Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-03
President Issues Rules for Next Step in
: Selecting Great War Army From Millions
! of Men Registered June 5th Under Draft
Boards Must Be Fearless and
Impartial in Performance OF
Their Difficult and DEL
iCate Duties.

Washington, July 2.--Rcgulations
to govern the next step toward Sc
lecting a national war army from the
millions registered for service on June
5 were issued today at the direction
OF President Wilson.
The regulations make it clear that
there are to be no class exemptions
and that each individual case must
be decided upon its merits. The local
exemption boards--one for each coun-
~ of less than $4,000 population or
city of 10000, with additional boards
where eceSSary for each additional
10000 population, will pass upon
claims for exemption, except those
based upon industrial or agricultural
occupation, subject to appeal to the
district boards.
All cases involving agricultural or
industrial exemptions will be passed
upon by the district boards, one for
each federal judicial district, which
also will decide appeals from deci-
sions of the local board.
Crowder Will Set Date.
In the near future a date will be
set by Brigadier General Crowder,
provost marshal general. for the meet
ing and organizations for the boards,
At the same time it is expected that
the selection regulation will be pro-
muigated, so that the process may
be put under way without delay.
The present intention is to call the
men selected to the colors about Sep
tenber |, or as soon thereafter as
the cantonments TO house them can
be completed.
In statement accompanying the
announcement of the regulations, the
president called upon the boards &c
do their work fearlessly and impair
italy and 10 remember that 'oui
arni:es at the front will be strength
fened and sustained il they be com
posed of men free from any sense o
injustice in their mode of SELF hcn.'
Statement Of President. =
| The statement follows:
THE regulations which ! am TO-
day causing to be promulgated pur'
suant to the direction of the selectivs
service law, cover the remaining step:
of the plan for calling into the SEW
ice of the United States qualified mei
from those who have registered
those selected as the result OF thi.
process to constitute, with the regu
lar army, the National Guard and tht
navy, the fighting forces of the ma
tion, all of which forces are undel
the terms of the law placed in a posi-
ton OF equal right, dignity and re
sponsibilty with the members o
other military forces.
"The regulations have been drawr
with a view to the needs and cifcr IN
stances Of the whole country and pro
vide system which it is expected
will work with the least inequality
and personal hardship. Any system
OF selecting men for military service
whether voluntary or involuntary II
its operation, necessarily selects some
, men to bear the burden of danget
: and sacrifice for the whole nation
The system here provided places al
men OF military age upon an ever
plane, and then, by selection which
= neither favors the one nor penalties
the other, calls out the requisite mum
Der for service.
Boards Must Be Fearless.
, "The successful operation of this Law
. and Of these regulations depends
! necessarily upon the loyalty, patriot
ism and justice of the members o
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