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Show GEN. CROWDER j MAKESAPPEAL Congress Requested to Eliminate Elim-inate Amendment to the 'New Draft BUI. WASHINGTON, April 30. Provost Marshal General Crnwder requested congress today tn eliminate from the bill extending the draft to youths now 21 years of age the amendment putting at the bottom nf the eligible list, those I who would register under the measure and asking tbat the Mil basing diaft quotas on the number of men in Class 1 be amended to make its war labor board for final adjustment. General Crnwder made his request in letters to the chairmen of the senate sen-ate and house military committees. Plan Would Cause Delay. Of the proposal to put the new regis) reg-is) rants at the bottom of the list of eligihles, General Crowder said: "The plan proposed by this office would result in the registrants being given numbers scattered throughout the entire list of order numbers. This seems to be fairer than the plan pro- 1 posed bj ihe amendment The result' ol thi bouse amendment in many jur- . isdietions will be to delay the calling I of these young men for a considerable I time. In the meantime, their status, will hae changed; they will have married, or become integrated with the industries of the country. " M o r r r i v p r n established a precedent preced-ent which may be appealed to, provided pro-vided aliens are registered under the provisions of the new legislation based upon treaties to be negotiated." |