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August 23, 1946
The Gary American
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
What is this article about?
The US Army faces challenges with its quota system, needing to draft 25,000 men in September despite halting Negro volunteer enlistments two weeks prior. Selective service officials, including Lt. Col. Campbell C. Johnson and Lt. Col. Oliver Polk, could not confirm if Negroes would be included in the calls.
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Army Must Find 25,000 in September
WASHINGTON - (ANP) The headaches which the "quota system" may be expected to provide for the nation's peacetime army were sharply pointed up this week when selective service announced the necessity for drafting 25,000 men during the month of September although the army halted Negro volunteer enlistments two weeks ago.
Queries concerning whether or not Negroes would be included in the September calls brought the response from the office of Lt. Col. Campbell C. Johnson, assistant to the director of selective service, that the colonel was out of the city and that no one in the office could answer the query.
A call to the office of Lt. Col. Oliver Polk who is in charge of preparing the calls elicited only the information that the secretaries of the army and navy sent the requests for men and that these requests were based upon the rates of enlistment for the preceding three months. He, too, was unable to state whether or not Negroes would be included in the calls for induction.
WASHINGTON - (ANP) The headaches which the "quota system" may be expected to provide for the nation's peacetime army were sharply pointed up this week when selective service announced the necessity for drafting 25,000 men during the month of September although the army halted Negro volunteer enlistments two weeks ago.
Queries concerning whether or not Negroes would be included in the September calls brought the response from the office of Lt. Col. Campbell C. Johnson, assistant to the director of selective service, that the colonel was out of the city and that no one in the office could answer the query.
A call to the office of Lt. Col. Oliver Polk who is in charge of preparing the calls elicited only the information that the secretaries of the army and navy sent the requests for men and that these requests were based upon the rates of enlistment for the preceding three months. He, too, was unable to state whether or not Negroes would be included in the calls for induction.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Army Draft
Selective Service
Negro Enlistments
Quota System
Peacetime Army
What entities or persons were involved?
Lt. Col. Campbell C. Johnson
Lt. Col. Oliver Polk
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
September
Key Persons
Lt. Col. Campbell C. Johnson
Lt. Col. Oliver Polk
Outcome
necessity to draft 25,000 men; uncertainty on negro inclusion in calls.
Event Details
Selective service announced drafting 25,000 men in September due to quota system, despite halting Negro volunteer enlistments two weeks ago. Queries to officials about Negro inclusion went unanswered.