Harry S. Truman: Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Extending the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.

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30 - Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Extending the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.
May 9, 1945

Harry S. Truman
1945

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I AM reluctantly giving my approval to this legislation. I do not wish this approval to be interpreted as expressing my concurrence in Section 2 of the Bill, which places added restrictions on the War and Navy Departments in their management of the fighting forces. I sign the legislation only because the immediate extension of the Selective Service Act is of compelling necessity in the continuance of military operations against Japan.

Note: As enacted, the bill extending the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 is Public Law 54, 79th Congress (59 Stat. 166).

Citation: John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project [online]. Santa Barbara, CA. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=12237.

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