Evening star., 1940-09-17

The tert OF President Roosevelt :!
draft registration proclamation,
issued late yesterday, tollo1us.,
Whereas the Congress has en-
acted and I have this day approved
the Selective Training and Service
Act of 1910, which declares thai
it is imperative to increase ane
train the personnel of the armed
forces of the United States ano
that in a free society the obliga.
tions and privileges of militar,
training and service should bs
shared generally in accordance witt
fair and just system of selectlv'
compulsory military training ane
service: and
Whereas the said act contains, ir
part. the following provisions:
Section 2, Except as other
wise provided in this act, 1t shall
be the duty of every male citi-
zen of the United States, and of
every male alien residing in the
United States. who, on the day
or days fixed for the first or any
subsequent registration, is be-
tween the ages of 81 and 36, to
present himself for and submit to
registration at such tirncur times
and place or places, and in such
manner and in such age group or
groups, as shall be determined by
rules and regulations prescribed
hereunder
Section S. (a) Commissioned
officers, warrant officers, pay
clerks and enlisted men of the
Regular Army, the Navy. the
Marine Corps. the Coast Guard,
the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
the Public Health Service, the
federally recognized active Ma
tional Guard. the Offlcers' Re
serve Corps, the Regular Army
Reserve. the Enlisted Reserve
Corps. the Naval Reserve. and the
Marine Corps Reserve; cadets.
United States Military Academy;
midshipmen, United States Naval
Academy; cadets, United States
Coast Guard Academy; men who
have been accepted for admit
tance commencing with the aca-
demic year next succeeding such
acceptance) to the United States
Military Academy as cadets. to
the United States Naval Acad-
emy as midshipmen, or to the
United States Coast Guard Acad-
emy as cadets, but only during
the continuance of such accept
ance; cadets of the advanced
course, senior division, Reserve
Officers Training Corps or Naval
Reserve officers Training Corps;
and diplomatic representatives,
technical attaches of foreign en-
bassies and legations, consuls
general, consuls. vice consuls
and consular agents of foreign
countries, residing in the United
States, who are not citizens Of the
United States, and who have not
declared their intention to be-
come citizens of the United
States, shall not be required to
be registered under section 2 and
shall be relieved from liability
for training and service under
section 3 (b)."
Section 10 (a) The President
is authorized
% to prescribe the necessary
rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of this act;
80 to utilize the service OF
any or all departments and any
and all officers or agents of the
United States and to accept the
services of all officers and agents
of the several States, Territories,
and the District of Columbia and
subdivisions thereof in the exc
cution of this act;
Section IA ,a) Every person
shall be deemed to have notice
of the requirement of this act
upon publication by the Presi-
dent of a proclamation or other
public notice fixing a time for
any registration under Sec
ton q"
Now. therefore. I, Franklin Z
Roosevelt, President of the Unite,
States of America. under and b.
virtue of the authority vested in m
by the aforesaid Selective Training
and Service Act of 1910. do proclaim
the following:
/. The first registration under th'
Selective Training and Service Ac
of 1910 shall take place on Wednes
day, the 10Th day Of October, 1910
between the hours Of I am. and
pm.
2. Every male person tother thar
persons excepted by Section 5 (a) o
the aforesaid acD who Is q citizen o
the United States or an alien resid
ing in the United States and who, Of
the registration date fixed herein
has attained the 21st anniversary o
the day Of his birth and has not At
tanned the 36th anniversary of tn
day of his birth, is required to pre-
sent himself for and submit to reg
istration. Every such person who i
within the Continental United State
on the registration date fixed hereil