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.