Evening star., 1940-09-21
Roosevelt Studies
Choice Of Civilian
Draft Advisers
Regulations Expected
To Be Issued Monday
Or Tuesday
By BLAIR BOLLES.

ny OLhAt DohAbos
The forward march of the con-
scription program today awaited
action from President Roosevelt.
The rush to complete prepara-
tions for the gigantic task Of regis
tering all the draft eligibles Octo-
Der 16, only Is days away, will start
in earnest when Mr.. Roosevelt ap-
points the selective service commits
sioner and issues the draft regula-
tions.
Mr.. Roosevelt is also studying the
names of those most suited for
membership on the Civilian Advisory
Committee. which is expected to
come into being when the draft head
Is chosen.
This committee, according to per-
sons working closely on development
Of the preliminary arrangements for
the draft, probably will consist Of six
persons. representing the views of
non-military interests in organizing
and administering the draft.
-Four names prominently men
toned are these men already work.
ing with the Army and Navy Sc
lective Service Committee:
Frederick Osborne, expert stats
tician, who Is understood to be
working out a system for cata-
loguing the 16,404 900 persons SUBJ
ject to registration-all the Ameri-
cans in the States. the District and
the Territories ranging in age from
81 through IS.
Col. William Draper, U. S. A. Re-
serve, former member of the New
York investment banking house OF
Dillon, Read e. Co., now attached
to the Army General Staff.
Joseph P. Harris. professor OF
political science, University of Cali
fornia, an expert on elections, who
presumably is perfecting the plans
for using election machinery fol
local draft organizations.
DR.. Floyd w. Reeves, director OF
the American Youth Commission
and assistant to Sidney Hillman. in
charge of the labor supply for the
National Defense Advisory Commits
sion. who has been in close touch
with problems of youth training
vocational placement and employ.
ment.
On Mr.. Roosevelts desk now are
two bills awaiting his signature
which will give further impetus to
the defense drive. Both were passed
by the Senate yesterday in complet-
ing congressional action on them.
One increases the reconstruction
Finance Corps borrowing power by
81 500 900 900, two-thirds of which
is to be lent by the r. F. c. for the
acquisition of strategic war materials
and for the expansion Of national
defense industries. The other $500
900, 900 is earmarked for loans to
be made by the Export Import Bank
to South American countries in the
interest of continental solidarity
The Senate vote on the bill was SO
ayes-29 Democrats, 2 Republicans,
l Progressive and l Independent-to
81 nays-12 Republicans. 8 Demo-
Gratis and 1 Farmer-Labor.
Jesse Jones, chairman of the
r. F. c., stated funds would 60 to
these four new Government corpor.
ations, created for the defense pro-
gram; Metals Reserve Co., $l05,-
600 900 for purchase Of tin, manga
nese, antimony and critical ma
terials: Rubber Reserve Co., $145,-
000, 1000, to acquire supplies Of raw
rubber; Defense Supplies Corp
$153, ESQ, 900, largely for purchase
of reserve aviation gasoline; Defense
Plant Corp, $5,O0O,0 900 for capital
with another $15O,OOO,O00 needed to
finance defense plant construction
and purchases of machinery.
The other bill awaiting presiden-
tial blessing appropriates 1898 ,000,-
900 for Army housing facilities to
help build barracks for the first
rush of draftees. The Senate passed
this measure by voice vote after
the House had approved it by
unanimous consent the day before
General interest grew among
Americas business men in how the
provision in the Draft Act providing
for governmental operation of in.
dustries essential to defense would
operate. A Navy Department re-
lease put some light on this ques-
ton, stating:
Having complete faith In the
voluntary cooperation of industry
the Navy Department does not ex-
pect to invoke this law for that pur-
pose.
"The law may be used. however,
to conscript those materials or COM
modities under contract for delivery
to non-essential purposes. The
conscription in this case will obtain
the materials for national defense
and relieve the owners from major
contractual commitments.
The law will, therefore, be used
for the protection of industry and
to make II possible for industry to