Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-03-04 | Page 1 | Mrs. Luce Urges 4-F, over-Age Men Drafted for Labor Corps

Mrs Luce Urges F 4 Over Age Men N D Drafted for Labor Corps WASHINGTON March 4 UP Representative Clare Care Boothe Luce R. R Conn conceding that congress is in no mood to pass passa a national service bill Saturday advocated putting F's 4 and men over the draft age ge into uniform as asa asa a a. special labor Jabor corps to meet man manpower manpower manpower power emergencies I Introducing a bill to that effect Mrs Luce a member of the house bouse military affairs committee criticised deed in an interview what she called congress congress' negative action regarding man power All congress has hats done so 80 far she she said is js to say what cannot c-annot be bc done What we need is 15 to tomake tomake tomake make a 8 beginning We do d not know Jenow whether we have three miles mUes to go or 30 miles but w we at least should take lake the first step Here Is 15 Mrs Luce Lucea first step as emb embodied In her bill Four E's she says they are arc beggIng begging begging beg beg- ging for foz a chance to ItO wear a a. uni uniform uni uni- form and form and between the ages of 38 to 45 would be inducted d into the army and placed in a special special cial corps which like firemen would be sent to trouble spots in inthe the the logging agricultural canning and other r war Industries where serious labor Jabor shortages shortages' have de de- de- de The bill provides that not less leBs than and not more than men be drafted for lor this purpose They would draw arm army pay and wear uniforms but would b be used for the specific purpose of oC aiding on the war industry front The compensation to be paid by the employers to the go government gov go v- v would be worked out bYthe bYthe by bythe the army V V