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"To Insure a Safer World for Our Children.
Science the beginning of our government it has been the law of this country
that every able-bodied male citizen and declaring between eighteen and
forty-five is subject to be summoned to its defense.
The occasions have happily been rare when such a summons has had to be
issued. We face the need now.
"Over 10,000,000 of our men of fighting age have already registered for
selection for service. Out of this number many have been chosen, trained,
and sent to battle across the sea, while others are in training or on the way.
They have made us very proud of them, these splendid soldiers, and some have
already given their lives for us. We shall not fail to support them and to
re-enforce them.
"The remaining 13,000,000 are now called upon to register for selection.
The only purpose of this extension of the selective service law is to bring a
speedier end to the war and to insure a safer world for our children.
"Since the enemy has compelled the arbitrament of force, force let it
be, force overwhelming. The registration of the entire man-power of the United
States will be our unmistakable pledge to humanity that democracy is to be the
regime of the future."
"NEWTON D. BAKER,
"Secretary of War."
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