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e 1 f . i a ES ? a ‘y ae +4 ca 2 s . ur. risitaffeouter of the International Sheriff's ; Assoctation then gavé a very bombastic talk in which he stated he had come to Washington prepared to uphold the positton of the- a: ey Sr Seam eget eee rot & os. GES. a aed 23a € ed . 2. Pe me we we wa Ls nd Sethe 7 nae Aa. iG ig pase Py ue Sheriff's Association regarding this same matter of manpower shortage due to tnducttons and enlistments but that he had been converted while here and now was prepared to turn over every. . sheriff in the United States to the Army without further delay. ie He became rather hysterical durtng this talk and at the end was ss shouting, having substituted sound for sense. Saat Brigadter General 8. oxXpraper, Chief Constable of a es Toronte, Canada, gave a short talk reviewing the expertence of Smee) ~ past years in connection with prostitution and venereal disease we 1g 2 represston and commended the ends and purposes of the present ae conference. ; ; sn Lieutenant Colonel Georgg\Baker of the Selective Service ae headquarters talked at some length explaining the problems of mee Selective Service. He stated that the Prestdent had given spectfic ee directions as to the necessity for having eleven mtllton men Ea under arms by the end of 1943. He stated that the reservotr of pee eligible men between 18 and 37 years of age included twenty-two . Be) million that from prevtous induction expertence approximately 42% of these could be expected to be exempted for phystcal. | disabtlittes including venereal infection as well as less sertous tlls. He stated that in addition between three and a half millton and four mtllton men of the reservotr were engaged tn agricultural pursutts which would be the-basis for exemption and that accordingly it could be antictpated that all the rest of the reservotr would .. be in the armed services by the end of 1943. He pointed out this would include members of police departments and he encouraged the police departments accordingly to begin to obtain personnel immedtately outstde the age groups of 18 to 37. In the course of his remarks he unfortunately used the words*bartenders”and “race track booktes"and imnedtately upon hts closing comments Edward J. Kélly of the Rhode Island State Police leaped to hte feet and with a great show of force and resentment defended the poltce of the country from the tnference which he asserted Colonel Baker | had made that they were all bartenders and race track booktea. ~- Ofcourse, Colonel Baker had not actually made this tnferengé and “no guch inference could have been obtained from his remarhes Etther Mr. Kelly had not listened to him or was setzing tha: Bece. occaston to present some of his tdeas and to demand some." UE spectacular attention. Considerable heat was generated at. thig. point by Kelly, and Taft who was in the chatr at the time attempted fon several occasions to inject himself into Kelly's remarks and . ia wart Oh Ue “fix ey ee San ee a. a Supt wale ot gh oe . ver ee >