The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-15

h French under one commander in chief,
1--WE can 20 through the German line
wherever we please"
N Class One Good Until June.
" This law" the general added, will
let us lean on Class ! until June 30 OF
next year. We reached the conclusion
! that the enlarged program was nece
81 say on July 80
Secretary Baker explained the Stcn
that led up TO the change in the mill
tary program.
Eighty Divisions Is Maximum.
b After the recess OF congress" the
secretary said, 1T became clear to us
that the eighty program was
i. perhaps the maximum which we could
y possibly hope TO accomplish and that to
accomplish that il would be necessary
10 change the age limits from the pres.
ent limits to rs TO 4"
Secretary Baker said he asked the
surgeon general for a formal opinion |
as TO what changes he would recon
mend, 20 which the surgeon general
suggested the ages l8 to IS.
Bill Most Essential.
my entire approval" declared Sccteta- |
~ Baker. Asked by Senator Johnson
Of California il he believed the pend
ing bill was essential 10 carry OF, ths
purposes for which the United States
,en'ered the war, Secretary Baker re-
lplied
! 81 believe that to he the fact MY
town judgement about it originally was
that 10 should be the minimum and
icame to The Is minimum only after
Thorough study OF the situation and
with some reluctance, but finally be
i'icy.ng il 10 be necessary 10 secure the
ia.nr.nriIic srumhcr Of men
. The committees action in reporting
'the bin the. rcnort SAYS, "is based
upon the necessity Of the government
IN this crisis" and upon the opinon Of
the secretary Of war. the chief Of staff
and the provost marshal general that
il would be better to extend the draft
agcs than 10 invade those classes
which have been deferred by law and
by regulations OF the war department
How Work Order Goes.
Regarding the work-or-ight amend
ncnt Of Senator Reed providing for
Withdrawal Of deferred classification
from men absent from work without
cause the report says
1T seems to the committee that
in view AZ IN" fact we are about
10 authorize the drafting Of boys
between the AGES of Is and p as
well o., those above p up 10 and
inclusive of l5 years old and are J
t... l,g tt ,f
I between lS and IS who are engaged
; in useful and necessary occupa
/ lions from actual service in the /,
: ranks. that when any are exempted +
solely from the cause that their
services are more valuable 10 the =,
nation ln the production Of things IL
essential 90 the prosecution Of the \
war. that when they cease in good a
faith tu follow the essential occu- e
patton they ought to be subject TO e
the draft as IN other cases. y
Should Continue to Be Essential Il
The young man not engaged in ,
these occupations must wear the IN
Uniform enter the ranks and bare +,
his breast to the weapons OF the L.
German army lie cannot refuse u
20 work even Tor an hour and he \
/, comncllcd to fight whether he r
feels disposed TO do so or not In
view oi thi- when a Young man is !
exempted from the draft solely in
order that he may engage in an es- a
scntal industry. he ought to con- +
tinue in that employment in good +
faith while any grievance is being II
adjusted by the industrial board, nj
and if he fails to do so he ought =
TO be subject to draft IlI
The provision does not pretend "a
TO interfere with the right OF any y
man to cease labor when any man "
pleascS to do so, but simply says st
70 him that il he does cease he D
shall under such regulations as the %
president may prescribe subject =
himself to the draft as though he v
had no, been exempted in the first a.
instance -,
Passage Next Week. NJ
Senator Chamberlain still hopes 70
pass the mea urc by Saturday of mex, q,
week He said a quorum seemed as. "
sured for Monday and he then will re- dI
new his request to set aside the vaca-
tion program and proceed Thursday