Evening star., 1948-03-17

mans appeal for universal mill
tary training and revival of tn,
draft today cut sharply acros,
party lines in Congress.
There was some Republican crit
icism Of the Presidents request OF
the grounds that he was "creatin,
crisis"
He got backing, as we'll as opposi
ton. for his UNIT proposal. Blu
most lawmakers said they wan
more time to study the draft re
quest.
Chairman Gurney of the Senat,
Armed Services Committee note,
that his group already had called +,
hearing this afternoon on the ques
ton of UNIT. Secretary of Stat
Marshall will be the first witness.
60-Day Gap on Draft.
Meanwhile Col. Daniel o. Omer
executive officer of the office O.
selective service records, estimated
it would be at least 60 days before
there could be any registration un.
der new selective service Law
should it be passed in line with
President Truman's recommenda
ton for a Temporary" draft
World War II records now hele
by the Office would be of "debata
BILE value" and those 18-year-old!
registered just prior to demobiliza
ton likely would have to be regis.
tered again, he said.
He pointed out that many of thest
young men had changed their statu!
which would require new records.
The Presidents recommendation
caught the records Office. headed by
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. now or
the West Coast, as cold as it prob.
ably hit anybody else" Col Omel
said. I'VE have not been asked tt
do anything as yet"
Ferguson Asks Definition.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, Of
Michigan complained that the Pres
ident had done nothing in his mes
sage to spell out the terms of Amer
ican foreign policy.
Congress and the people ought te
know exactly what our foreign pol
icy is" Senator Ferguson COM
IF we are going to fight
what are we going to fight for?"
On the House side, Chairman
Eaton of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, Endorsed the draft anc
UNIT proposals as "a wise precau.
ton looking to our national safety.
Mr.. Eaton also said he is d0nE
all in his power to meet the Presi.
dents request for quick passage O.
the European Recovery Program
His committee is now drafting a re
covery bill for House action.
Chairman Andrews of the Hous
Armed Services Committee said ,
temporary draft would have to b,
what I would call limited selectiv'
service He explained this mean
calling up men 18 to 81, with nom
to be called who are in high schoo
or are gainfully employed"
I'VE might need only 100000 t.
100000 men, Mr.. Andrews said.
Not Substitute for UNIT.
Mr.. Andrews said a draft woult
not serve ,as a substitute for uni
versal military training some
thing in the bank for the future.
Representative Wadsworth, Re
publican, of New York. author o
the wartime draft law, urged imme.
diate action on the Presidents pro.
posal for UNIT and temporary
draft.
Mr.. WadsWorth said:
I'm his description of the presen
conditions of the world and tn,
which it carries, the Presi,
dent speaks the truth"
But Senator Thye, Republican. O.
Minnesota a supporter CT Repub-
lican Presidential Aspirant Harolc
E. Stassen, commented:
The President seems to be de.
veloping a new crisis"
And Senator Taylor. Democrat, O.
Idaho vice. presidential running
mate of Henry A. Wallace, said he i!
to renewing selective service
I see where Russia is demobiilz.
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