New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-10
30 and 45.

as much as possible. He added
that with only three members of
the committee now in the city it
was doubtful if the committee
could be called together before
the house reassembles on August
~. The committee will have
hearings but they probably will
be short.
Weekly registration of youths
attaining the age of q during the
next few weeks was proposed by
General Crowder as the only
means of obtaining the 100000
men to be called to the colors in
September. This could be done
by presidential proclamation and
would add about $4,000 to the
number Of men available.
Presented as Amendment.
The principal portions of the
bill which will. extend the draft
ages to from IS to As was pre-
scented as amendments to the orig
inal draft law and are as follows ::
"The President may draft such
persons liable to military service
in such sequence of ages and at
such time or times as he may pre-
scribe:, citizen or
subject Of a country neutral in
the present war who has declared
his intention to become a citizen
of the United States shall be re-
lieved from liability to military
service upon his making a decla-
ration in accordance with regula-
tons as the President may pre-
scribe, Withdrawing his intention
to become a citizen of the United
States and he shall
forever be debarred from becom-
ing a citizen of the United
States. "
The provision referring to per-
sons engaged in industry and
agriculture, providing for their
relief from military duty, would
be amended to read:
persons engaged in occupa-
tons or employment found to he
necessary to the maintenance Of
the military establishment or the
effective operation Of the military
forces or the maintenance of ma
tional interest during the emerg-
ency."
The principal section would
provide:
"All male persons between the
ages of Is to As, both inclusive.
shall be subject to registration in
accordance with regulations to be
prescribed by the President and
upon confirmation by the Presi-
dent or other public notice given
by him or by his direction stating
the time or times and place or
places Of any such registration.
it shall be the duty Of all per-
sons Of the designated ages ex-
cept officers and enlisted men OF
the regular army, the navy, and
the national guard and naval
militia, while in the service OF
the United States to present them
selves for and submit to registra-
ton under the provisions Of this
act: Persons shall be
subject to registration as herein
provided who shall have attained
their 18th birthday and who shall
not have attained their 46th birth
day on or before the day set for
the registration in any such proc
lamation by the President or any
such other public notice given by
him or by his discretion and all
persons 80 registered shall be and
remain subject to draft into the
forces hereby authorized unless
exempted or excused therefrom
.; the President may at
such intervals as he may desire
from time ia time require all male
persons who have attained the age
Of 10 years since the last preced-
ing date Of registration date set
for registration by proclamation
Of the President, except such per-
sons as are exempt from regis
tration hereunder, to register in
the same manner and subject to
the same requirements and liabil-
tiles as those previously registered
under the terms thereof.
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