Item Info
Media Type: Cartoons (Commentary)
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The first United States peace time military draft was created in 1940 with the passage of the Selective Training and Service Act, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act. The act required all 21 to 36 year old men to register with the newly created Selective Service System and to be chosen by a national lottery should the draft be enacted. In October of 1940 the draft was put into effect and the following year changes were made to the age and length of service required. Confusion as to the actual conscription and enlistment process may have inspired this cartoon.
Sources:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Proclamation 2425 - Selective Service Registration," September 16, 1940. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. Retrieved from: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=15858.
Selective Service System. (2002). History & Records: Background of Selective Service. Retrieved from: http://www.sss.gov/backgr.htm
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1941
Creator Name: Alexander, Franklin Osborne (1897-1993) - Artist