Letter to the Speaker of the House from Secretary of War - April 6, 1918
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[page 1] Extract from a letter dated April 6, 1918, from the Acting Secretary of War to the Speaker of the House:
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| Title | Letter to the Speaker of the House from Secretary of War - April 6, 1918 |
| Creator | Baker, Newton D. |
| Source | Baker, Newton D. Letter to the Speaker of the House. 6 April 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | These are extracts from a letter to the Speaker of the House, Champ Clark, from the Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker in which Baker discussed the commissions of young men subject to selective draft regulations and the qualifications of officers. 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; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-- World War, 1914-1918; Military commissions |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 6, 1918 |
| Language | English |