New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Honor Done Accept.d
Youths Lends Popularity
to City's CONSUMPTION
Many Ask Selection
Hundreds Appeal to Conkli,,
Asking To Be Picked for
First Quota

Many drafted men who sough. a,
emption or fled appeals with N. A,
trict board in this city have violin,
tarily Withdrawn their claims. i, NJ,
learned yesterday. A quickened ,.r,,
Of patriotism and a wider appreciate,
Of Americas war aims are believed :.
be the reason.
No one in authority has made . g.,
tematic compilation Of the withd,.,I
Of exemption claims, but reports f,,.
local boards and remarks By merh.,.
Of former Justice Hughes's board r.
dicate that the tendency last week Va,
marked.
The willingness Of the community :,
look upon drafted men as the pe.r, =.
volunteers, as shown by the banou.,,
given in their honor, and by the e.I..
bration and parade for them to.mo,.
row under the auspices Of the Mayor,
committee-this change OF public ,,,i
tude, 1t is pointed out, has reacted a.
the minds Of many men who are .ljy.
bic for service.
Men Appeal for Selection
Whereas at the beginning Of N,
draft hugo numbers seemed 70 B. II.
terested in escaping service, az or.,.
ent, 1t is said ct the Adju.ant C...
erals Office, hundreds OF men Az.
bringing pressure on Roseos s. Conf.
ling, the director Of the draft ,rI
chairman Of the local exsmptI.r
boards, 10 be placed in the frs. quou
This same growing spirit, /. sppe.n
IS now causing men 10 waive exenn.
ton, although they had already sos,
through the formally Of fling claim,
before tho local boards, and in man
cases appeals with the district board
However, the district board is still
almost swamped with appeals Havinf
already finished with nearly 1000 casa,
in which the local boards were afirn,i
in all except Is per cent Of the 40.
peals, the board Is still confronted with
10000 appeals, or original application,
Members Of the board expect tia,
enough additional work will be broueh,
before them 10 keep Justice Hughes,
board in session a. least four weeks
longer.
Local boards have in the main bee,
reversed only on two grounds-bon,
tide dependency and alien claims. A.
far as original applications are cor.
cerned, Up 20 the present the distrc,
board has granted only one permsnen.
discharge. All the other exemptions
for industrial reasons have been for ,r
months. with the privilege OF renewal
II the same reason for discharge exist,
at that time.
District Board Painstaking
Those who have closely observed n,
working Of the district board in thi,
city havo been struck with its dom,
inant purpose 10 wade through all tech.
nical considerations and examine ii,
facts. Unburdenei by lawyers, preee.
dents and traditions, the district bosrd
has earnestly tried 10 follow Jus,ic.
Hughcs's plan 10 do justice in every
individual case. Whereas the theory
Of the law is that the definition 0. .
general rule is more desirable than ii.
melting out Of absolute justice in spe
cifc cases, the district board has per
sistently abstained from generalizin;
and has tried 70 let every appeal stan:
or fall on its own merits.
The district board did not meet ye,
terday, but its clerks toiled in the Fed
eral Building on details which mus
be cleared up before cases can B,
brought before the official body. Th,
members will not convene to-day OF
account OF the holiday, but will resun,
their work tomorrow afternoon.
Conkling Takes Days Rest
Additional proof that the first drat
was virtually over came YESTERDAY
when it was found that Mr.. Conklinl
had taken n days vacation at his hom'
at Bronxville. II was the first day o.
that the Deputy Attorney General hs'
taken since he came 70 this city q
bring order out of confusion in Ii,
draft.
Il was learned that Local Board Il
with headquarters in Public School q
McKihbin Street, near Graham Avenu,
Brooklyn, had issued its fourth cal
for men 10 appear for examination
Although 1900 men have already com.
before tire board. II considered i; nee
essary 10 summon $50 more 70 I'll ID,
quota. The reason for the exceptional
difficulties of the board is that II is IN
an alien district, whero the exemption
claims are extremely high.