The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-14

SECOND DRAFT
Foreword That Has Been Issued at the
White House 10 the First Formal
Notice Of Second Call. <
the WORK TAKES SIXTY DAYS
classifications Of Reoistrants viii be
Started in December-Are to be
Five Principal Divisions.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 10
President Wilson formally put the new
machinery for the carrying out OF the
selective draft bill into operation to,
night with the publication OF the lore
word he has written to the regulations
under which the second call Will De
made.
The regulations themselves and the
Questionaries which more than 9,ooV,
900 registrants will be required to MI
out are being forwarded to local
boards, but have not yet been mace
public.
that the whole process can be COM
pleted within sixty days. This means
that no second call will be made on
the draft forces before the middle OF
next February, as the period for class
ification will not begin until Decem'
ber 18th.
The president describes the new
plan of dividing all registered men
not already lmobilized into five classes,
subject to military service by classes
as being intended to produce "a more
perfect organization of our man pow
err" .5'E' Y
Seleetive Principle First.
'~The selective principle must be
carried to its logical conclusion" the
president said, and he added that there
must be made complete inventory OF
the qualifications Of each registrant
in order to determine "the place IN
the military. industrial and agricul'
tural ranks of the nation In Whlch MS
experience and training can best be
made to serve the common good
The inquiry projected in the ques-
tionnaire will 60 deep into the qualin.
cations of each of nearly lO,OOo,oOO
men. The success Of the plan and It's
completion within the estimated time
rests on the whole hearted support
given by the people, especially by the
doctors and lawyers OF each commun-
ity, and the president calls upon them
for that unstinted aid.
a';;le n.ss.de g 1nse Z wesa follows; :. 4.
!. 81.
.s4,he task OF selecting and mohiliz.
ing the first contingent OF the national
army is nearing completion. The ex'
pedition and accuracy OF its accom-
plishment were most gratifying DEM
onstration of the efficiency OF our dem
ocratic institutions. The swiftness with
which the machinery for its execution
had to be assembled, however, lett
room for readjustment and improve
ment. Now regulations putting these
improvements into effect are. tnere'
fore, being published today.
There is no change In the essen
tial obligation of men subject to selec-
ton. The first draft must stand un-
affected by the provisions OF the new
regulations They can be given no
retroactive effect ..sa. r4
"The time has come for more per-
feet organization of our man power.
The selective principle must be car
ried to it's local conclusion. We must
make complete inventory OF the
qualifications of all registrants, In or.
der to determine, as to each man not
already selected for duty with the col
ors, the place in the military, indus
trial or agricultural ranks OF the ma
ton in which his experience and train.
ing can best be made to serve the COM
mon good.
"This project involves an inquiry by
the selection boards into the domestic,
industrial and educational qualifica-
tions of nearly 100000 men. -
Old Boards Retained. @
members of these boards have rem
dered a conspicuous service. Inc
work was done without regard to per-
sonal convenience and under a pres
sure of immediate necessity. which
imposed great sacrifice. Yet the SER
vices OF men trained by the experience
of the first draft must OF necessity oe
retained, and the selection boards
must provide the directing mechanism
for the new classification.
"The thing they have done Is OF
scarcely one-tenth the magnitude OF
the thing that remains to be done. 1t
Is of great importance. DOtn u ouI
military and to our economic interests,
that the classification be carried swift.
ly and accurately to conclusion. An
estimate of the time necessary for the
work leads to the conclusion that 1t
can be accomplished in sixty days, but
only IL this great marshalling Of our
resources of men is regarded by all as
national war undertaking OF such
Significance as to challenge the atten-
ton and compel the assistance OF ev-
ery American.
II call upon all citizens, therefore
to assist local and district boards by
proferring such service and such ma.
terial conveniences as they can offer
and by appearing before the boards,
either upon summons or upon their
own initiative to give such informal.
ton as will be useful in classifying
registrants.
Appeals to Lawyers.
II urge men of the legal profession
to offer themselves as associate mem
bers Of the legal advisory boards to be
provided in each community for the
purpose of advising registrants of their
r;phts and obligations and of assisting