New Britain herald., 1917-07-17

Unless the resolution Oh senator
Frank B. Brandegee of Connecticut
calling for a probe of the figures on
which the draft is to be based, is pro-
ductive of imrn ediate results Connecti-
cut will have to furnish 10.977 men in
the conscript army and of this number
the city Of New Britain will have to
furnish q net quota Of 513 men. That
residents of New Britain are not alone
in their protests that the populations
credited to Northern cities is excessive,
especially since New Britain is given
a population of 76,942, is shown by
the scathing rebuke on the floor of the
United States senate yesterday when
Senator, Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts stated that the population
figures for the North were "padded'
in order Ito make their army draft
heavier, while those of the Southern
states have been reduced.'
New Britain to Give 513.
L. w. Ripley of Glastonbury, at the
request of Governor Holcomb, has
compiled a list Of the draft quotas Of
this state and in it appears New
Britain, with an estimated population
of 76,942, although everybody seems
to doubt that there are over $4,000
people here. New Britain is given a
gross draft quota of $40 conscripts
BY rak'T,g from this number enlist
ment credits of 327 the net draft quota
is set at 513 men for this place.
According to the figures compiled,
Hartford, New Britain, Bridgeport,
Waterbury, Stamford and New Haven
combined will have to furnish 1903
men, or more than one-half of the en-
tire quota of the state. According to
the figures In the hands of Governor
Holcomb Hartford, with an estimated
population of 1S0,967, will have to
furnish net quota of $40 men mas
much as the draft quota of 1874 has
been reduced by 1,1O4 credited enlist
ments. Bridgeport must furnish, out
of its estimated population Of 278,906
a net quota of 2,126, having been
credited on it's gross quota of 3,o47,
with 921 enlistments New Haven's
estimated population Of POI, 481 must
furnish net draft quota of 1908, it's
gross quota of 2,2o1 having been cut
down by 1,19S enlistments. Stamford,
rated at 47,747 is called upon for 1T
men and on the gross quota Of 521 Is
credited with 344 enlistments In
Waterbury, where the estimated popu-
lation is 169,120, total of 1,274 draft
men must be furnished. The original
gross quota. of 1,848 has been cut
down by STA enlistments
Protests Over Aliens.
Officials are open in their express
sions of dissatisfaction with the treat
ment given New Britain. This city is
called upon, according to the COVER
ror's figures, for 513 men out of a
tota. registered draft eligible list of
about $500. Of this $500 fully one
half are said to be aliens and therefore
automatically exempt. Therefore, out
of the remaining 800 or so, including
hundreds of married men as we'll as
scores of men who are either physical
ly unfit or otherwise disqualified, must
be taken the 513. One of the greatest
objections heard is concerning the
alien exemption. All aliens are
exempt and not called upon to fight,
yet their large numbers are included
in the population figures from which
must be drawn the men who do fight.
In other words, although the aliens
are not to be drafted, their numbers
help to swell the census ranks and
other men, who are eligible, must be
called upon to take the places of the
exempt allie ms.
Dissatisfaction in Washington.
Dispatches from washington state
that following a general discussion on
| the draft yesterday, Senator Brande-
gee Of this state presented statements
that estimates had been increased for
| the figures of the northern and
! eastern states and lowered for the
south ern states. Senator Lodge said:
From the astonishing population
| figures it is apparent that the northern
states and cities census estimate have
| been padded :: ~~dnr to make their
army draft heavier, while those of the
| southern states have been lowered.
| 1t seems hard to have the census
| padded when the northern and eastern
| states are being most heavily taxed,
! in order that they must also give more
| of their men for soldiers than the
| southern states"
Mayor and Governor Vexed.
Mayor Quigley has previously ex-
pressed his dissatisfaction with the
census estimate given Connecticut, and
especially his native city of New
Britain. Governor Holcomb has also
expressed extreme dissatisfaction and