Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 19 | Baker Urges 18 to 45 Limit on New Draft

0 AKER URGES 18 TO 45 LIMIT ON NEW DRAFT Ages Recommended in ill Man flan ManPower Power Po Bill Declared Necessary Necessary sary siry b by y War Secretary I Washington Auff Aut 3 3 Draft Draft ages of ot from tram 18 13 to 45 5 years cars will bo recommended recommended recommended mended to Congress In tho the bill embody embodying the war departments department's now manpower manpower man man- ing in ng power power program which will bo be Introduced introduced introduced Intro intro- In bot both boat h houses hoves of or Congress Monday Monday Mon Ion day and expedited b by committees with witha a view to prompt consideration when regular lons e lolIs of or the tha Senate te and nd House are arc re resumed late te this month Secretary Baker D said all tho PC pos pos- pos possible sible combinations combination of or ago limits were Yere carefully studied and It was found that In order to get set the men Into class one for tor the program proposed 18 to 45 5 was necessary Tie lIe said the bill ao as reCommended recommended recommended mended to Congress will contain a n provision authorizing the tho President ent to call men out of or cla class g one b by classes according to ages so 50 that If Ir It IB le found possible the tho men between 18 IS and 19 will be called c out later than the older men who arc found eligible to class one Tho The war department pro program ram the war lU secretary saId Bald Is purely a I. I military military mili mill tary one and cannot be called n. n Icon conscription con- con of or labor Ir although It will havethe have hn the effect o of putting at useful labor I or In tho the army all bodied able-bodied men within the ago limits In recommending this extension of or orthe the tho age limits Mr Dak Baker lr said tho d de department do- do p had It In mind simply to get Set for tor tho army the number of or men which It believed behoved nece necessary sary to defeat Germany The Tho p was not prepared prepared pre pre- pared to say how man many that would be nor or to give sl any estimate tc as to the proportion proportion pro pro- portion of or males between tho the ages of or ofIS 18 IS to 45 Inclusive e which would be bo found eligible In making m up the list and classes the same fame rules would bo followed that ha Jo In the tho first draft dran with Ith the same exceptions from the tho first call of or married m men n with dependents do- do and those engaged in essen- essen t al Industries Ho said eald so so o far tar about bout had been taken from class one ono There Thero has been considerable In Congress to lowering tho the t minimum age many members being reluctant to draft traCt youths 0 before they attain their and come Into full citizenship Senator Chamberlain chairman of or the Senat military committee committee com com- said that ho expected ed opposition opposition opposition tion on that score but expressed d the opinion that there thero would not be bo unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual dela delay In passing passin the tho bill Some members of or Congress believe bellove the tho man power ver bill will be taken up Immediately after Congress resumes and disposed of or before the revenue leg loS Isla Uon