The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-02
GIVES DETAILS
OF EXEMPTION
REGULATIONS
Questions of Dependents,
Occupation and Physical
Unfitness up to Board
CLASS EXEMPTIONS
NOT ALLOWED
President Calls on Boards
for Fearless and Impair
tial Work
fBv Arsoolated Presn.l

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July Regulations
to govern the next step toward
selecting a national war army from
the millions registered for service on
June 5, were issued today at the di-
rection of President Wilson.
The regulations leave to be pre-
scribed later the manner of deter
mining the order of liability of the
men registered. but set forth in great
detail the methodeof arriving az ex-
emptions and the work generally of
the local and district boards already
named to carry out the tasks.
Exemption regulations add little to
the terms OF the draft law. The
questions of whether a man between
the ages Of 21 and 80 is entitled to
exemptions because of dependents.
the nature Of his occupation or
physical unfitness are for the board
to decide. It is made clear however.
there are to be no class exemptions
and that each individual case must
be decided on its merits.
County and District Boards.
The county board viii pass upon
claims for exemptions except those
based upon Industrial or agricultural
occupation subject to appeal to the
district board. All cases involving
agricultural or Industrial exemptions
win be passed on by the district
board-one for each judicial district
which will also decide appeals from
decisions OF the local board
In the near future a date will be
set BY Brig. Gen. Crowder for the
meeting and organizing of the
boards. At the same time 1t is ex-
pected that the selection regulations
will be promulgated that the pros
poets may be put under way without
delay. The present intention is to
call the men selected about Sept. 1
or as soon thereafter as the, canton-
ments TO house them can be COM
leted
In statement ACCOMPANYING the
announcement Of the regulations the
president called upon the boards to
do their work fearlessiy and Inn
partially and to remember that our
armies at the front will be strength
ened or sustained 1T they be COM
posed OF men free from any sense of
injustice in their mode of selection /.
Presidents Statement.
The statement follows:
The regulations which am today
causing to be promulgated pursuant
to the direction of the selective SER
vice law, cover the remaining steps
of the plan for calling into the SER
men from those who have registered,
those selected toNconstitute with the
regular army, the national guard
and the navy, the fighting forces Of
the nation, all of which forces are,
under the terms of the law. placed
in a position of equal right, dignity
and responsibility with the members
Of all other military forces.
The regulations have been drawn
with a view to the needs and circum-
stances of the whole country and
provide a system which 1t is expect
ed will work with the least inequality
and personal hardships. Any system
OF selecting men for military service
whether voluntary or involuntary in
its operation necessarily selects some
men to bear the burden of the ma
ton by sacrifice in actual service.
This places all men on an even plane
and then by a selection which neith-
er favors the one nor penalties the
other, calls out the requisite number
for service.
Depends On Loyalty.
"The successful operation of this
law and these regulations depends
necessarily on the loyalty, patriotism
and justice of the members of the
board to whom its operation is COM
mitted and I admonish every mem-
Der OF every local board and every
district board of review, that their
duty to their country requires an iTn-
partial and fearless performance of
the delicate andd ifficult duties en-
trusted to them They should re-
member as to each individual case
presented to them they are called on
fo adJudicate the most sacred right
az the individual and to preserve lin~
tarnished the honor of the nation.
@Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained IL they
be composed of men free from any
sense OF Injustice in the mode Of
their selection and they will be ifl-
spired to loftier efforts in behalf Of q.
country ii which the citizens called
upon to perform high public func-
tiong perform them with justice.
feariessness and impartiality3
Upon organization the local boards
will take an registration cards which
they will number serially and list
for posting by which the order OF
liability for service shall be deter
mined. OF the quota to be drawn
from its territory kminus credit for
enlistmenfs Ia the national guard or
regular arny) each board will pre-
pare a list Of persons designated for
service in the order Of their liability,
post the list, give it to the press and
within three days send notice to each
designated person by mail AZ the
men SO notified appear. the board
viii first make q physical eXamina-
tion III accordance with regulations
to be provided. bearing in mind an
persons accepted BY them viii be ex-
amined by army surgeons
Those Exempted.
IL the physical examination fs
passed successfully. then comes the
question of exemption Persons who
must be discharged BY the local
beard include. Officers 81 THE Unit
ed states. of the states. territories
and d. C4 ministers of religion. stud
ents of divinity, persons ia the mill-
fary 0r naval service Of the United
states. subjects oF Germany, All
other aliens who have not taken out
nrst papers county and municipal
ofIieera. customs officers. workmen ia
federal armoFies. arsenals and navy
wards. persons In the federal service
designated bg the President for ex