New Britain herald., 1917-08-04
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 HAKITORD. ~ General Reductions
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ernor of Connecticut caused to be sent to each a notice that he was by law compelled to register with instruc- tions for compliance with such obliga- ton. Lists of those required to regis ter were sent to the registers in each voting district throughout the state and public notices given of this pro- cedure. Can it be denied that the existence of this record and the use made of it resulted in a more full and complete registration than would otherwise have been the case or then was the case in other states where no such aids were available?
 There can be no doubt in our op- inion that our census record again swelled our number of registrants and under the method adopted by the war department our "estimated' popula- tion, thus bringing about another ad- dition to Connecticut's draft allot- ment. It is not reasonable to suppose that incomplete registrations may have decreased, perhaps very largely, the quotas of certain other states.
 Claims Can Be Proved
 'The mere statement of the fore going reasons is conclusive and does not admit of serious or successful controversion. The case is absolutely demonstrated. The facts alleged are susceptible of proof, and the unfair ness of the burden laid upon this state canont be denied. The war de- partment and the census bureau es- tablished by the existing fallacious and incorrect theory by means of which Conecticut's quota has been de- termined. It would therefore seem to be in their power to abandon the misleading and unrelia ble Estimates of Population which are responsible for the serious injustice to this state. There is indeed reason to believe that the so-called Estimates of Popula- tion' have caused violation of both the spirit and the letter of Section of the law under which they new army is created. The said section dis tinctly states:
 Each State * shall be re-
 quired to supply it's quota in pro-
 portion that it's population bears
 to the total population of the
 United States.
 "How can it be held then that an arbitrary estimate or guess, which ac- cording to the best obtainable infor- mation attributes to Connecticut a population larger by about 400, ,OOO or 30 per cent than that which the state actually contains, complies with the language of the act just quoted?
 We close therefore as we began by pressing upon your attention the necessity for forthwith changing the rule of apportionment as applied to Connecticut by the war departme mt, based on the erroneous and mislead- ing estimate furnished by the census bureau, so that a more eouitabl and just levy may be made in acordance with the facts and considerations here set forth. And may we not insist that justice to our state can be had when ensuing quotas are levied? This credit should equal the number in ex- ces of Conecticut's fair allotment ap- protioned to this state under the re- cent draft This excess we believe to be at least 4,OOO
 'Connecticut expects and desires to do her full duty in this war in fur nlshlng men, money and materials, and service of all kinds for the na- tion's use as it has done in every pre- vious war in which this country has been engaged. Great demands will be made upon this state but they will be cheerfully met if justly imposed.
 Yours very truly
 (Signed) RICHARD M. RESELL,
 Chairman"