Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-19

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requirements OF. this act or Of said
regulations or who In any
shall fail or neglect fully to perform
ccGtton Of this act shall, II not subiecs
to military law, he guilty of . misde-
,!eanor, and upon conviction in the
district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be pun
ished by Imprisonment for moi more
than one year or, IL subject to mill
q law. shall be tried by courtmar-
t1a1 and suffer such punishment a. a
court martial may direct.
Now. therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson.
President Of the United States, do
call upon the governor of each Of tho
several states and territories, the
board OF commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and all officers and
agents of the several states and ter
ritories. Of the district Of Columbia
and of the counties and municipalities
the execution of the foregoing law,
which duties will be communicated to
them directly In regulations Of even
date herewith.
And I do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to regis-
tration In the several states and in tho
District of Columbia. in accordance
with above law. that the dme and
place OF such registration shall he be.
tween :. a. m, and 9 p. m. on the
fifth day Of June, 1917, ut the regis-
tration place In the precinct wherein
they nave their permanent homes.
Those who shall have attained their
21st birthday and who shall not nave
attained their 31st birthday on or be-
fore the day here named, are required
to register. excepting only officers and
enlisted men OF the regular army, the
navy. the marine corps and the ma
tional guard and naval militia while
In h service Of h United States, and
officers in the officers reserve corps
and enlisted men in the enlisted re-
serve corps while in active service.
In h territories Of Alaska, Hawaii
and Porto Rico. a day for repatriation
will be namea in a later proclamation.
And I do charge those who. through
sickness shall be unable to present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or before the day Of regtstra-
ton to the county clerk Of the county
where they may be for instructions al
to how they may be registered by
agent.
Those who expect to be absent on
the day named. from the counties in
which they. have their permanent
homes may register by mail. but their
mailed registration cards must reach
the places in which they have their
herein. They should apply as soon as
practicable to the county clerk Of the
county wherein they may be for in
structions AS to how they may accom-
plish their registration by mail. In
case such persons as. through sick
ness or absence. may be unable to
present themselves personally for reg
1 Sck. 1 $t4~ uHnIl l@ A~l>,,i-- t. ~tAA>>
OF over $4,000 population: they shall
apply to the city clerk Of the city
wherein they may be s%ojourning
rather than to the clerk Of the county.
The clerks Of counties Ind of cities of
over 10000 population In which num-
erous applications from the sick and
from non-residents are expected are
cies and to employ and deputize such
clerical force as may be necessary to
accommodate these applications.
The power against which we are ar
rayed has sought to impose Its will
upon the world by force. To this end
it has increased armament until 1t
has changed the face Of a
In the sense in which we have been
wont to think Of armies there are no
armies in this struggle. There are en-
tire nations armed. Thus. the men
who remain to till the soil and man
the factories are no less a part Of the
army than the mon beneath the bait
tie flags
It must be so with us. It is not an
army that we must shape and train
for war; it Is a nation. To this end
our people must draw close in one
compact front against a common foe.
But this cannot be If each nan pur-
sues%a private purpose. All must pur-
sue one purpose.
The nation needs all men; but It
needs each man: not in the field that
will bring most pleasure to him. but
in the endeavor that will best serve
the common good. Thus. though q
sharp-shooter pleases to operate q
trip hammer for the forging Of great
guns, and an expert machintst de-
ton is being served only when the
sharpshooter marches and the mach
mist remains at his levers.
The whole nation must be a team In
which each ma shall play the part
for which he is best fitted. To this
end congress has provided that the
nation shall be organized for war by
selection and that each man shall be
classified for service. in the place to
which 1t shall best serve the general
good to call him.
The Significance Of this cannot be
ovcr-stated. It is q new thing In our
history and a landmark in our pro-
gress. 1t is a new rnanneA Of accept
ing and vttalizing our duty to give
ourselves with thoughtful devotion to
the common purpose Of us all. It ID
in no sense a conscriptton OF the un-
willing: 1t is rather, selection from a
nation which has volunteered in mass
1t is no more a choosing Of those who
shall march with the colors than II
is a selection Of those who shall serve
an equally necessary and devoted pur-
pose in the industries that lie behind
the battle line.
The day here named IL the time
upon which all shall present them.
1t Is for that reason destined to be. re-
membered a. one OF the most con-
spicuOus moments In our history.
It II nothing less than the day upon
which the manhood Of the country
shall step forward in one solid rank
in defense Of the ideals to which this
nation is ~cOnsecrated.
It is important TO those ideals NO
less thnn to the pride Of this genera
ton In m~anifesttng It's devotion ia
them that there shall be mo gaps in
the ranks.
1t is essential that the day be ap-
preached In thoughtful apprehension
OF its signihcance nnd that We accord
to 1t tho honor and tho meaning thai
1t descrvc.
Our; Industrial need prescribss. that
1t be moi made a technical policy, but
the stern sacrifice that Is before us,
urges that It be carried In all our
hearts as a great day OF patriotic de-
Ivotion and obligation when the duty
Il shall lie upon every man..Whether he
liz himself.s to be arAElsterSd or not "a