El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
ON CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
To Urge All Counties
to Celebrate Draft
Day." June 5
ENROLLERS SEEK
TO PLAY POLITICS
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Governor Lindsey, who left this
afternoon for Roswell to deliver an
address to the graduating class OF the
New Mexico Military Institute tomor-
row night, will speak in that city and
in Portales, Clovis and probably Es-
tancia on the states plan for agricul-
tural preparedness and production,
and on enrolment and CONSUMPTION
for the army, before returning to
Santa Fe. In each place the meeting
will be- unddr the auspices of the
Women's County Auxiliary ~organiza-
ton. The governor plans to talk in
Roswell tomorrow afternoon, in Por-
tales and Clovis Wednesday, and In
Estancia Thursday. .
Mrs. Lindsey, president of the
Women's State Auxiliary, accom-.
panied Governor Lindsey on the trip
this afternoon, and will take part In
the meetings that are to be held.
In his addresses Governor Lindsey
will urge, among other things, that
the people Of each county take steps
to make June 5, the date designated
for the federal enrolment, a day Of
patriotic demonstrations.
EnrolIers Not Recruiters
Several letters received by Gov
ernor Lindsey today indicate that a
mistake in the translation into Span
ish of a letter sent to all enrolling
officers is causing trouble in some OF
the voting precincts of native coun-
ties. The translation made enroll
ing officer" read recruiting officer"
and according to the letters a few Of
the enrolling officers have assumed
to act as recruiting officers, and have
already listed for the army men in
their precincts against whom they
have political or other grudges. Steps
are being taken by the governor to
make plain to these enrolling officers
that they have no authority to recruit.
Non-Residents Register Now
R. G. Reid, federal disbursing of.
ficer, announces that all non-resi-
dents should at once register with the
clerk of the county In which they are
at present, in order that their regis.
tration cards may be mailed to their
home precincts in time to reach them
by June 5. Cards for the registra-
ton of non-residents are now in the
hands of every county. clerk, and after
these cards are filled out they will
be turned over to the persons regis
tering for mailing to home precincts.
Persons who are sick can also reg
at once with county clerks,
authorized agents, their
cards likewise to be mailed to the en-.
officers of their precincts.
Sick and Absentees
County Clerk Trinidad C. De Baca
has received a communication from
Attorney r. c. Reid, quoting a letter
the secretary of war to the gov
ernor Of New Mexico regarding regis
of the sick and persons alb
sent from their home counties on the
registration day ordered by the presi-
dent for a draft. Secretary Baker
says: Tentative regulations furnish
ed you prescribe that such persons re-
port to their county clerk on the sixth
day after the presidents proclama-
ton. Since local authorities now
have cards there is no reason why
such persons should wait until the
sixth day and the presidents procla-
will direct them to report at
Please direct all county clerks
to obtain registration cards, certifi-
and placards Of instructions
from the sheriff and to be prepared
to register such persons Immediately
after the publication of the presidents
proclamation"