Evening journal., 1918-08-14
new DRAFT BILL
READY FOR SENATE
Committee Accepts Age Ex-
tension, Is to 45, as a
Military Necessity
"WORK OR EIGHT"
CHANGE Is MADE

CHANGE Is MADE
WASHINGTON, Aug. i4.-Yielding tC
the war emergency, the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, in completing its re-
draft Of the man power bill, has voted
to make the age limit from Is TO a,
years. Senator Chamberlain, as chair
man. explained that the committee
because OF military necessity had
approved the expansion urged by the
secretary Of war.
The man power bill is now ready for
action by the Senate, and viii be Of
fered by Senator Chamberlain when
that body recOnvenes next Monday.
Word reached the capitol yesterday
from enough absentees to assure the
necessary working quorum.
The bill, as recast by the commit
tee. differs in few particulars from the
draft submitted by the Secretary OF
War. One amendment, offered by Sem
ator Reed of Missouri and adopted as
part Of the exemption clause, stipu-
lates that any one in the exempt or
deferred class who fails TO continue at
work when physically able to do so
shall be subject 70 draft, under regu-
lations TO be promulgated by the
President.
Another amendment accepted pro-
Vides against disqualifying the wife Of
a soldier or sailor serving In the war
from holding a government position.
Under another amendment soldiers and
sailors under n, after being discharged
from service. may avail themselves Of
educational instruction at the expense
Of the government for a period equal
to their time Of service, but not TO ex-
ceed two years.
Under the new draft ages It Is unof-
flcially calculated that approximately
100000 additional men VIII be called
to the colors, making Americas avail
able lighting force more than 100000
in 1919. The War Departments scheme,
it is understood. would be TO have an
army Of approximately 100000 men In
France next year with the balance held
in camps in this country, ready to be
transported in the event Of emergency. |
Here is the bill as completed:
"A BILL
Final Text Of Draft Bill.
ITO amend Sections ?, 4, and 5 Of an
act entitled An act to authorize the |
President to Increase temporarily the |
military establishment OF the United |
States, approved May IS, 1917, and for
other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the United |
States OF America in Congress assem-
bled, that the second sentence OF Sec |
tion 2 Of the act entitled An act 10 |
authorize the President to increase
temporarily the military establishment
Of the United States approved May IS,
1917, be- and hereby is, amended to
read as follows:
Such draft as herein provided shall
be based upon liability 20 military SER
vice OF all male citizens and male per-
sons residing in the United States, not
alien enemies, who have declared their
Intentions TO become citizens, between
the ages Of iS and l5, both inclusive,
and shall take place and be maintained
under such regulations as the President
may prescribe. not inconsistent with
sthe terms Of this act; provided. that
the President may draft such persons
liable to military service in such Sc
quence Of ages and at such time or
times as he may prescribe; and pro-
Vlded further, that a citizen or subject |
Of country neutral In the present war
who has declared his intention TO be-
come a citizen OF the United States shall /
be relieved from liability to military
service upon his making a declaration,
IN accordance with such regulations as
the President may prescribe, withdraw
ing his intention 10 become a citizen
Of the United States, which shall oper-
ate and be held TO cancel his declara-
tion Of intention TO become an Ameri- !
can citizen. and he shall forever be de-
barred from becoming a citizen OF the /
United States
20. That the. provision OF Section |
OF said act (the draft exemption clause) |
persons engaged an industries, includ- /
ing agriculture, found TO be necessary |
10 the maintenance Of the military es-
tablishment, or the effective operation |
Of the military forces. or the malnte- |
nance Of national interest during the
emergency be, and hereby, is amended |
10 read as follows;
Persons engaged in occupations or
employments found TO be necessary to /
the maintenance Of the military estab- |
lishment or the effective operation Of /
the military forces, or the maintenance |
Of national interest during the emer- |
gency, provided, that. when any person |
shall have been placed In a deferred |
or exempted class for any OF the rea-
sons in this paragraph set forth, he /
shall not be entitled to remain therein |
unless he shall in good faith continue, /
while physically able to do so, to work
at and follow such occupation, employ
ment or business, and II he fails so to
do, shall again become subject to the
draft; the President shall make regu-
lations for enforcing this provision
3. That Section Of said Act be
amended by adding at the end thereof
the following provso
Provided that nothing in this sec
tion contained shall prevent the Presi-
dent, II he deems It advisable, from ap-
pointing as member Of a local board
any person residing outside the sub D
division or area in which such local :
board has jurisdiction, or from trans
ferring a member Of one local board 10
another local board outside the sub-di- !
vision or area in which such person
resides |,
4. That Section Of said act be. and
hereby is, amended to read as follows: {
That all male persons between the {
ages Of IS and 49, both inclusive, shall
be subject to registration In accordance