The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-25

ne cOIuplcIlOH VI lie new system
will solve problems which have con-
fronted the provost marshal general
and caused hira much concern.
zone of the most serious of these
has been keeping together the great
organization Of the local and district
boards, which from a numerical point
of view is the strength of an army.
division. Many of these officials have
been clamoring for relief on account
of the drain on their time, and the
new, system will make it easily pos
sible for them to continue their duties
for which they have proven them
selves eminently fitted.
Examination Task Simplified.
"Another problem solved was the
question of expediency for continuing
the examination of the entire registry,
thus fixing each mans status. This
would have involved a medical exam
nation of each man, whose physical
condition might change from day to
day, thus making this great undertake
ing valueless.
Again, under the old system Of
exemption and discharge, it would
have been necessary if the rational
need required it to send for the ex-
emptcd men to return for physical
discrimination, while in the mean
tine his industrial or family status
might have changed, thus involving
endless appeals and confusion.
Will Be Called When Needed.
"The new system fixes mans class
and calls him in his proper turn when
he is needed. He will be examined
physically only when needed. Thus the
labors of the medical officers will be
called for only when required. If the
nation needs half a million of mer
they will respond each in his turn
fixed by his class.
"The man who can least be spared
either as the head of a family or the
head of a business necessity to the de-
tense of the nation, will be the last
to go.
"The new plan is being made ready
for the printer and will be submitted
to the local and district boards in am
pie time to enable them to familiarize
themselves with it and approach their
next draft with thorough knowledge
of it's requirements"
Questions Carefully Prepared.
The success of the plan depends up.
on the completeness of the question
naire. The questions to be answered
by the registered men have been
worked out with infinite care from the
vast fund of information CLEANED
from the first use of the draft machin-
cry.
Included in the plans of. the govern
ment, it is understood, is a provision
which will place the services of a
trained attorney at the disposal of
every registrant to assist him in max
ing his answers. Presumably all the
machinery of affidavits to support
claims for exemptions also has been
absorbed into this document, making
the work of the registrant in getting
his situation properly before the board
for consideration far less arduous.
Examinations When Called.
The new plan, General Crowdel
points out, settles the vexing ques,
tions of continuing the physical ex.
animation of registrants until al
have been classified in this way. Pres
umably it will be necessary to ex
anime men under the new rule ant
only when called up, or if greater
speed can be secured in that way, tt
examine and classify physically al
members of the class that is undel
call.
A point not made clear in Genera
Crowder's statement is how the rota
ton numbers of the drawing to fl,
the order of military liability are tt
be applied. Since no abandonment o
that means Of fixing the place of eacl
individual in any class is announced, i
seems certain that the rotation mum
bers of the men in any class groul
would have it's own order of liabilit
list, based on the master list. The eff
feet would be to eliminate in classe
men who would have been certain t
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arily had they been called up, ana ex
amined individually.
Men Without Dependents First.
The result of the new plan undoubt
edly will be to place in the first elias
men who are without dependents
whose civil occupation is not vital
, important to the nations work at hoa
and who are physically best able I
endure the hardships of war. Ur
doubtedly this will be the larges
class of the five. At the same time
! however, it will bring forward ma
jority of the single men of the entir
registration. Only those who hav
relatives directly dependent upo
them or who have important place
| in industry being placed in late
/ classes.
n Presumably married men who hav
, Independent incomes also would b
placed in the first class, where tn
support of the Independents in thei
absence was assured.
The new plan will afford, also, bet
ter opportunity of conserving skille
labor. Where men needed in the vari
OuS war Industries are oihrewiso clio;