The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
Every Barrister in State Sum-
mOned to the COlOrs.
viii Assist Registered Men in
Answering Questionaires.
FORM CENTRAL ORGANIZATION
JuristS Will Also Give Much of
Time as Possible.
Aid To Draft EIigibIes in Con-
trast to Former Policy.

Every Kansas lawyer is TIC be called
to the colors.
In an announcement received from
Provost Marshal Crowder today, Ad-
Jutant General Charles s. Huffman
was directed to confer with Governor
Capper in organizing the state legal
profession for service in handling the
selective army draft. The plan of the
government in organizing the lawyers
Ior service IS IN strict contrast to the
pohcy of the first draft when lawyers
were denied rights ito appear before
exemption boards in behalf of men
called for examination.
While the government does not pro-
pose to permit lawyers to enter ser
vice of registered men in the capacity
OF attorney and client, volunteer, pa
triotic service will be arranged in
which every lawyer will be enlisted. A
central organization will be provided
and around this organization will be
grouped the legal talent in the entire
district. In this manner the legal pro-
fession of the state and nation will be
called upon for service.
Not only lawyers, but judges of city,
county and district courts will be
urged to give such of their time as pos
Sible to the work of Uncle Sam in Sc
lecting men for army service. Thru
the universal legal service plan. it is
believed all rules of the department
will be properly interpreted, rights of
claimants saved and a smooth running
organization perfected. The governor
will be called upon to nominate to the
president three members of the gen.
eral board, which shall form a nucleus
for the general state organization of
lawyers.
General CroNvder's Order.
General Crowder outlined his plans
to General Huffman as follows:
THE new regulations provide for the
erection Of legal advisory boards in
each community in sufficient numbers
adequately TO serve all the local boards in
the community. and to insure that there
will always be one of these boards conven-
lent to any registrant who is required to
submit a QUESTIONABLE For this pur-
n canvass of the situation in your state and
to determine the number and location of
these boards. and then to create an organ
izatiOn for the state which will absorb all
members of the legal profession in the
and duty in the winning of this war. To
this end, the regulations provide that the
governor shall nominate to the president
three members for each such boards, which
membership shall constitute a sort of
nucleus around which can be grouped all
the lawyers i'll the district served by the
board.
I'VE have not given the legal profess
sion n definite place in the organized
ranks of the nation and what proposed
offers IL chance that should be welcomed
enthusiastically by every lawyer in par
Icular ana Dy the Wnole legal proIessloh-
The most direct and practical way to in
sure having reasonable and effective
central unit in each community would be
! to include in the permanent membership
| of each legal advisory board. as executive
head thereof the county judge. a judge
| of court of similar Jurisdiction, and by
| this means to provide a powerful stimulus
to the efforts of the younger men of the
profession.
Especial appeal will he made to every
| member of the legal profession to give
his service to this work. and it is proposed
that the permanent board shall maintain a
sort of roster of lawyers that there will
| always be present at the office of the
| board. force of competent legal advisors
| to whom registrants NAV amply for advice