The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-19
MAY DEFER
CALLING OUT
Y0UN men
Secretary Baker Explains New
Man-power Bill to the Senate
Committee
SUGGESTS QUICK ACTION
Not Opposed to Placing Youths
Between 18 and 10 in a Sep
arate Classification
SUGGESTS QUICK ACTION

Between IL and ~ in a Sep
arate Classification
Washington, Aug. 19.-The war Sec
retary with General March and Gen
eral Crowder appeared before the
house committee at the opening hear
ing to reiterate their explanations that
immediate attention of the manpower
bill is imperative in order to carry
out the enlarged war program.
thee are two ways of prosecuting,
this war;" Mr. Baker said. zone way
is to make every possible effort to
do it now, and the other is to pro
ceed somewhat more leisurely and do
it late. The obvious assumption from
every standpoint, social, military, in
dustria land economic, is to put forth
every effort in this country and win
the war as soon as possible.
Defer Calling Youths.
Leaving an explanation of the man
power situation to General Crowder,
the secretary announced that objec-
tions to calling boys Of IS he had
planned to defer their call as long
as possible, and would not object to
placing a provision in the bill max
ing a separate class OF men between
Is and ,19 years, and for deferrins
calling of them las far as practicable
until after Others in Glass had been
exhausted :
As to how long before men called
under the new law would 60 across.
Mr.. Baker said not more than six
months training would. be given at
home.
Unsolved Problem.
In extending the draft ages. Secre-
tary Baker said, suspension Of acas
demic education is an 'unsolved PROB
4 lem,.' or the situation. and that<Eit
would be most unfortunate to have all
collegiate education stopped. He be-
lieved there would be many youths
1T at schol but was against exemp,
ti0n of college students as class as
thoroughly undemocraticy Scientif-
ically trained experts are needed how
ever, and education of such must be
continued. the secretary said. Men in
jured in the war would be sent to col
leFes after the war, the secretary
said. ....-
The department plans. Mr.. Bake>
said, are to call the younger men my
the middle of next year, but substan-
TALLY by. the time the school is fin
ished. Mr.. Baker expects to raise D.
300, 1000 men by June 30th. 1919. and
that 1t is proposed to call 100000
men by that time:
I'VE need every single man in class
one between IS and As. We must not
delude ourselves that those of Is and
10 are going to be deferred any
length of time. They must he called
next spring in time to get to France
The 80 division plan General March
said depended on shipping facilities.
II might as we'll state here freely"
he said, that 1t is the plan of Mr..
Swab to take care OF the army plan
and get ahead Of it il possible"
General March read an official
statement showing that n August l
there were 3,012,012 men under arms;
1901, ,742 either in France of en- route;
1;432.7O6 in training or insular pos
sessions. Called in the August draft
are 277,664.
In addition to these there are about
$1,000 marines serving with the ex-
peditionary forces 1t 4. planned to
send 25O,0OO men monthly to France.
General March said.
'"But we hope" he added" to in
cerase that in the spring.
Consideration Of the new man power
bill extending the draft ages will be-
gin next Thursday. With quorum
present today the senate set aside
provisions for recess until August "a.
Eighty American divisions of 45,OOO
men EACH General March told the
House military committee today.
should be able to bring the war to a
successful conclusion in 1919. That
is the number the department plans
to have in France by next June 80.
All of these men will be sent to
schools or training centers for in
struction in special service. The calls
on the different states and points to
which the men are ordered, North Da-
kota 2O6, Grand Forks, School OF
Mines.
1t is the plan of the war department.
to put 80 divisions into France before
June 1919 said General March emphat-
ically