Show RADICAL CHANGES IN DRAFT IMMINENT SECRETARY BAKER WOULD R REVISE REVISE RE RE- VISE REGULATIONS DEALING WITH DEFERRED CLASSES CLASSE Urges Urge Prompt Enactment of New Selective Service Act Extending The Age Limits to Include AllMen All AllMen AllMen Men Between 18 and 45 Washington New New draft regulations under which the government would do dothe dothe dothe the selecting rather than leaving it to the registrant are under consideration b by the war department This was disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed on Friday by Secretary Baker after he had appeared before the senate senate senate sen sen- f ate military committee to urge prompt I enactment of the new selective service act extending the a age e limits to include all men between the ages of IS and 45 The war secretary made It plain that he is not satisfied with the pre present ent system s system s 's tem under which the registrant must claim deferred classification as man many men with dependents hesitate for patriotic patriotic patriotic patri patri- otic reasons to take such a claim Inthis Inthis In Inthis this connection Mr 11 Baker said he was inclined to the opinion that the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- relation will in Itself constitute deferred classification What Mr 11 Baker has in mind is to tolay tolay tolay lay down a n set of questions which the which the registrant would answer and then have rules which would take care of the tile classification He lie is understood to regard regard regard re re- re- re gard this as the thc fair fall and equitable system The discussion on the draft ages before before before be be- fore the tile senate committee Mr 11 Bakel said followed much Ute tile lines tal taken en by General March chief of staff and Provost Provost Pro Pro- I yost Marshal hal General Crowder The committee he Ile added did not indicate an any disposition to question the necessity necessity I sity for the change which Is urged so that the war department can quickly I secure the men necessary to win the tile I i iwar war |