Proposed Amendment to the Bill to Authorize the President to Increase Temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States
Title
Proposed Amendment to the Bill to Authorize the President to Increase Temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States
Creator
Burleson, Albert Sidney, 1863-1937
Identifier
WWP21217
Date
1917 April 14
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957
Language
English
Text
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TOINCREASE TEMPORARILY THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT OF THEUNITED STATES.
After the word “discharged” in line 21, page 2, of the proposed bill, add the following:Provided, That the drafting of members of the National Guard and of the National Guard Reserve into the service of the United States shall not operate to discharge them from the National Guard or from the National Guard Reserve, as the case may be, and the provisions of Section one hundred and eleven of said National Defense Act, and of any other act, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
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Burleson, Albert Sidney, 1863-1937, “Proposed Amendment to the Bill to Authorize the President to Increase Temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States,” 1917 April 14, WWP21217, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.