Council Hits Draft Rider

Unprecedented action was taken by the Student Council last night, when it was unanimously voted to send a telegram to Washington expressing the opposition of Harvard students to a Senate amendment requiring a year's training before overseas action. The telegram was addressed to Congressman Andrew May, chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee.

In the belief that a subject of such importance to every student was within its jurisdiction, the Council decided that undergraduates between the ages of 18 and 19 were opposed to Congressional interference in their military service.

Telegram Text

The text of the telegram is as follows: "The Harvard Student Council desires to express the opposition of Harvard students to the Sentate amendment tot he 18-19 draft bill, which prohibits sending men under twenty years old overseas without a year's training.--Thomas Matters, president."

In addition to petitions which have been independently circulated through the Houses in recent weeks, a telegram was received yesterday from prominent student officers, and heads of student organizations at Williams College. "John Richardson and Thomas Matters.

"Events in Washington indicate House will accept Senator O'Daniel's rider to the 18-19 old draft bill. This rider would prohibit the sending abroad of soldiers under 20 without a year's training. . . . Will you join thirty Eastern colleges in sending telegrams and petitions to Chairman May, and to the Congressmen from your state, asserting that American youth is willing to serve the Army unconditionally and does not want to be tied to Congress' apron strings? We earnestly feel that action by you with in the next 36 hours will be a direct contribution to victory for the United Nations."