The Washington herald., 1917-10-21
DRAFT PLANS ARE Laid
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to obtain from each man complete
information Of a character which Will
definitely fix his economic worth as
compared with his fellow registrant,
and from ths Information thus OBJ
tained. to place him In one Of five
classes each to be called In turn as
the need ARISES.
The method of obtaining this in
formation is through QUESTIONABLE.
a series of questions calculated to pro-
duce tho Information required. This
document will be mailed to every
RESISTANT not yet in service, on a
day to be fixed, seven days being
given to each registrant to complete
and return the same. Every op-
portunity will be offered to each man
to complete his 'Questionare' fully
and without error.
The local boards will then ex-
anime each questionable and assign
eacr registrant to one of Ave classes.
These classes will be based upcn
every conceivable condition, from
from the family or occupational
standpoint, that should properly be
advanced by a man desiring to be
excused from military duty. Class
one will be the first called fec phv-
steal examination and service ani
when 1t is exhausted, IL the ma
tons needs are such as 70 make
it necessary. Class two win follow
and thus each man registered will
ultimately take his place II needed.
Proceedings nre simplifed.
Every opportunity for appeal from
such classification by the local board
has been retained and perfected, but
proceedings have been greatly simpli-
fed.
'"The tedious work Of the local
boards has been practically elimin-
ated by the production Of q form to
be known as No. 1000 which will be
a foundation stone Of a new system.
Through its use all the laborious
work Of making and posting lists has
been eliminated. All of the old docket
sheets and records will be made un-
necessary and by the arrangement of
its columns the work OF the local
board will be reduced to a minimum.
"On this new form the complete
history of each mans case will ap-
pear at a glance, beginning with his
order number and ending with his
induction into military camp, while
at the close Of each days work the
local board Is enabled to complete in
a few minutes with a rubber stamp
what has hitherto taken hours to
complete. The system Is such that 1t
will present each case almost auto
matically to the local board.
THE completion of the new system
will solve problems which have con-
Aa
and caused him much concern.
"One of the most serious of these
has been keeping together the great
organization of the local and District
boards which from a. numerical view
point is of the strength of an army
division; many Of these officials have
been clamoring for relief on account
Of the drain on their time, and the
new system will make It easily pos
siole for them to continue their duties
for which they have proven them
selves eminently fitted
Considerable Speed Gained.
70 Another problem solved was the
question of expediency Of continu-
ing the examination of the entire
registry thus fixing every mans
status. This would have involved
a medical examination of each man,
whose physical condition might
change from day to day, thus max
ing this great undertaking value
less.
Again under the old system of
exemption and discharge 1t would
have been necessary II the national
need required it to send for the
exempted man to return for ply
sical re-examination. while in the
meantime his industrial or family
status might have changed, thus
involving endless appeals and con-
fusion.
THE new system fixes a mans class
and calls him TO his proper turn when
he Is needed. He will be examined
physically only when needed. Thus
the labors of the medical officers will
be called for only when required. II
the nation needs a half-million m,r
they will respond eaCh In his turn
fixed by his CLASS
The man who can least be spared
either as the head OF a family or
the head of a business necessary to
the defense OF the nation will be the
last to go.