Letter to Mr. Sheets from Newton D. Baker - September 14, 1917
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Copy Confidential War Department Washington September 14, 1917. Dear Mr. Sheets: I have your letter of September 8th. It should be difficult to distribute justly the praise in which so many people share for the success of the draft act. Of course, from the very beginning, General Crowder has been the architect of the law and the genius of its enforcement. Undoubtedly the work done by General Young and others who have spoken with authority and force on the subject of our military policy has contributed to settling the country
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| Title | Letter to Mr. Sheets from Newton D. Baker - September 14, 1917 |
| Creator | Baker, Newton D. |
| Source | Baker, Newton D. Letter to Mr. Sheets. 14 September 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | Letter from Newton D. Baker, the Secretary of War, to Mr. Sheets discussing the draft act and the work of Enoch Crowder. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General devising the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-- World War, 1914-1918; Baker, Newton, 1871-1937 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917 |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | September 14, 1917 |
| Language | English |