| Show TO BE CALLED IN DRAFT registration OF YOUTHS TO FILL RANKS OF ARMY PLAN OF administration when young men reach age of 21 they will be drafted according to measure which agrees with recommendation of crowder washington the government lins has decided on draft regist registration Tation of men ben os its fast as they become 21 years old as the hie means of keeping filled the ranks of the war army it has decided against raising the draft age limit above 31 years an administration bill was introduced january 15 at the request of the war department by chairman cham chain of the senate military committee to resistor register for draft all men who have readied reached 21 since june 5 1917 when the draft law became effective the administrations support seems to assure its prompt passage the bill agrees with the recent recommendations of provost marshal general crowder provide for furloughing Furlough ing other administration bills introduced by chairman chamberlain at the request of the war department will supplement the draft law to make it workable under conditions that have developed one would permit fur for coughing loughl hing ng of national army units for harvest work or other civilian duty another would eliminate enemy alien population from basis basig of calculations for draft quotas by making the basis for each state the number of men available in class one registration of men who have become of age since the draft law was enacted was referred to in the recent report of provost marshal general crowder as one of the means by which a supply of men for the national army might be assured without taking those who might have others dependent upon them it could be done also the lie provost marshal general pointed out by extending the age limits above the present line of 31 the war department ims has adopted the first suggestion it Is estimated that it will add about men to the draft available ench each 3 ear congressmen have been advised that further legislation would be necessary to perfect and carry on draft and the passage of senator chamberlains bill with administration support Is expected promptly in both houses bill provide for badge another bill introduced by senator chamberlain would provide a distl distinctive lie badge or button for exempted men I 1 pig ali bill changing the basis of state quota Is believed to provide it a more equitable system OB as it will exclude entirely enemy allens aliens from the basis bas ls enemy aliens were included in the basis for the first draft and there was much complaint heavy enemy alien populations in some congested districts forced Ameri americana cani to army duty regardless of exemption claims to make up district qt quotas botas the bills to permit troops to go to agricultural work merely would authorize the secretary of war to furlough men tor for civilian duty it Is known however that the war department intends to us use e the authority principally to provide men inen for harvest time and other agricultural work vial val to the food supply |
