Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder - November 1918
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N.Y.C. [November] 1918 Hon. General Crowder Provost Marshall Washington D.C. Dear Sir:- Let us not stay in the war as long as we stayed out of it. There are many that would like to keep us in. There are profiteers with contract unfinished and hungry for new contracts. But the people are not in a mood to feed them.- fifty seven billion
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our young men. You have done enough harm. Let England and France do their own policing over there now that we have won the war for them. Why should we send more men over there, and why draft more. You got 2,000,000 men over there now. Keep them there as long as you like but don
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to feel pretty sobar. The military machine will do well to sobar up also. If you are thinking of keeping up an Army after the peace declaration you would do well to have another regestration day and take all from 18 to 22 years. Mark my words your big days are over. No more of your orders. Every dog has his day. You had yours. Beware of some one else now. I hate you. You gave orders to draft married men. Some of them married men will look you up these days.
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| Title | Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder - November 1918 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder. November 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | A letter to General Enoch H. Crowder from an angry citizen who disapproved of the Draft Act. 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; Draft; Draft--Law and legislation; World War, 1914-1918--Public opinion |
| 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 | November, 1918 |
| Language | English |