DRAFT
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
On further consideration of the'war situation I have
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come to the conclusion that it is advisable that the Congress
can greatly help the sucessful prosecution and shortening of
the war by authorizing an'increase in the Army of the United
States to a total of ten million men. The strength of the Army
is now about seven million three hundred thousand men. This
figure is somwhat deceptive beaause of these men four hundred
fifty thousand are sick or wounded men in Army hospitals. The
prosecution of the war calls for an adequately trained reserve,
and such a trained reserve is not availible at the present time.
Further, the requirements for the arming of these men
should be taken care of and the arming of some additional French
divisions must be provided for. Therefore, we need additional
workers.
It is not suffiecient to comb and recomb by executive action the men classified
as 4-F.
The efficient method of utilizing the nation's manpower
and a just method, is the passage of a National Service Act which
will solve our manpower problems and give our enemies final
assurance of their defeat.