Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-09-03 | Page 1 | Senator Offers Plan to Draft, Train Youths before Combat

1 Senator Offers Plan to Daf Train Youths Before Combat WASHINGTON Sept 3 UP Senator JP Senator Chan Gurney R. R S. S D. D demanded in the senate Thursday the immediate drafting of youths of or 18 and 19 years of age Gurney offered an an amendment I to the selective service act which he said was designed to provide youths under 20 a maximum period I of training before they would have to go into combat I The Gurney amendment was referred referred referred re re- to the military affairs committee committee com corn where Democratic senators senators senators sena sena- tors have professed distaste for I lowering age limits for induction with one warning against mobilization mobilization of an army so large that it would endanger the nations nation's efficiency efficiency ef of- as the arsenal of de de- de- de Majority Leader Alben W. W Barkley Barkley Barkley Bark- Bark ley of Kentucky told reporters he had received no request from the White House or selective elective service headquarters for any change Inthe in inthe inthe the draft law He would support such action he said only upon a request that it is necessary Senator Elbert D D. Thomas D. D Utah of or orthe the military committee r expressed little sympathy for a 1 t move to induct younger youge rne men He told reporters the 18 and year 19 olds should be permitted an additional additional addi add i- i year or two for the education education education tion that can make a. a good lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant nant out of an average private Care should be taken he said against going to the extreme in mobilization of an army in view of our commitments to supply our own forces and our allies with ammunition ammunition ammunition am am- food and the other materials materials ma ma- of war Of a nation of approximately Thomas went on there are approximately between 20 and 50 and half of that number are women An armed service of will require one of every three men in that group ho he added while out out of that group must come most of the skilled men who produce the weapons this arsenal of democracy must furnish the united nations i