Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1917 — LONG TERM OUT OF ENLISTMENT [ARTICLE]

LONG TERM OUT OF ENLISTMENT

Wartime Recruits Both In the Guard and the Army Can Quit When War Ends—Big Gappr

Washington, April 12.—A1l then enlisting in the regular army or the national guard in the present emergency were assured in an announcement. by Secretary Baker that they would be kept in service only for the of the war. The action followed a conference between the secretary and President Wilson. In effect this places on a war time volunteer basis all of the men enlisted since the state of war was declared. It makes available a total Of 617,868 places in the enlisted grades of the two services to men who wish to serve fpr the war only. Mr. Baker laid stress on the fact that this action was contemplated ■when the administration bill 'was framed and was in no way to be construed as a compromise plan reached as a result of opposition to the draft feature of the bill. In fact, the secretary pointed out that the net result of the application of the war enlistment plan would be to leave the nation an army of any sort, regular or national guard, if the war lasted beyond the enlistment terms of men now in those services. The whole force would then be discharged and the administration apparently expects that a new peace-time military policy, founded on universal service, will have been enacted by that time.