A telegram from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning proper training for eighteen and nineteen year old boys if drafted. A response from Maybank is included, greatly appreciating the constituent's views.
A telegram from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning the change in the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. He asks the Senator to support the War Department on the draft issue. A response from Maybank is included, stating he will do all he can to support the program.
A letter from a South Carolina Judge to Senator Maybank concerning amendments (proper training) to the draft bill. He believes it would do more harm then good and the bill should be passed without any strings attached. A response from Maybank is included, greatly appreciating the constituent's views.
A letter from a mother in South Carolina asking Senator Maybank to reconsider changing the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. She wants her son to at least finish college. She mentions that married men and "negros" are being left home while teenage boys are being considered. A response from Maybank is included, thanking her for the letter and suggestions.
A letter from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning the maturity of eighteen and nineteen year olds. He believes that the age limit should be raised to twenty-four and not draft "infants" into the war. A response from Maybank is included, stating he appreciates the letter but no one will be exempt from draft.
A letter from a South Carolina lawyer to Senator Smith concerning the amendment for one year of training for eighteen and nineteen year olds before going to war, once drafted. He believes the Senator should vote down the amendment for the lengthy training would handicap the military, who are in present need of more manpower.
A letter from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning proper training of eighteen and nineteen year old boys if drafted. She states that since their British allies make men of that age go through proper training, the United States should as well. A response from Maybank is included, thanking the citizen for her letter.
A letter from a South Carolina attorney to Senator Maybank concerning the change in the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. He starts with congratulating Maybank on his re-election. He asks the Senator to consider exhausting other manpower and allow for boys of that age to be allowed to just volunteer. A response from Maybank is included, thanking him for the letter and suggestions.
A letter from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning the change in the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. He hopes that the Senator, when confronted with the bill, will decide that the boys be given a chance to become good soldiers before being deployed. A response from Maybank is included, stating he will do what is right when it comes to this legislation.
A letter from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning Maybank's consideration of a bill to exempt boys of eighteen and nineteen years old who are currently attending college from being drafted. The writer believes this is unfair to the young men who aren't in college and that all college boys should go to war; their education being used most effectively in the war.
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