Letter from John P. Dwyer to General Enoch H. Crowder - June 1, 1918
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June 1 1918 My dear General: Your order to-day to all Governors is fine. It came when I had almost abandoned hope that the brazen violationsof the classification regulationshere would be halted. If your orders are carried out there will be thousands of changes in classifications in this city and State. I do not think I sent you a copy of my last effort to force here what you now have undertaken to do. This is a copy of aletter to the Adjutant Genarl of Pennsylvania sent him on May 18 last, the latest of a series of efforts to bring about through the Governor of Pennsylvania what you now insist upon. I enclose you a copy. Sincerely John P Dwyer General E. H. Crowder Provost Marshal General Washington D.C.
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[newspaper clipping] Philadelphia, May 14, 1918
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[newspaper clipping] Philadelphia, May 14, 1918
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| Title | Letter from John P. Dwyer to General Enoch H. Crowder - June 1, 1918 |
| Creator | Dwyer, John P. |
| Source | Dwyer, John P. Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder. 01 June 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter, John P. Dwyer of the Philadelphia Record wrote General Enoch H. Crowder and stated that he received the news of the orders to all Governors. He also stated he had enclosed a copy of a letter to the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. The article addressed the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania discussing the Selective Service Regulations. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917; Selective Draft Act |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | June 1, 1918 |
| Language | English |