The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-04
Preparations Being Made For Big
Hunt For Strikers Who Want
To Avoid Serving Country
THOSE WHO FAILED TO
REGISTER HAVE CHANCE
Unless Their Cards Are Filed
Within Five Days They viii Be
Rounded Up BY Authorities

Marshal smiddy, while he would not
say so in so many words, indicated
yesterday that he is already making
preparations for a big hunt for slack
ers and sbirkers, the class of men who
would stay at home and let some one
elise do their lighting for them.
They've got five days in which to
make up their Minds that IL would be
better for them 20 get busy and see
that their cards are filed said the
marshal yesterday afternoon. LATTER
that we are going for them hot foot.
] have instructions 10 spare no time,
money or effort to get these men. All
who come within the registration ages
must register. That is all there is to
IL and for sueh as fail there is the
Jail. - .l ga..a..'.
Francis J. Green, executive officer of
the central registration board, was on
The job bright and early yesterday
morning, clearing up the stray odds
aud ends of the big day. He also an
nounced that the government Is get
ting ready TO 20 after the slaekers,
should there prove 20 be any in Ha-
wall, and intends TO give them no quar-.
ter.
"we are going to comb these Is
lands with fine tooth comb for the
men who have failed to register. Our
arrangements 20 into all sorts of places
aud work all sorts OF ways he add.
ed. 1--WE are going 10 see to 1t that
no one who should be on our lists es-
capes registration. I have no idea of
"a ~ $40. ..ukA a NatIal IN -
ter Tuesday, and win have to regis
ter before August Q, but l do not be-
heve that comparatively there are very
many of them. The system we worked
out for Tuesday proved effective for
the most part, as the totals of the regis.
tration proved beyond all doubt" ID
Draft Date Not Known
The appointment Of the selective or
exemption boards will be announced
within a few days, probably the first
of next week, and II Is believed that
the work Of getting the machinery of
these boards in working order will
take the rest Of the month. No one
here could venture q guess at the date
Of the draft drawing, nor how ii would
be done, but il was asserted in some
quarters that in all probability Wash
ington will follow the same plan adoptI
ed with the mainland drawing, after
announcing the quota of men which
Hawaii must furnish for the national
army. This is likely to be in the vi.
cinity of two thousand men, it was said
at the Capitol yesterday afternoon, but
the guessers admitted that they had
nothing beyond a. guess TO 60 upon.
Mr. Green pointed out that the work
of the exemption boards will be to deal
with each case submitted, on its mer.
Its, and that no Glasses will be excused
ms classes. The rules governing exemp.
ti0n from active service were issued for
the mainland by the President early
last month, and il Is believed that they
viii have full force, with certain pos.
sible notifications to meet local condi-
lions in these Islands.
As a general thing the boards that
handled the registration will have
charge of the work of making the Sc.
lections under the drawing Of the draft.
The work will be rushed with all posi-.
BILE speed, the rules providing that the
decision in any individual ease shall
not be delayed more than three days
in the county boards, or five days If
carried to the Territorial board. 1t is
thought that the whole work can be
accomplished within thirty days after
IL has commenced. . 49,.
The boards will have the task of
listing and filing with serial numbers
all of the cards taken 10 on registra-
tiOn day. These lists will be used for
publishing in public places for the in.
formation of all concerned. After the
lists have been prepared each board
will prepare another list of persons DIES.
ignated for service, in the order of
their liability. This list will be posted
and given to the press for publication,
no that all concerned shall know of
the fact that they have been called
for service. Furthermore, the board
must notify the designated person by
mail. H..
Those Who Are Exempt
The next step will be the physical
examination, which il passed success
fully Is followed by the question of eI-
emption on other grounds. The follow
ing is list of persons who must be ex.
empted under the law:
Officers Of the United States, of the
states, territories, and the District of
Columbia; ministers OF religion, stu
dents Of divinity, persons in, the mill
tary or naval service Of the United
States, subjects of Germany, all other
aliens who have not taken out first
papers, county or municipal officers,
custom house clerks, workmen in fed
eral armories, arsenals and navy yards,
persons in the federal service designat,
"a by the President for exemption,
pilots, merchant marine sailors, those
with a status with respect to depend.
ents which renders their exclusion de.
sirable IA married man with Deepen
dent, aged or infirm parent, or brother
OF dependent orphan child less than six.
teen years Old), those found morally
deficient, and any member Of any well
recognized religious sect existing May
10, 1917, whose creed fOrbids partici.