Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-29

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ana FAMILY are entrusted for adjudi-
cation to local citizens and officials,
nominated by state governors and ap-
pointed by the president.
Responsibility Is Grave.
The most equitable rules that
could be devised have been pre-
scribed for your guidance and the adj
ministration OF these rules and the
sacrifice that is offered by your
nelghbors is entrusted to your hands.
| FROM everyone is demanded
sacrifice But here is one thought to
be kept always in your mind. The
selected man offers his life There
is no greater giving than this: and
that thought should guide you al
ways. There may be a few who will
urge upon you claims for exemption
or discharge that, whatever may be
your incllnations of sympathy or af-
fection, you will know ought not to
be granted. 1t will strengthen you to
remember that for every exemption
or discharge that is made for indiyid-
ual convenience or to escape personal
loss OF money or property, or for fa-
Vor or affection, some other man
whose time would not otherwise have
come, must incur the risk of losing
his life.
There can be no room for hesita-
ton in such case.
Agents of Government
Another fundamental thought is
this:
m aI
Justment of differences between two
persons in controversy. You are
agents of the government, engaged in
selecting men for the government and
there is no controversy. You, acting
for the government, are to investigate
each case In the name of the nation,
ana never In the case of an Individual
There is not one exemption or dis
charge in the law or regulations that
was put there for the benefit of anv
Individual. All are there for the ben
efit of the nation and to the end that
the whole nation may be a team in
"hich each man shall play the part
Tor which he is best fitted.
Therefore, no one has a vested
right, by himself or by attorney. to
urge, by argument or pleading. his
individual case upon you. You
should rigidly exclude this. Ordinar-
lily you should act on affidavits IL
you desire more information, you NAV
proceed to get It, II you doubt the
aftidavits you may Interrogate other
persons. If you desire more proof
you may get 1t. But no claimant has
a right to submit other proof than
that called for by regulations or than
that you may call for.
No Technical Rules.
There should be no rules like
those of court procedure; no technical
rules OF evidence. You should pro-
ceed to investigate cases about which
YOU are not satisfied exactly as YOU.
an individual, would proceed to
inform yourself about any fact about
which you are in doubt.
Last of all, it is important to say
a word about your own sacrifice. The
pace to which you have been called
ls one which no man would seek save
IN the performance of one of the
highest of patriotic duties.
0ie 10 not, III any real sense,
any remuneration. Because thousands
OF citizens urged members of local
boards should not be placed in posi-
ton of performing their grave duties
for pay. the regulations provide. that,
ordinarily, the service shall he uncom-
pensated Because it was not desired
that any man be prevented from rem
deriny the service hy tha nacees;t,,
for earning his daily bread, small
was provided.
THE nation needs men and needs