Evening star., 1945-09-21
Move 10 Restrict
Draft 10 21.26
Group Dropped
Senute Committee
Backs House Bill
On EnIistments
By the Associated eress.

By the Associated Eress.
Chairman Thomas of the Sen
ate Military Affairs Committee
today abandoned his proposal tc
limit the draft to men 81 to 2t
years of age as the committee
approved HouSe-paSSed legiSla-
ton to encourage voluntary en-
liStments through a program O.
inducements.
L gave up because 1 do not want
to be in a position of delaying the
Army and Navy plan to obtain men
by enlistment" he said.
Senator Thomas explained the
recruitment measure did not raise
the draft revision issue He said
II this now was attacked by the
Senate, dispute, debate and delay
would result.
Senator Thomas proposal for re-
vision was shunted aside by the
committee after informal discus
sion and without the matter COM
ing to formal vote.
Opinion Differs Sharply.
Meanwhile, there was a sharp
difference among lawmakers over
Gen. George C. Marshalrs promises
that demobilization point scores
will be cut to 70 in october and to
60 in November and finally dropped.
Gen. Marshall said that during the
winter the Army will get around to
releasing all soldiers who have
served two years or longer.
This whole business of releas-
ing soldiers Is in a terrible con-
fusion and way behind where it
should be-" Senator Wherry of Ne
brasks, the Republican whip, told
the Senate late yesterday after Gen
Marshalls midmorning appearance
before members of both chambers
The time has come when Con-
gress ought to have something to
say about the size of this Army"
Senator Mcfarland, Democrat, OF
Arizona countered that he was lust
as anxious as any one to see our
boys come home. But first l want
the Japs to be made to realize they
are a conquered nation"
To a reporter, Senate Majority
Leader Barkley said he thought
Gen. Marshall's talk would quiet
a lot of criticism of the Army on
Capitol Hill for not getting men
out faster"
Hill Backs Marshall.
A similar view came from the
Democratic whip, Senator Hill of
Alabama, who commented:
ANY reasonable man who heard
Gen. Marshall certainly was i'm
pressed that the Army is attempting
to release men as quickly as it can
be done under what it believes is a
fair system"
However, Senator Wherry said the
Chief of Staff failed to clarity
numerous questions Senator
Wherry mentioned such topics as
the size of occupation forces, the
number required for the peacetime
Army, the need for selective serv-
ice, and plans for voluntary enlist
mentS.
we still lack facts upon which
to act" Senator Wherry complained
in an interview.
The bill to encourage enliStments
passed the House earlier this week
by top-heavy vote The Senate
Naval Affairs Committee already
has approved and sent it on to the
military group for its okay
Announcement Applauded.
Maj. Gen. S. G. Henry, chief of
Army personnel, got in on the hand
clapping at yesterdays gathering in
the Library of Congress when he
announced that by October officers
will need only IS points, enlisted
WACS 36 and WAC officers 80. The
score for enlisted WACS drops to "a
on November l.
The presently required scores arc
80 for enlisted soldiers, 80 to 100 for
male officers according to grade, Al
for enlisted WACS and A for WAC
officers.
Medical Department officers, as at
present, will be released under a
separate schedule.
Navy Considers Hardship Cases.
1t was learned also that the Navy
now is giving special consideration
to hardship cases.
The Navy said enlisted men in the
following groups will be given par
ticular consideration" for discharge
for dependency reasons:
Those 38 years of age or over.
Those who are 30 or over. who
have completed one year of active
service and who have three or more
children II or under.
Those who are 26 or over with five
or more minor children, regardless