Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-12-18 | Page 13 | Sea Soldiers May Ask for Discharge

fill! II iffi Fl Keqii3;ts From Men in Cer- tain Classes to Be Considered. Nil r.' i'.i-j il drmohili. itOn of thp i I'nU'iI St.i!j UKiiirif curs will ,eff"M.tl uiiti! the sienini: of tiie peace protocol, but diycharges f individual ma riio x as run be effected a ra dually 'wiihoni imp urm nt to the service will " j-rai'ted iiiuler certain condl-j.on--. ;in,""!:i;i; to ii, f miatlofl ie-cm ie-cm ved by .Major l 'i e l .1 oi .-iim-ii. nd-jutarit nd-jutarit nenenil of Ut. u. from Secretary Secre-tary it the .Vay Jost-j.hus IaniIs. j "The war has not eieied and will ,not be officially ended t:ntii Hie president presi-dent by pptclaniat ion formally Mates that It has ceasc.1 to exis." Secretary 1 anie!s w riles. "Until t !i- national eineiKt-ncy is declared formally to have ceased to exist, the navy department depart-ment will need the services of ni"st of the marines now in s"rvice, am) there will be no general den.oh: ;zitlon. but such disf hiirues as . an h" effected gradual! v without Imp urnient to the service will be granted. REASONS REQUIRED. "1 leatbiuarterw of the United States marine corps in Washington will entertain en-tertain retj ues ts from individual marines ma-rines for dischnee or orders to the inactive service liM Such reigueMs must be signed by the (ndiv idua! ma- 1 rinc and forwarded thnnith his com-; nianding officer, and must i;;ve full ! reasons for the request, mpjioitetl . wherever practicable With evidence :t ' to the validity of the re;ions giv-n . ('(mnisnilini; off ice t .s will forward without i'eluy ail requests to the ma- jor rem- ra I o m n la n t la n t i "llequests fr m men in the follow - J ing cl asset tvhosf Services can be, spared w ill receiv e f ivor.it!- consul - i MEN TO BE DISCHARCEO. J. "Men (lrsrinu to complete their ed- ilea : ion ; married men with ilepciol - ent faniil.ts, where it is shown that ' their f mancia I condition w ill be ma - . teriaJly bettered by their disc ha rue; men wh'inc service ate need d in s- sen tin industries, and men who w sh ', to return to The r business which they j pave up to enter the s rvice " This will apply to men who enlisted for the tlurat on of the w-ir. men who . joined the marine ro?p ihrouiih in-' tbi' tion. throimh the ri.nh'mTy of the se!e' l t ve service law. :m I marine corps reservists who vohinl.rdv in-j-1 1 sled for f ur wars, hut- with I he ; stipulation 1 hat t hey w ou!d not be j held to service except d'jr.nt; the jw- j nod of national em i' nt y. ' , j