Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-09
Senators Ask Release
'0f Soldiers Over y
Who Have Children
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Two Senators suggested yesterday
that all soldiers 30 years of age or
older who have children be released
along with young men who left COL
lege to go to war.
One of the Senators also sug-
gested that limited service soldiers
on special duty be released to make
room for civilians who might need
their jobs.
Meanwhile, there were indications
the Navy would modify Its point
discharge system to give additional
credit for sea and overseas service
and, possibly, lower the total point
scores required for release.
Modification of the Navy system
to take overseas and sea service into
account was recommended yesterday
by Chairman Walsh of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee Secretary
Forrestal had previously disclosed
that such formula was under
study.
Army relase of all soldiers 30 OF
older who have children, was urgec
by Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
of Wyoming.
OMahoney Proposal.
He made public letter to Secre-
tary of War Stimson in which he
said:
After numerous conserva tions
with soldiers, parents and army off.
GERS, venture to make the follow.
ing suggestions:
"Q All soldiers of limited service
classification, who have had over.
seas service, and all soldiers who
have sustained any injuries or WHIT
are found by physical examination
to be i'll, should be immediately
screened from all outfits under con.
Sideration for Pacific service.
"t2) All soldiers. 30 years of age
or over, who have children shoule
also be released.
80 All officers and men whose
scientific training, including medi'
cine, dentistry and the like, was in.
terrupted by the war and who il
good faith desire to resume thel
training should also be released.
Officers From Guard Units.
go All officers who entered tn,
Army through the National Guart
or otherwise from civilian life, 8.
years of age or over, who desire tc
return to their business should
upon application, be immediatel,
released"
Senator McCsrran, Democrat O.
Nevada, also wrote Mr.. Stimson
calling attention to what he termed
the plight of many thousands O
young men who left college to e
to war"
These men" he said, "it seem!
/ to me, have every right to ask tina
they may be allowed to return t.
civilian life at the earliest possibl,
moment and take up again The
studies which they laid aside wher
! their country called. ."
Senator McCarran also raised thu
question of the status of 1000 ,00t
limited service enlisted men.
These men cannot hope for dis.
charge under the point system
since the Limited service restriction
makes 1t virtually impossible fol
them to have acquired enough
points to entitle them to release,
he said.
Jobs for Civilians.
These limited servicemen ar
performing. almost entirely, clerica
work and other work requiring CT
william skills. During the war, it wa!
entirely proper that they SHOULD
perform this work, so as to reliev,
for active duty men physically bet
ter qualified for such duty.
BY holding these limited service.
men in the Army. 1000 900 jobs
more or less. are being kept out o
the labor market. To the exten
that these jobs need to be per
formed, there is no reason why the,
could not be performed by civilians
at civilian rates of compensation.
II believe labor is entitled to asl
that these jobs be thrown open OF
civilian basis as part of our ma.
tional program to provide employ
ment. and I believe that a limitet
service man, whose services ar
needed by the War Department il
the performance of essential,
civilian duties or duties requirin,
primarily civilian skills, is entitled
to ask that he be paid for his worl
on the same basis as workers per
forming comparable duties in pri
waite bllSineSs or industry