The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-17
Virginia Complete Save Cities
of Richmond and Petersburg
and Three Counties
NORTHERN SENATORS
MAKE LUSTY KICK
Declare Draft Quotas Do Not
Allow for Fact of Large
Alien Registration in North.
ern Industrial Centers

Washington. July 1s.-while the
senate today listened to angry charges
that the draft dice were loaded" the
war department drove ahead with its
preparations to hold the drawing
Saturday and perhaps sooner.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
late this afternoon sent message to
the governors of the eleven states
which have not yet completed their
lists urging them to speed up their
local boards.
Secretary of War Baker declared
that If it should come to "a point where
one or two states were delaying the
draft he would orCer new forces put
In charge to do the work.
Indications tonight were that this
would be unnecessary. Reports from
every state indicated that the work
Will be completed by Wednesday at
the latest
Virginia One OF the Eleven.
The eleven states which have not
reported are New York, Missouri, Ala
bama. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Utah.
Ohio, Mississippi. Michigan. Kentucky.
and Illinois.
Six include great cities: New York
Philadelphia. Detroit, St Louis, Chi
cago, Cleveland and Cincinnati where
the work has been especially dificult
The first whisper against the fair.
ness Of the draft was heard today. 1t
came from the senate and did not re-
main a whisper long 1t developed
into a roar. The protest was made
on the question of state quotas. the
charge being that the provost mar
shal's Office had shown favoritism to
the Democratic south in its apportion-
ing of quotas.
The large alien population OF north
ern industrial centers-a population
not subject to draft-was not taken
into consideration in the apportion-
ment. according to these charges.
made principally by Senator Lodge
and Senator Brandegee. AS a result
native population OF such cities they
held. For instance, in a city with
registration of 1000 fully 3.5oo might
be aliens not subject to service. But
the quota was based on the total of
1000. thereby throwing upon the
shoulders OF the $500 natives the
necessity of furnishing quota based
on double their numbers. Meanwhile
in the south where there are few
aliens. the quotas would be taken from
the full population.
Charge "Dice' Is Loaded
The men of this country when
they threw their destiny into the
wheel OF conscription do not want
the dice loaded against them" said
He, with other northern senators.
claimed that the present draft plan
forced northern states to furnish more
than their just share of the troops
while southern states were favored
He objected to the exemption of
aliens from draft when in calculating
populations aliens were included with
hn ottt n To- h.
work great hardship in some states
Pomerene. OF Ohio. Reed of Mis-
souri,. Lodge Of Massachusetts. and
Of North Dakota. agreed
with Brandegee.
After bitter criticism of the ofnciais
In charge of the draft machinery, the
senate adopted a resolution by Brande-
merce to furnish the official estimates
upon which the draft will be based.
In some northern states, said the
Connecticut senator. the proportion Of
aliens was some 20 per cent but in
the south 1t did not come to l per
cent In factories In New Britain.
Connecticut he declared $500 were
IF draft in this town would be 1000.
but the men would be taken from the
J, 500 natives
Puts Burden on Natives.
my state has every desire to fur
aish its full quota in proper proper
ion." said the senator. But It Is
'een that exenfpting aliens will place
he whole burden of protecting tho
ife and property Of the foreigners up-
IN the Americans This is not fair. A
tremendous wrong has been done IN
he draft law"
Senator Pomerene said in Cleveland
he estimate had been made that there
we're 1.225.ooo population. while AZ
| matter of fact there were not more
han 100000. Akron was credited
with $4,000. although the 1910 CEN
us gave it $4,000 Canton was given
IL 900 although the chamber OF COM
merce estimated the population ct
5000
Say Estimates Too High.
Senator Lodge said these figures
made 1t evident that the estimates OF
lorthern cities had been padded.
1T is in order that their draft may
,e proportionately heavy while south.
,rn estimates have been reduced by
he same beneficent authorities" m
I'VE are accustomed to being
heavily taxed in the north. But II y
,oinE a bit too far when We are aaJEo1
o give more than our proportion q
oldiers."
Senator Mccumbsr Wished q - &,