New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-28
Fight OR GO Home,
NOTICE TO ALIENS
Those Subject to Draft Face War
or Deportation

Washington, July 2S.-Aiens who
a year without making an attempt to
take up citizenship probably will be
invited to serve in the draft army or
go back to their native lands. The
chief objection to the working of the
| draft has been that quotas based on
alien as well as citizen registration
were unjust to some communities SO
long as aliens we're exempt.
The alien service resolution, ac-
| cGording to rough calculations, will
| cording to rough calculations, will
J 100000 registered eligibles. Many of
! these men are at the head of the list
| of eligibles, and if they are not re-
| CURED to serve their burden in the
national lottery will fall on American
shoulders.
Enemy aliens are not to be affected
by the resolution, nor subjects of
countries allied with Germany. But
men who have made the United States
their home without intending to be-
come citizens will be included in the
draft if the resolution is passed
Those who are prevented by law (such
as the Japanese and Chinese) from
among the aliens exempted from SER
vice.
AS the law reads at present all
subjects Of other nations are exempt
from service. There are treaties with
some of these nations preventing the
drafting of their citizens, but in each
case the diplomatic representatives of
the countries affected must voice OBJ
lection to such procedure. The citi-
zens themselves cannot object. So
far as can be learned. none of the
countries affected has objected.
Would Deport Directors.
The resolution provides for the de-
portation within ninety days of aliens
who refuse to serve. Should any of
the Allied countries object to service
by their nationals residing here, it is
probable the nationals would be
asked to get out. and failing in that
would be put out. Going back to
their own country, their chances of
being called for war service would be
as great as they are here.
Thus far it has been impossible to
calculate exactly how many aliens
are included in the first call. 1t would
not be surprising If as many as 10
per cent. would be subject under the |
resolution of service.
The attorney general recommended |
to the senate military affairs COM
mittee today that the provision
against the sale of liquor to men in
uniform in the Draft Act be broad
ened so as to include the gift of
liquor as we'll. Department of Justice
fficials have been investigating the eff
feet of this provision of the law and
believe it will be necessary to broden
its scope to accomplish it's purpose of
breaking up promiscnous barroom
drinking. Under the law at present,
while it is unlawful to sell liquor to
soldiers in uniform. friends can
treat them in barrooms and collect
for the drinks outside.
New Army Best in History.
That the new National Army will
be the finest ever trained for war is
! the opinion expressed here by expert
enced army officers. They say that
! for the first time men cannot buv
| themselves out of service, so that the
| army is going to include just the
proper mixture to give it the proper
American spirit.
81 expect said a prominent officer
"to see many Of the so-called rough
necks' called in this army wearing Of
! ficers' epaulets by the time they reach
! France. You will see them rising
rapidly to corporals and sergeants,
and those with the ability to COM
mand are likely to be commissioned
officers before many months have
! passed.
No class exemptions will be made,
according to a statement made public
The statement was in. response to a
question by the Coal Production Com
mittee of the Council of National De-
tense, and affected particularly the
exem ptiOn of miners. Although it is
unlikely the Government will inter
fere with certain classes of industry
necessary to the national defense
| such as coal mining, the men to be
taken will in each case be deter
mined by district exemption boards
according to local conditions.
1t is unlikely that aircraft, or OF
, we'll workers, miners railroad mer
and other laborers necessary to the
national defense, where the expert
r ence of these men is such that theil
places could not be readily filled b.
| others, will serve.