Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR MILITARY REVOLUTION.
principle army the United States undergoes
military revolution fareaching it will undoubtedly be
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the idea that country worth fighting for by every c
service the nation good another better
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our Civil War time that Of compulsory service after the
volunteer principle had done it's best provide with an
the practical working Of arstocracy man who could
command sufficient hire substitute could shr his
duty to his country and throw the necessity of rsng life
upon his poorer but perhaps actually more fortunate brother
the fathers of the Civil War period was s that was
drafted regardless of his calling. In that little was
of material for the production of
and ammunition and clothing and food and other service
lawyer and the doctor were rule drafted ndscrim;
nate with the exception of an occasional physician needed
It remained for England which had long relied upon the
volunteer method Of providing an army to Gov by dear
engineers and machnists and producers Of various kinds
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men having particular speciality could fight we'll they
relied upon the volunteer principle and wasted at the front
thousands of men needed that led to the appca
ton to our principle of the draft OF the seecve method
Accordingly system of selecve CONSUMPTION adopted
necessarily fight of their number will be assigned to
service productive channels others will be used eng
ing the army supplied with ali kinds Of necessaries.
Of bo lad d army @ weh GO n the
has many other features in addition to that of seecve
Of the on
be and efficiency including 4 dan e with the
dent add ncreents and raise troops to the maximum
strength under the law and may fill by temporary appoint
not deemed efficient under provisional appointment be
terminated whenever the officer has not the suitability and
The President is authorized draft and organize
for service all members of the National Guard and
emergency unless discharged 1t without saying
nat the e ac OF the m two bra @ Of on
Another feature the authorization the President
raise by draft and organize and equip additional force of
enlisted and to provide the staff and
officers with rank not above that of colonel and officers above
that grade by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
such time he determine to raise and begin the train
ing of additional force Of 100000 and in addition to
raise by draft such recruit training units he deem
necessary for the maintenance of such forces at maximum
strength
number of ammunition batteries and batalon depot bat
teres and bataons and such artillery parks he deem
The President set out to exempt from this seective draft
embrace the vicepresdent Of the United States the officers
legislative executive and judicial of the United States and of
tay and navy departments Of the United States members
of religious creeds forbddng members to participate in
The President would also be authorized to exclude
discharge from such seectve draft customs house clerks
employed the United States in the transmission of
mails atcers and workmen employed in armores arsenals
and yards and sea service the United States be
designated by the President pilots mariners actually
poyed engaged in industries found to be
to the maintenance of the military establishment the
effective forces the maintenance of national interest during
the emergency those having dependents for support which
renders their exclusion discharge advisable farmers and
those found physically and morally deficient.
All persons liable to military service under the act will
be required register accordance with regulations to be
prescribed by the President and after such proclamation by
the President stating the time and place Of registration all
such present themselves for registration under penalty
of Imprisonment for not less than three months
than one year.
The President can utilize all officers and employees of the
United States department and of the States and terri
tories in the execution of the draft act.
The differences between the selectve CONSUMPTION
passed by the Senate and House respectively will
be oned OUT The department asked Congress
bill with age limit for enistmens from nineteen to
twenty-five years. This struck many people letting the