The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-16
STEPS IN sELgcTlvE SERVICE
OUTLINED IN DETAIL

following
The steps In the operation of the se
Ioctiyc.ser, ice Law, which follow the
registration aud preeedr the actual
departure OF selected men for military
at Industrial service have been official
Is explained tor the ilrst time In a
statement by Brig Gen Euneh II
CfuNder, Provost Marshal General,
hu has had supervision OF the form
iug uuslrucliBs, aud equipplng Of the
country vide machinery which regis,
tered about 10 .e0e0 men TOT var
service.
Registration marks the completion
of the Hrst welldchned step Ia the
execution of the seieCliye service laW."
SAID Gen CroWder The actual re-.
coflng has been practically finished
la single day hut the arrangement
aud copying Of the cards, their segre.
CATION into appropriate groups. the
publication Of liats. and the garnering
10 81 DELAYED registrations viii con.
sumo a week CT 10 DAYS III the mean.
time the machinery VI The registration
la being readmstcd 80 serve as ma.
ehiuery for the further execution OF
The las This work is proceeding
rapidly aud should be- completed co.
,nctdrHti With the tying up Of the
lou3o ends at registration
When this is an dnne regulations
governing the jurisdiction of the local
boards will be Issued aud The machiu
cry viii then be ready to proceed to
he drawing, which will result Ia a
determination NJ the order Ia which
registered men will be- examined for
the purpose Of their selection for mill.
Imry ~ Industrial service when this
list Of order Is determined II II ess
pscted that the Mar Department will
be- able Ia make definite call for met
and as SOON as this data II available
the quotas necessary to fll the drst
call will be- assigned to the several
states
The policy of decentralization, the
ipplication of which has so snccess.
fulB contaminated the registration,
N ho adhered Ia throughout The
various states, knowing the number of
ncu which they must call aud the
order la which each particular man IL
"a be- examined, can then asslRn to the
various local boards the task Of select.
ing the number OF men necessary to
complete the quota for the locaitty
under the Jurisdiction Of each board
Precise time limits can not be 80,
at present for the reason that u Is
drsred io have uniformity ut 0pcFa,
ton III The machines throughout the
United States aud to have each step
taken simultaneously throughout the
iHaIion mountainous, heavily wooded.
taud spgrsety SETTLED states can not
move Hth the expedition at compact
and tleHseIy populated states While
dates are not Ia be- named precisely,
these steps viii fellow each other
promptly With a Ilyrd purpose Of giving
~ much time ~ rossihl" Ia men Who
are selected To ADJUST their affairs, 10
make their farewell aud to avoid the
Inconvenience and suffering that would
result irum a hasty change from civil
50 military status
The statement Wua made hy General
Cruader iu response ta numerous
queries from both public apd private
sources and brrausr of the tendency Of
the press 10 discuss the method 10 be
fused Ia seleeiions. exemptions etc
Bases fur exemptions can not br
known until the Secretary Of War aud
the President have approved the
recommendation which are IN prepa
Iraiion. or eyea RoA before these
officials u is pointed out however.
that a careful reading u Gen Crow
ders statement Warrants the Inference
that class exemptions are Hui tooked
for, that In. that farmers. msrhinists.
OF any such class not sprctllrliy ek
cmpisd iu the seisuiitr.s.fytrr las
Itself will not be- exempted IN tate bui
hat Indispensable peraouE lu eli need
Iful occupations will h. exempted eith
definite directions from The President
and the Secretary al W1r as "a what
Iaerupatinns are neodfpl aud within
hai limits workers Ia lbesn are 20 be
considered hs exemption board a.
rsemptahIe
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one hundred aud thirty yUnnR men