equal Of any other soldier
on earth, and the belief that American
troops would stand up and hold nny
Germany army. has been deep.set
conviction IN the minds Of the Ameri-
can people from the time we entered
the war.
One reason for the great Impatience
II e.