The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-13
EIGHTEEN YEAR
 YOUTHS CLOSE
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Continued from Page D manpower shook down to this fact: we are learning to ration mate rials; and we must now learn to ration manpower."
 He cited two major objectives of a sound manpower policy:
 First, to select and train men of the highest fighting efficiency need ed for our armed forces in the achievement of victory over our enemies in combat.
 Second, to man our war indus tries and farms with the workers needed to produce the arms and munitions and food required by our- selves and our fighting allies to win this war;"
 The war departments views on the immediate drafting of 18 and 19 year olds, was contained in letter by Secretary of War Henry L. Stim- son in response to requests for guid- ance from congressional commit tees. The Stimson letter went to the White House and MT. Roosevelt was aware of the army's position before he made his address last night.
 The army is anxious to have youths because it has learned a sad lesson in inducting men of around 40 years of age, many of whom can not stand up under rigorous army training.
 No Rush in Congress
 There was no indication that Con- gress would rush the necessary leg islation through in matter of days.
 Senate Democratic Leader Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky told his col leagues last weekend that nothing of tremendous importance would come before the Senate for the next two weeks.
 MT. Roosevelt has said previously that it would not be necessary to draft the 18 and 19-year-old class before the end. of the year. but eW- dently the growing pace of the war has increased the urgency in his mind.
 Tt may be that all of our volun- teer effort-however well intention ed and well administered-will not suffice wholly to solve the problem, !" the President said last night.
 The President singled out the scarcity of farm labor as perhaps the most difficult phase of the man. power problem" citing number of instances he had seen at f1rst-hand during his 8,754-mile tour of the country recently.
 Stop Moving About
 To carry out his manpower poll i.y. MT. Roosevelt said it would be necessary "to stop workers from moving from one war job to another as a matter of personal preference; to stop employers from stealing labor from each other; to use older men, and handicapped people, and more women, and even grown boys and girls, wherever possible and reasonable, to replace men of mili- tary age and fitness; to train new personnel for essential war work: : and to stop the wastage of labor in all essential activities"
 He suggested that school author ities work out plans for releasing high school students at various times during the year to help har- vest and plant crops.
 He criticized employers who dis like to employ women and are 're- luctant to hire negroes"
 we can no longer afford to in- dulge such prejudices or practices, he said.
 Tn reporting on his recent trip, the President said that while i've are by no means at full production level yet" he could "say to you that we are getting ahead of our enemies in the battle of produc' ton"
 Previously, Mir. Roosevelt had an- nounced that he had found the pros ductive efficiency of the country running ct about e4 or e6 per cent, with the probability that his pro. ducll0n rate goals announced last January would be achieved by ths end ag this gear.
 
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