Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
VERMONT GIVES
HER QUOTA OF men
Gov. Graham's Statement Re-
flutes Charges Of Metropoli-
tan Press.

st. Johnsbury, Nov. 2O-In it's issue Of
Wednesday the Republican is printing a
letter from Governor Graham that will
absolutely refute the repeated charges
Of the metropolitan dailies and particular
y Golfers Weekly that Vermont is way
behind in her quota of enlisted men and
is not showing the right patriotic spirit.
The letter gives for the first time the COM
plete figures throughout the period Of this
war and is as follows:N
In compliance with your request, for in
formation about Vermont's enlistments.
I am forwarding the following statement
of facts:
Acting under the PROVISIONS Of the Act
of Congress approved MAY 1s. 1917. the
President ordered the increase Of the mill
tary forces of the United States. compris-
ing the regular army, National Guard and
| national army to an aggregate OF 1.1b2,9S5
enlisted men. In the selection of the ma
tional army. the President on July II, 1917,
apportoned to the several States, Territo-
| ries and District of Columbia so-called
gross quota" representing the proportion
of such 1,1529s5 as each State and Terri
tory and the District Of Columbia should
| furnish, based upon the ratio between the
total population of the United States and
| the population of each State and Territory
| and the District of Columbia. The gross
quota assigned to Vermont was 3.243.
! On the first Of July, 1917, the adjutant-
general of the army reported to the pro-
vost marshal general three classes of en-
! listments; 1. e. (a) enlisted strength of the
| National Guard at the time Of the Presi-
| dents call; (b) enlistments in the National
Guard to June 30; and (c) enlistments in
| the regular army to June 80, 1917. These
| enlistments were credited the several
| ct,;c ofC
| lumbia to determine the met quota" or
| difference" to be furnished by selection
| or draft.
| 1.-The total enlistment in the United
| States into the regular army up to
| June 80 was 117,974 men, or 1923 per
| cent of the gross quota In Vermont
for the same period, the enlistments
! totalled 205 men, or 623 per cent. OF
the gross quota. Vermont, therefore.
furnished Gilt per cent of it's share OF
| men for the regular army for this pc
| riod.
I-With respect to enlistments be.
tween the date Of call and June 80. 1917,
| into the National Guard and regular
| army, the figures for the United States
| aggregated 301, ,693, or 2615 per cent. of
the gross quota. In Vermont for the
same period, there were 1916 enlist
| ments. or 40.57 per cent. Of the gross
quota. AS compared with the entire
nation. Vermont has furnished 1914
per cent. of it's share. In these enlist
ments, Vermont stood seventh, follow
ing Oregon. $3.50 per cent: Wyoming.
55.31 per cent; Kansas. 53.40 per cent
South Dakota. 47.O6 per cent; Maine.
1925 per cent: and Iowa. Al per cent.
| III-With respect to the strength
Of the national guard at time of call
and subsequent enlistments to June so.
1917. in the National Guard and regular
army. the aggregate for the United
states was 465,9S5. or 40.42 per cent. OF
the gross quota. Vermonts aggregate
for the same period was 2.1ss. or 67.47
per cent. AS compared with the rest
of the Union, Vermont furnished 1863
per cent. Of it's share In this list Ver-
mont stood eighth, Hawaiian territory,
1897 per cent: oregon, 90.12 per cent. {:
District of Columbia, 1884 per cent.
Maine. 74.10 per cent; New Hampshire.
72.57 per cent: Rhode Island. 71.13 per
cent; Wyoming, 69.62 per cent; and
Vermont. 67.47 per cent.
The Acknowledgement of the army has
not furnished us any statistics on en-
listments since June 80 No doubt this
information will be furnished when tho
next quota is levied under the selective
service law.