Evening star., 1941-06-15
Early Call Into Army
Faced by Youths Who
Will Register Ju|y1
Will Be 'Integruted'
With Prior Reeistrunts
Under Policy Adopted

American youths recently turned
81, who will register for selective
service July l, will assume equal
chances for military service with
those already on draft call lists,
national selective service officials
disclosed yesterday.
A proposal that the new men be
placed at the bottom of order lists
has been abandoned, a spokesman
declared, after informal objections
were raised in Congress.
Under a change in tentative plans
approxime tely 100000 new regis
trantS will be ''integrated" with the
100000 who registered last Oc-
tober. Several methods to accom-
plish this "integration" are under
consideration. it was said.
Lottery to Be Held.
A second national lottery to de-
termine the order of call for the
new men in relation to each other
definitely will be held sometime be-
tween the new registration day and
August |. officials said, adding that
tine problem to be worked out now
is the relation of the new men to
those already registered.
The new registrantS will be
chosen for service in an impartial
manner in accordance with the
mandate of the Selective Service
Act, without disturbing the position
of men already aligned" a spokes
man said. All must be considered
on par
This will be accomplished, it was
explained. without any general re-
shuff1ing of the present draft rolls
AS a result of the addition of names.
The new class of enrolleeS is eX-
pected to provide a large proper
ton of men liable to immediate
service because of their youth and
relative lack of family and other
obligations.
Work With Committees.
In seeking an impartial means of
"integrating the new names, Sc
lective service experts are under
stood to be working closely with
the Senate and House Military At
fairs Committees.
Meanwhile, the District Commits
sioners called on Washington en-
ployers to allow any new selective
service eligible in their charge suf-
ficient time off to register July l.
The request was made in the form
of a proclamation which also dl-
rected the estimated 5000 WASH
ington youths who have reached the
age of 81 since the first registration
day to comply with the Presidents
recent proclamation designating the
new call" day.
Washington employers at the
same time were advised Of War
Department policy having to do
with the discharge of enlisted mon
who are now considered key en-
ployes in the industries they were
called from in past months under
the selective service program.
Recognize Industrial Emergency
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, director
of District seleCtive service, pointed
out that the Army has recognized
that IN UnlS llIlle Ol llloIc AIA'CAIoO
national emergency selecteeS who |
once could be released from civilian
Jobs now are needed urgently IN |
their former positions. He warned. |
however, that it must be established |
to the satisfaction of the War De-
partment that the individual Is
kew man and is now needed by his
former employer by reason OF eX-
oansion of industrial activities or |
the shortage of skilled employees.
An employer or company 1t mas
been pointed out, must agree to re-
employ such an individual Imme-
diately on his release from military |
service. Requests for releases must
be addressed to the UndersecretarF
of War and executed under oath by |
the responsible head of firms max |
ing the requests, Gen. Cox SAID, |
adding that detailed information |
on procedure in asking releases
NAV be obtained through the pub
lie relations Office at District Selee-
tive Service Headquarters.