Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-21
OF INTEREST TO REG1srRANrs.
New Form Question Card to BE Sent
Out Mt EARLY Day.

washington, Nov. 1O.-President
Wilson formally put the new machin-
cry for the carrying out of the select
I've draft bill into operation tonight
with the publication Of the foreword
he has written\tO the regulations un-
DER which the second call will be
made, The regulations themselves
ana the queStiOnnaires which more
than 100000 registrants will be
required to- fill out are being forward
ed to local boards, but have not yet
been made public.
War Department officials estimate
that the whole process can be COM
pleted within GO days. This means
that no second call will be made
upon the draft forces before the mid
die of next February as the period
or classification will not begin until
December 18th.
The President describes the new
plan of dividing all registered men
not already mobilized into five
classes. subject to military services
by classes, as being intended to pro-
duce "a more perfect organization Of
our man power"
The selective principle must be
carried to Its logical conclusion" the
President said. And he added there
must be made a complete inventory
Of qualifications of each registrant in
order to determine "the place in the
military, industrial or agricultural
ranks. of the nation in which his expe-
rience and training can best be made
to serve the common good"
= Must Have Support.
The inquiry projected in the ques-
tiotnaire will go deep into the quail
f1cattohs Of each of nearly 10000
900 men. The success Of the plan
and its completion within the esti-
mated time rests absolutely upon the
whole-hearted support given by the
people, especially by the doctors and
lawyers of each community, and the
President calls upon them for their
unstinted aid. -
The Presidents foreword follows:
S'The task Of selecting and mobiliz-
ing the first contingent Of the Ma
t1onal Army Is nearing completion.
The expedition and accuracy of it's ac-
cOmplishment were a most gratifying
demonstration Of the e>efiiciency Of our
democratic institutions. The swift
ness with which the machinery for
its execution had to be assembled,
however, left room for adjustment
and improvement. New regulations
putting these improvements into eff
feet are, therefore, being published
to-day. There Is no change in the
essential obligation Of men sub iect
to selection. Tho 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
perfect organization of our man
power. The selective principle must
be carried to its logical conclusion
we must make complete inventory
OF the qualifications OF all registIants
in order TO determine as to each man
not already selected for duty with
the colors, the place in the military,
Industrial or agricultural ranks Of
the nation in which his experience
and training can best be made to
serve the government This project
involves an inquiry by the selection
boards into the domestic, industrial
and educational qualifications Of
nearly 100000 men. Members of
these boards have rendered con-
sp1cuOus service. The work was done
without regard to personal service
and conditions under pressure Of i'm
mediate necessity, which imposed
great sacrifice! The service trained
by the experience Of the first draft
must Of necessity be retained, and
the selection board must provide the
directing mechanism for the new
classification. The thing they have
done Is scarcely one-tenth tho masni-
tude Of the thing. that renit,ins to be
done. 1t Is Of great Importance both
to our military aid to our economic
interests that the classification be
carried swiftly and accurately to
conclusion. An estimate Of the time
necessary for the work leads to the
conclusion that 1t can be accomplish
ed in 60 days
Appear Before Boards.
II call upon all citizens, therefore,
to assist local and district boards by
proffering their service and such ma
terial service as they can offer as by
appearing before the boards either
, upon summons or upon their own ini-
tiatlve, to give such information as
will be useful In classifying regis
trants. l urge men Of the legal pro-
fession to offer themselves as asso-
eiate members Of the legal advisory
boards to be provided in each COM
munity for the purpose Of advising
registrants Of their rights and obli-
cations and Of assisting them in the
preparation Of their answers to the
questions which all men subject to
draft are required to submit. ask
the doctors OF the country to identify
themselves with the medical advisory
boards which are to be constituted in
the various districts throughout the
United States for the purpose Of max
Ing systematic physical examina-
ton Of registrants. 1t Is important
that police officials Of every grade