The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02
Agricultural or Industrial All
Before District Board.
Local Boards Settle All Other
Claims for Exemption.
AFFIDAVITS ARE NECESSARY
Want Evidence Others Are De-
pendent on Drafted Man.
Gives List of Those Exempted
Without Examination.

Washington, July 2.-Regula lions
to govern the next step toward select
ing national war army from the mil
lions registered for service on June
We're issued today at the direction of
President Wilson. They leave to be
prescribed later the manner of deter
mining the order of liability If the
men registered. but set forth. in great
detail. the method of arriving at ex-
A erlptions and the work generally of
NJ local and district boards
Exemption regulations add little to
the terms of the draft law, the ques-
ton of whether a man between the
ate of 81 and 80 is entitled to ex-
emptiOn because of dependents. the
nature of his occupation or physical
unf1tnesS being for the boards to de-
eide after proper investigation. 1t is
made very clear, however, that there
are to be no class exemptions ana that
each individual case must be decided
upon its merits. The local boards will
pass upon claims for exemption ex-
cept those based upon industrial or
agricultural occupation, subject 20 ap-
peal TO the district boards. All cases
involving agricultural or industrial ex-
emptlons Will be passed upon by the
district bOards-one To- each federal
Judicial district which also will decide
appeals from decisions of the local
boards.
In the near future a date will be
set by Brigadier General Crowder. Dro-
Fost marshal general. for the meetiue,
az organization of the boards Al
the same time. it is expected that the
selection regulations will be Drorn,,1
gated so that the process NAV he nut
uhaer way without delay The nres-
elt intention is to call the selected TO
the colors about September l. or as
soon thereafter as the cantonments 70
he
In a statement ACCOMMODATING the
announcement of the regulations the
president called upon the board Of
directors to do their work fearlessly
ana lmpartially and to remember that
our armies at the front will he
strengthen and sustained if thew he
composed of men free from anv sense
OF injustice in their mode of selec-
ton"
On Equality With Regulars.
The statement fellows:
THE regulations which L am TODAY
causing to be promulgated, pursuant
to the direction of the seIective service
law, cover the remaining steps of the
plan for calling into the service of the
United States, qualified men from
those who have registered: those Sc
lected as the result of this process to
constitute, with the regular army, the
national guard and the navy, the
fighting forces Of the nation all of
tine law placed in a position of equal
right. dignities. responsibility with the
members of all other military forces
The regulations have been drawn
with view to The needs and circum-
stances of the whole country and pro-
vide a system which, it is expected
will work with the least inequality
and personal hardship. Any system OF
selecting men for military, whether
voluntary or involuntary in its opera
ton, necessarily selects some men to
bear the burden Of danger and sacri-
flee for the whole nation. The sys-
tenn here provided places all men OF
military age upon an even plane and
when the selection, which neither IA
vors one nor penalties the other, calls
out the requisite number for service.
Loyalty and Justice of Members.
THE successful operation of this
law and of these regulations depends
necessa rily upon the loyalty, patriot.
ism and justice of the members of the
boards to whom its operation is com.
rnitted and l admonish every member
of every local board and of every dis
trict board of review that their duty
to their country requires an impa rita
and fearless performance of the deli
cate and difficult duties entrusted t
them. They should remember as t
each individual case presented L
them that they are called UPON to ad
judicate the most sacred rights of thu
Individual and to preserve untarnish
ed the honor of the nation.
"Our armies at the front will b,
strengthened and sustained if the,
be composed of men free from am
sense of injustice in the mode of Sc
b lection and they will be inspired t.
loftier efforts in behalf of a country
in which the citizens called upon t.
perform high public functions, per
form them with justice, fearlessnes.
and irnDa rtiality'
Post i'm Public View.
Upon organizing, the local board.
will take over from the registra tior
boards all registration cards which
they viii number serially and list fol
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