Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-21


territory Is called upon 10 q" IN mum"
out the new draft Qucstonnalres
This Ia the question which Capt r.
J. Green, draft officer, puts up tooS'
TO every man and woman IN hoh"'ol"
who is fitted TO serve in the lotOe y,
assistants needed al the fteC'noS
booths for this new Development OF inc
drsr law which the officer styles a.
= iob twenty times as big as that VI
registration day. ID
ANY man or woman VIM
vote even an hour during inc ~,
from Jan. 7 when We are 70 NA9
IN. filling out Of these quesIiohLH'I, 90 80
"a urged 10 volunteer by post C"lu '"
,L,. office" said Capt. Green.
" RUS Is a tremendous task. tne
$40, he accomplished WITHIN
tho specitied time, and with tle aS .
ance OF the citizens OF the terl ,ro, .,ard
%ant TO make a record that VIII 49,
nth that Of the registration anu
ing. o.,ions tn fill out
.. ,tno NJ registration. This question
go hos a total OF 236. WINE nTt
u% -, these must be filled ou', a..
rnr,t no read by the registra an o0o
noarI,, all We have received 49,
80 cre,tionnaires for use mere.
~ volunteering for this WORK m "a
- -,oTnen are asked TO give tnelL "u
S.o.s.s and their telephone nuuoe
asSFA as any other means VI fnr.
fication. Their names WI =, their
warded to the chief registrars " Non
rssnective districts TO be cAieu 20
when the actual filling OF inc So'
"o TsH nft,ce- addressed letter TO-DAY
4, these chief resistrants tnrousn'N'
the territory, % follows: ., ,o,7
~ro thu Chief Registrars Of All rtC
" .ircts IN the Territory OF haNan.
.oncs aEain you are called upon ~
nos c,,r services to your country.
"Every man who registered IN YOU
...ctrct "a tn be sent series OF ques,
lions which he must answer. d.
rDor ne. answers to these qnesuons'
will be assigned to that class
t,or for duty under the selectiVe oIaN
wherein he may be OF the mos' $3.50
70 the United states during inc pe'''N
am order TO render intelligent a.
sistance 10 each registrant IN ausis
fna and correctly recording the 1nlo'
NATION required in these questlon'
raIres the organized force OF regis
trors now under oath will be caheo
int service and requested to devote
arch time as each individual may De
shIs "a snare. The period Of service
viii commence, probably, on the TIN
Of January and continue Tor approx
roateIv twenty days. To each cnlei
reeistrar there viii be delegated suen
authority al may be necessary In oroef
that he NAV Immediately proceed TO
the organization OF his precinct ana
his force Of assistants. II should be
remembered in organizing this force
that patriotic work Of this Character 10
not confined to the men alone, out
that the women Of the precinct should
be heartily welcomed In the ranks OF
the workers. = 80.
"Broadly speaking. the active period
NJ work viii last for twenty days. Dur
inv certain hours OF each day In this
nariod there must be one or two per-
sonS available at each precinct head
one.ters who must be able to intellf
eery1y advise each registrant how TO
record his answers to the question
naire. II win not be necessary, In the
majority of cases, for the registrars to
perforn this work Of writing the an
I swers themselves, but wherever SO re.
dtiired they must be willing to do so.
Each precfnct will be provided by the
administration with authority to 90.
minister oaths as required on page 10
OF the questionable. -. ~. 81 /
aThis QUESTIONABLE will be mailed
direct TO each person who has regis
tered on July 81. and each person re-
ceiyinr the questionable viii be re-
ouired either to FIJI II out at his own
home. IL able, or to bring II In per
SON 70 precinct headquarters, where
he viii receive your advice and assist.
auce in preparing the answers. Be-
yond such advice and assistance there
win be no responsibility upon the reg
istrars. as each registrant must mali
hts completed QUESTIONABLE to tho
board himself. s.t <
Lawyers Will Aid =
"AIl registrars will have the active
assistance of the lawyers Of the ter
ritory, who will be appointed by the
president as legal advisory boards to
the draft administration, and. as such,
win be In contact at all times with the
force OF registrars who have charge
OF the active part OF the work. will
endeayor to get In touch with the in.
terpreters who provided such valuable
assistance on registration day and ar
range that in each precinct there mag
be available Chinese, Japanese and
Filipino interpreters along the same
lines as July 81. In carrying through
this work the draft administration re
lies upon your organizing skill for
your precinct. and you will have every
possible help given by the administra.
ton, the legal advisory boards, tho
ciyil authorities and the police.
'It is hoped that this work will be
carried along on the same high plane
of self-sacrificing. uncompensated,
national service which characterized
registration day and which gave to
Hawaii its unique place in the exeeu.
ti0ffs6f the selective draft.
The time within which your organi.
zstion must be perfected is short, and