Evening journal., 1918-08-14

with regulations to be prescribed by
the President. and upon proclamation
by the Presiednt or other public notice
given by him or by his direction stat
ing the time or times and place or
places of any such registration, IL shall
! be the duty OF all persons Of the desig-
mated ages, except 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 themselves for and
submit TO registration under the pro-
visions OF this act and every such per-
son shall be deemed TO have notice OF
the requirement Of this act upon the
publication OF any such proclamation
or any such other public notice as
aforesaid given by the President or by
his direction; and any person who
shall willfully fail or refuse to present
! himself for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and shall.
upon conviction in a District Court Of
the United states having Jurisdiction
| thereof, be punished by Imprisonment
for not more than one year and shall
| thereupon be duly registered: Pro-
vided, that in the call Of the docket
precedence shall be given, in courts
| trying the same, TO the trial OF crimi-
nal proceedings under this act;
Provided, further, that persons
shall be subject TO registration as here
in provided who shall have attained
their eighteenth birthday and who shall
not have attained their forty-slxth
birthday on or before the day set for
the registration in any such proclama-
tion by the President or any such other
public notice given by him or by his
direction, and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject to draft
Into the forces thereby authorized I'M
less exempted or excused therefrOm as
In this act provided: provided, further.
that the President may at such inter-
walls as be may desire from time to
time request all male persons who have
attained the age OF IS years since the
last preceding date OF registration and
on or before the next date set for reg
istratlon by proclamation by the Prosl- |
dent except such persons as are ex-
empt from registration hereunder, to /
register I'm the same manner and sub /
ject 20 the same requirement and la /
bilities as those previously registered |
under the terms hereof; and provided /
further. that In the case OF temporary |
absence from actual place OF legal res
idence OF any person liable 10 registra-
tion as provided herein, such reglstra-
tlon may be made by mail under regII-
lations to be prescribed by the Presl-
dent.
"The life Of a soldier or a sailor sery-
Ing In the present war shall not be dis
qualified for any position under the
government because she is a married
woman.
Soldiers and sailors, regardless Of
age, shall, when they are accepted as
volunteers or when they shall have
been drafted, be eligible to receive com
missions in either the army or the navy
They shall likewise be eligible for ad-
mission TO officers schools under such
rules and regulations as may be adopted
Tor entrance to such schools, and shall
not be barred from or Disseminated
against on account Of age.
ANY persons under the age OF q
who shall have been accepted as a vol
or who shall have been drafted
and served In the army or navy, shall
be entitled, at the conclusion OF the
present war, TO receive an education
at the expense Of the United States
government at approved educational in
the period Of education shall
be equivalent in point OF time 10 the
period by him served In the army or
navy, but shall not exceed two years.
Application for such educational priv
lleges shall be made within six months
after discharge, and tho applicant shall
promptly begin his studies after his
application shall have been approved.
Rules and regulations for carrying out
this provision shall be promulgated by
the President"
Enactment Called Essential.
In explaining the reasons for expend-
Ing the draft ages, Senator Chamber
ain said
THE Secretary Of War, the Chief OF
stan, and General CrOwder have ap-
)eared before the committee on this
)ill. They have shown 10 the commit |
ee's satisfaction that It's enactment is T,
essential to the maintenance
" an adequate army In France.
while there are members OF the !
and other senators who re-
great the necessity OF reducing the draft
lge limit so as TO include young men
IF i8 years Of age, stlll they Will sup
port the measure because OF military
Il Is a time when ain must
make sacrifices IN flesh and blood. as
we'll as In treasure and the sooner win
)ur country be able TO avoid future
and greater sacrifices.
Under the terms Of the bin the
President VIII have the power to classl-
" those selected, and, while I have no
to indicate what he Will
DO, ! am inclined TO the opinion that
classes Will be arranged SO as TO call
The youngest class last, so that men OF
that class VIII have at least six months
Dr a year to remain in the United
States, and possibly longer, depending
upon the emergency.
ut is my purpose to have the bill
taken up next Monday, and the initial
steps with this end In view will be TAX i,
IN when the Senate convenes day after
.omorrow. ! think the committee
adopted have improved the
llll."