Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-21 | Page 1 | Draft Officials Hint Plan to Conscript U. S. Youth into Army Service upon Reaching Age of 21

Draft Officials Hint Plan to Conscript U. U S S. Youth Into Army Service Upon Reaching Age of 21 By GRIFFING BANCROFT JR WASHINGTON Dec 21 INS Plans are under way to draft into nto the army the great majority major- major ty ity of youths now turning 21 hig high selective service officials disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed Saturday This means unless means unless the world crisis demands much greater manpower manpower man- man power than anticipated that anticipated that virtually virtually vir- vir all of the men mennoW mennoW noW V registered for the draft ex ex- those called by next fall I will escape service Draft officials regard the 1300 men who will be 21 by next October together with the almost others between 18 and 20 as b by far the most valuable human reservoir in the country With or without the formal conSent consent consent con con- sent of congress they plan to get getas as many of these youths Into service as possible I Present plans contemplate two ways wars of going about this I 1 Holding another registration registration registration tion day next fall another lottery and then draft next years year's contingent contingent con con- solely out of the new age group This officials pointed out could be done by executive order without con congressional action 2 Changing the draft law to adopt the common European system system tem tern of having all men in the 21 year group called up for training each year This would require an act of congress