The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
VICTORY SURE
WITH 100000
US. MEN IN 1919
GEN. MARCH.
with 80 Divisions We Can
Go Through German
Line" He Asserts.
CANNOT DEFER 18 AGE
Baker Would Call 1886
First. 36-4o Next and
Youngest Class Last.
ALL TO BE READY IN JUNE
Senate Will Begin Work on
Man Power Bill
Thursday.
ALL TO BE READY IN JUNE
Special Despafch TO TnE suS.

npsCtdi pesputCN 10 lhE Sun
WARRINGTON, Aug. 1s. - BY using
every available man between the ages
ot IS and 45 years the United States
will have eighty divisions facing the
Germans on the western front by June
o, next year and will be sufficiently
powerful to force a victorious end of
the var before the close Of next year.
This Ia substance was the information
given to-day to the House Military
Committee by Secretary Baker and
Gen. March. Chief Of StafY.
Eighty divisions would mean the use
Of $500. 900 men.
Carrying out the stupendous man
power programme of the nation will
leave no chance Of youths OF rs to -
years being placed in any sort Of de-
tcrred classification. Gen. March made
this clear, declaring that every man in
Class 1 registered under the enlarged
draft ages will be needed by next
spring anyhow"
He explained that intensive training
CT at least four months is necessary
before men can be shipped abroad, and
the programme of placing eighty divi-
sions in France and leaving eighteen
here by the middle Of next year makes
il impossible to defer calling the
Youngest class under the new regis
tration.
Baker Not as Explicit.
On this point Mr.. Baker was not quite
as explicit, though. and said that Gen.
Crowder was working on pian
whereby these boys would be called
to the colors last. This plan wouio
call those between 10 and sS years mrs.
then those between IS and 49, ana last
Of all the youngest class.
The committee was satisfied with Cen
March's statement. though. that this
would mean only a few weeks respite
for the 1919 years old class. He nAtly
told the committee that 1t had "oetter
get rid OF the idea that the men IL 10
10 years old will be placed In deferred
classification for any length or time-
The men must expect to be called iour
% SIX months prior to June 80. lsls'
when It will be necessary to nave the
American forces so strong as to make
victory certain"
Any question OF serious opposition
10 the man power bill was effectually
sQuelched when in answer to questions
By members of the committee Gen
Nrch asserted that unless the draft
Of men between IS and As was author
Ted the deferred classes under the
present registration of men between Il
and 81 years of age would have to be
rvaded and that the result OF this
would be to seriously cripple essential
industries"
secretary's Apparent switch.
As the House committee understood
the Secretary OF War, apparently he
tas backtracked on some of the state
ments he made recently In respect to
the man power bill. He was under
stood to have said plainly that marriage
would be all automatic bar to classifica-
ton in Class / under the new resistra-
ton and also to have indicated clearly
'' DbpNsiNlOH 10 tue piopooeu "As'
strike amendment to the man power
BILL To-day he gave different impress
t!ons altogether.
Before the Senate Military Committee
NJ Baker declared that inclusion OF the
work or fight" amendment proposed
ty Senator Thomas (Col) and amended
oy Senator Reed tMo). which II de-
ssned 10 make striking workmen liable
% induction into the army. would be
very unfortunate" To-day he gave
ne House Military Committee the clear
impression that he did not object to the
amendment.
Regarding the question of marriages
ne committee understood Mr.. Baker
''-dsy to tal:e a different position from
ne one he adopted when he announced
'":entIy that marriage OF men between
ne ages Of % and IS years would be
~ automatic bar to inclusion In class /.
'o'nay Nj, Baker said that he proposed
my 70 make more automatic" the
'-s.h-at!on OF married men who were
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