Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-11
Foreword on New Draft
Regulations Asks Physi-
clans and Lawyers to Vol
unteer Services.
QUESTIONABLE Now in Mails
to Local Boards and Dis
tribution Will B egin
About Dec. 15-Status of
Every Man to Be Known.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Calling
upon every citizen in the United
States to put personal interests aside
and help the government classify the
remaining nine million draft regis
trants. President Wilson tonight issued
a foreword on the new draft regula-
tions.
| He asked every lawyer to volunteer
his services and every doctor to do the
same, in order that free legal and
medical aid bureaus may be estab-
lished for the registrants in conjunc-
tion with each local board. The presi-
dent estimated that the classification,
which the provost marshal general an
nounced will begin throughout the
country about December Is, should be
completed in so days.
The questionnaire itself is now in the
mails to the local boards and will be
made public In few days.
STATUS OF EVERY MAN.
Under it's terms. the exact physical.
mental moral, social, commercial and
industrial status of every registrant
will be fixed. twill give the govern
ment data on how shipbuilders, forest
ers. bricklayers. hod- carriers, musi-
clans and every other type of man
power is at its disposition. Speedy
mobilization and equipment of units for
any war task will be possible with an
efficiency that was practically impos-
sible under the old draft system The
new method will enable the govern
ment to exempt men with closer re-
gard to the nations labor needs in all
lines
local board headquarters where the
men may fill out their questions. Under
the direction of county Judges or other
officials. committee will see that
there are always plenty OF lawyers to
help the registrants do this.
FIVE PER CENT EACH DAY.
Questions will be mailed to per
cent of the registrants each day, be-
ginning Dec. 10. Each man has seven
days to fill out and return the list Dec
23 the local boards begin placing the
men in five classes. They should fin
ish their task about Feb. 13, and soon
after that the second draft call may be
expected.
The QUESTIONABLE is somewhat for
midable and complicated in appear
ance. But in explanation Of this the
provost marshal general today said:
EASY TO ANSWER.
"A reading of the questions shows
that they are simple enough to an
swer for any person who can read and
write understandingly. 1t is the only
printed form which any registrant
needs to use. either in making claims
or filing proof"
The presidents foreword to this
document tonight said:
1.-THE task of selecting and MOBILIZE
ing the national army Is nearing COM
pletion. The expedition and accuracy
of it's accomplishment were a most
gratifying demonstration OF the eff
cheney of our democratic institutions.
The swiftness with which the ma
chinery for it's execution had to be as
sembled, however left room for adjust
ment and improvement. New regula-
tions putting these improvements into
effect are. therefore. being published
today. There is no change in the es-
| sential obligation OF men subject TO
selection. The first draft must stand
until affected by the provision Of the
inew regulations. They can be given M
| retroactive effect.
MORE PERFECT ORGANIZATION.
"The time has come for a more per-
! feet organization of our man power.
The selective principle must be carried
to its logical conclusion.
/ We must take complete inventory of
the qualifications Of all registrants In
order to determine. as to each man not
already selected for duty with the col
ors. the place in the military or indus
trial or agricultural ranks. of the
/ country in which his experience and
training can best be made to serve the
common good. This process involves
an inquiry by the selective boards into
the domestic, Industrial and education
al qualifications Of nearly ten million
men.
members of these boards have rem
dered a conspicuous service. The
! work was done without regard to per-
& sonal convenience and under a pres