The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
WILSON OUTLINES
 NEW DRAFT PLANS
December i5 Set as Time for Classi- flcation of Men Subject to Draft Second Increment Not Co Be
 Called Before February i5.

Washington. Nov. President Wilson formally put the new ma chinery for carrying out the Selec- tive Draft Bill into operation last night with the publication of the foreword he has written to the reg ulaiions under which the second call will be made The regulations them selves and the questonaires which some 9 million registranis will be required to fill out are being for warded Co local boards. but have not yet been made public
 Complete Work in Sixty Days.
 War Department officials estimate that the whole process can be com pieted in sixty days. This means that no second call will be made up- on the draft forces before the mid dle of next February, as the period of classification will not begin until December i5.
 The President describes the new plan of dividing all registered men not already mobilized into five classes, subject to military serice by classes, as being intended to pro- duce "a more perfect organization of our man power"
 The Presidents foreword follows:
 The task of selecting and mobil- izing the first contingent of the na- tional army Is nearing completion. The expedition and accuracy of it's accomplishment were a most grati- flying demonstration of the efficiency of our democratic institutions The swiftness with which the machin- cry for it's execution had to he as- sembled, however, left room for ad- iustment and improvement New regulations putting these improve ments into effect are, therefore, be- ing published today.
 No Change in Obligation.
 There is no change in the es- sential obligation of men subject to selection. The first draft must stand unaffected by the provisions of the new regulations. They can be given no retroactive effect.
 "The time has come for a more permanent organization of our man power. The selective principle must be carried to it's logical con- clusion. We must make a complete inventory of the qualifications of all registrants in order to determine, as to each man not already selected for duty with the colors, the place m the military, industrial or agri- cultural ranks of the Nation in which his experience and training can hest be made to serve the com mon good. This project involves an inquiry by the selection boards into the domestic, industrial and ed ueational qualifications of nearly { million men
 A Duty to Serve on Boards.
 Members of these boards have rendered conspicuous service. The work was done without regard tC personal convenience and under a pressure of immediate necessity which imposed great sacrifices. Yel the services of men trained by the experience of the first draft must oi necessity be retained and the selec- tion boards must provide the direct ing mechanism for the new classili- cation.
 "The thing they have done is ol scarcely one-teuth the magnitude oi the things that remain 10 be done It is of great importance both to ouI military and to our economic inter- ests that the classification be car ried swiftly and accurately to con clusion.
 An estimate of the time necessary for the work leads to the conclusion that it can be accomplished in sixty days, but only if this great marshall ing of our resources of men is re garded by all as a national war un dertaking of such significance as ti challenge the attention and cOmpe the assistance of every American.
 "I call upon all citizens, therefore to assist local and district boards b, proffering such service and sucl material convenienees as they cai offer and by appearing before tn boards, either upon summons or up