The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-18
AS TO EXEMPTIONS.
CONFUSION IN MANY PLACES
CONCERNING THIS FEATURE
OF CONSUMPTION.
EXPLAINED BY GEN. CR0WDER
Local Boards Appointed by the Presl.
dent Of United States, viii Pass on
All Claims for Exemption, Exclusion
or Discharge.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

or Discharge.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Washington.-Now that registration
day Is over the governmental activi-
ties concern themselves with matters
of exemptions from CONSUMPTION, with
physical examinations and with the
preparing Of camps for the new army.
Strangely enough, there Is still con-
fusion In hundreds of places through
out the United States concerning the
matter of exemptions. Thousands
upon thousands Of letters come In
daily, each one setting forth certain
conditions and closing with the query,
us my son exempt" 1t is not al
ways the son, of course, concerning
whom inquiry is made. Sometimes 1t
Is husband, sometimes 1t is brother.
1t does not appear on the surface
Of things whether or not the sons, the
fathers and the brothers are putting
their dear ones up to the letter writ
ing, but it Is perfectly evident that
those who are subject to service do
not care to write in their own behalf,
fact which shows that the average
young American does not wish to
have his name attached to anything
which looks like an attempt ito get
out Of it,"
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has issued an official bulletin concern
ing exemptions, exclusions and dis
charges. Interest in the first para
graph of the bulletin largely Is lost
now because registration is over, but
the two last paragraphs of the docu-
ment continue to hold their strong
interest.
Draft and Exemption Methods.
Here they are:
'FrOm the list of persons so regis
tered names will subsequently be
drawn by lot by the fairest system
that can be devised. Persons whose
names are drawn, and other persons
interested, will be given an opportu-
nifty to present claims for exemptions,
exclusions, or discharge from the draft
and to support such claims by evil
dence.
''The determination OF whether a
particular claim for exemption, exclu-
sion or discharge shall be granted,
will be made by boards to be appoint
ed by the president. These boards
WILMINGTON under the law and under
regulations prescribed by the presi-
dent. The only regulations that have
as yet been prescribed, are those gov
erning registration alone. The deter
mination of exemptions, exclusions
and discharges is second step, quite
separate from registration. Regula.
tons governing the determination of
exemptions, exclusions and discharges
will, when promulgated, be made avail
able to all concerned at the offices Of
the local boards. Until such regula-
tons have been promulgated, furth-
err information cannot be given as 1t
might later prove misleading; and
even after the regulations have been
made public, decisions concerning ex-
emptions, exclusions or discharges in
individual cases cannot be made by
this office, since the law provides that
all such cases shall be heard and de-
termined by the boards to be estab-
liShpd for that nrrnOSa"
1t will be seen from the bulletin
that the matter of exemptions, except
for men in the military and naval
service whose exemption Is manda-
tory, the whole matter of who shall go
and who shall not go, except for phys
ical disabilities, Is in the hands of
boards to be appointed by the presi-
dent of the United States. The deter
mination of the classes Of workers,
and the individuals among them who
shall be exempt from war service is
also matter for determination by the
president, who later will fix certain
rules and regulations governing this
particular matter.
Milder Physical Requirements.
1t is understood that the physical
examinations for the new army will
not be so strict as has been the case
in the past for enlistments in the reg
ular army and navy. In order to pass
q physical examination for the regu-
lar service, young man had to be
well nigh perfect SO far as physique
goes. No one will be taken into the
new army who is not physically In
good shape, but 1t is understood that |
allowances will be made for tenn !
rundown conditions dus to
indoor work or things of like nature.
and that the doctors will determine
whether or not a man can be built
up by outdoor exercise in few weeks
to the required condition Of health and
strength.
Some ill-advised persons have been
spreading the report that the. provost
generals Office Is the place to
apply for exemptions from service.
The provost marshal general and his
aids have nothing to do with exemp-
tions except remotely. Boards APP
pointed by the president will attend to
this matter and so some persons may
save postage stamps and telegraph