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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, May 17, 1968
Draft, army questioned again
The necessity of maintaining a standing army in time of peace and the alternatives to the present draft and military systems were discussed Wednesday by a draft counselor and an assistant professor of military science.
"What To Expect From the Draft And How It Affects You," sponsored by North College, was in Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall.
Michael J. Maher, associate professor of zoology and a counselor at the Lawrence Peace Center, questioned the necessity of a large standing army and described the draft system as being a type of involuntary servitude. He said American foreign policy required an army, but the present system of manpower procurement was questionable in a democracy.
"The draft system permits the executive branch to escalate the war by increasing the draft call, liberating constraints Congress might put on the President in raising an army." Maher said.
Mahar offered as an alternative, a voluntary army, and suggested a raise in pay to insure volunteers.
William J. Silvey, assistant professor of military science, agreed with Maher that the reason for maintaining a standing army was directly related to foreign policy, but went on to say that the military was "a function of democracy, along with conscription, for training purposes."
While supporting the draft system, Silvey does not consider the present laws the only way. He mentioned the Rockefeller lottery system as another alternative—"although in a lottery system almost everyone is bound to be picked up either at 19 or four years later with a baccalaureate degree.
Silvey also said a voluntary army would "decrease" in numbers in "times of stress" unless there was some form of draft.
"The draft is a matter of public law. If you disagree with it, there are ways of changing it," Silvey said.
Conscientious objection was also discussed. Maher said it was difficult to obtain deferments on this basis because only the members of certain religions were usually given them.
Silvey said many objectors never object until during a time of crisis and only then wish to change their 1-A to a 1-O.
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