Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09
Gle sAMs NAT1oNAL ARMY AND HOW WE CAN HELP.

NCLE SANS NATIONAL ARMY AND HOW WE CAN HELP
The exemption boards in Burlington and other
the initial steps the real selection of the first quota of the
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weapon will depend small degree the hopes and future
paredness for national defense. It is work Of supreme
patriotism and individual concerned from the first to
The registration Of nearly 100000 American youth on
Conservation day in effect merely selfaken census of
crpon passed by Congress It did not necessarily
that all Of the Americans who registered would be call
depend upon Later g. steps n,,,.,o. ,.a T.,
w. Gregory the encouragement United States to ali
United States attorneys announcing that throughout the
wenyone and thiryone did not register in time for the
draft Of July TO- and calling for the most vigorous
glad that far appears to the pres
ent time Vermont has been free to gratifying degree Of
Mountain State will bear favorable comparison with neigh
bor in this direction well in relation to the capita
service OF the military and naval service of
ton whole.
Those slackers" who did not register Conservation
of their delay They be punished and made fight
absence satisfactorily will naturally be treated accordingly
The local exemption boards have received instructions to
selection under the draft July the same though they
had registered prior to that date As each such To-
he will be registered and his card forwarded the dutant
general of the State Serial numbers that belonged to
called by the local boards and discharged for physical dis
ability other cause will be assigned slackers" if
there such vacant serial numbers then serial numbers
by lot will be assigned Thus the late regsrants will be
made equally liable under the original draft with those who
registered according to lsw ;n+,4,o 49,.
striking order when discovered that person has not
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against him regardless Of the for failure to register
beyond the control of the individual Pending physical
examination and application tor discharge or exemption such
first call should be kept Jail released the highest bail
practicable"
empton boards gives to the whole proceeding desirable de-
gree of rule while the drafting of of all
possibility of hiring substitute tends make the National
Army democratic in character as well as in name
bers Of local boards well set forth by Provost Marshal
in an
the system of seective CONSUMPTION for military
difficult ask the gravity Of Which is perhaps greater than
any before them the general says
and that people approached with camer
citation Of that sacrifice rmer resolve to bear and to
present themselves ito be classified for in place to
which it shall best serve the good to call them This
calm determination could not exist not for the
dence of the nation in its institutions In this public
dence found the spirit of the seectve service law
Members Of the local boards are enjoned to be guided
There is no greater giving than this Another Fundamental
differences between two controversy agents
of the government engaged selecting for the
each case in the interest Of the nation and in the inter-
ests of the individual There is not exemption dis
charge IN law that there
benefit ohe nation and the end that the may
be team in which each shall play the part for which he
is best fitted"
That inspiring thought in connection with the whole
problem Of service in this war That is the spirit which
should animate every and child has been de-
cded that the interests Of the nation whole will be
served by the creation of National Army of the young
between the ages of 81 and 81.
This people will again be unprepared they have
been up to the present The American youth will
stiue the army addition the United States regulars
and the National Guard and the aviation and naval depart
ments and other branches already service We shall thus
a m
will universal military training, and always efficiency
and readiness for national defense with reasonable guaranty
of autocracy and absolute marsm forever
eliminated.
It will help each of the rest of be ready to do
bit in whatever capacity be most useful to the nation
read General Crowders words to members of the local
boards sacrifices: The nation needs and needs
them quickly The hours will be long and work absorbing.
Human nature is such there will be little praise and
blame sacrifice of many of those whose
decided greater than that Of the who to decide