Evening star., 1941-06-30
President Authorizes
Induction Of 100000
Men in Fiscal Year AZ
In Addition, q Change
May Be Asked in Limit
On Number Of Druftees
BY JOHN &. HENRY,
Star staff Correspondent.

Ctsi ohHii SVIEthpoUurHts
HYDE PARK, N. Y. June 30
With close to another million Amer
ican youths expected to register
tomorrow for their participation In
the Nations military training pro-
gram. President Roosevelt had
cleared the way today for induction
of an added 100000 men into the
Army during the coming fiscal year
The Presidents action. taken over
the weekend by executive order
calls for the maximum OF new
trainees under the present selective
service law.
For the present fiscal year the
training of 100000 men was author
lied and actually there have been
only approximately 10000 thus far
inducted. As training quarters and
facilities have been expanded, how
ever, the induction pace has been
stepped up and the authorization
for conscription of the maximum
900 900 makes IL clear that the
mobilization program will be pushed
steadily until 1t reaches its ststu-
tory peak
May Ask Lifting Of Limit.
In addition, there is considerable
likelihood that there will be an ad-
ministration request for amendment
of the law to permit having more
than 900 900 draftees under training
| at one time-thus leaving the Army
free to retain in service for perhaps
limited additional time beyond
| the one-year training period por-
ton of the new troops now being
instructed.
The time limitation of II months
is imposed by the statute, except
that whenever the Congress has
declared that the national interest
is imperiled, such 12-month period
may be extended by the President
to such time as may be necessary
In the interests of national defense" :"
It has been suggested in some
quarters that the requirement OF
congressional declaration might be
avoided through the fact that
draftees. on completion of their
training, automatically become re-
servists, and as such they might be
called into active duty by the Presl-
dent alone.
Extension of the training OF the
National Guard units now in service
already has been recommended by
the War Department and Army of1l-
cials have been quoted recently as
saving it might be desirable to keep
some of the draftees beyond tner
primary II months. Since the hrst
of the conscripted units Will not
have completed years training un-
til next fall. authority for extend
ing their service is not Immediately
necessary.
Another Indication.
William D. Hassett, presidential
secretary, was questioned YESTERDAY
on the possibility of extension OF
training time for the draft army out
his only reply was an opinion that
the present law did not permit such
a course. He did not, however, glye
anv indication of administration IN
tentions regarding possible revision
of the statute.
Men registering tomorrow for tne
first time will be those who nave
reached their 21st birthday since tne
registration October is. 1t has oeen
decided that they will be assigned
numbers and drawn for service IN
such a way as to give them no de-
ferment preference over men reg
istered last fall. A legislative pro-
posal for deferment Of men reacn-
| ing their 28th birthday tomorro"
is now pending.
Another indication of probable
lengthening of army service for
some of the young troops might De
| found in the fact that the record
appropriation measure just passed
by the Congress carries funos lor
| .563 .9O8 officers and men, whereas
last January budget estimates IN
volved only 1,418, 900.
Three Other Orders Signed.
Three other executive orders and
one piece of legislation pertaining
to the preparedness program also
were signed by Mr.. Roosevelt mere
| over the week end.
Bv one of the orders there is
established within the Office OF
Emergency Management an offlce
of scientific research and develop
ment with DR.. Vannevar Bush.
president of the Carnegie Institu-
ton of Washington, to serve as
director.
Covered into this new agency
is the National Defense Research
Committee, which DR.. Bush
formerly headed and which hence
! forth will be directed by DR.. James
B. Conant, president of Harvard
University, Other committee mem
bers are DR.. Roger Adams of the
University of Illinois, DIR. Richard
c. Tolman of California Institute
of Technology, and DR.. Karl T..
Compton, president of Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology.
The White House announced that
committee on medical research
is to be named later and will be
| pdTL Ol Illc llcW OllCC'
New Awards Established.
| The other two orders establish
awards for distinguished military
or naval service; one to be a good
conduct medal for award to en-
listed Army men after three years
of exemplary behavior, efficiency
and fidelity" and the other to be
an American defense service medal
10 be granted during the unlimited
national emergency to personnel of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or
Coast Guard.
The legislation signed by the
President authorizes appropriations
up to $150,0O0,000 for establishment
of public services near defense
centers. Involved would be schools,
waterworks, sanitary systems, hos
pitals, recreational facilities and
supplementary highways.
Plans already have been drafted