New Britain herald., 1917-07-12
Mayor Quigley Objects to High Figure on Which Conscription in New Brit ain Will Be Based.
MAY BE REQUIRED
 TO GIVE 513 MEN

City Will Be Credited With Enlist
 ments in National Guard and Reg
 lar Army Up to July 5 and Not
 More Than 200 May Be Taken Un-
 der Terms of Conscription.
 Feeling that the east, and New Britain as we'll as other Connecticut cities Is being unjustly discriminated against, Mayor George A. Quigley and John w. Allen, chairman of the second district exemption board, and other city officials and civilians are today openly. displeased with the re- port from Washington which credits this city with a total population of 76,942 people which is to be taken as the basis for the draft. Not only is New Britain high, but so are several other Connecticut cities, it is claimed. Assurance is given, how ever, that all enlistments in the army or National Guard up to July will be credited in favor of the draft quota.
 According to the United States cen sus of 1910 New Britain's population is given as 43,910. In the last New Britain directory there were 22,996 names, giving the estimated popula- tion as about 55,000 people. Very optimistic city boosters have ex- pressed the opinion that the city might possibly have 60,000 people and even when the governor and the state council of defense set the esti- lot ot the city officials and public in gen. eral, while inclined to be very skep- tical, were not inclined to protest. But when the government increases the population by almost 15,OO0 peo- pie more than even the too high mark set by the state council officials say they feel that there is just ground for complaint.
 Will Quota Be About 200?
 The Washington despatch further states that each city, county or state must furnish two-thirds of one per cent. of it's paper population, accord ing to the new estimates, which were made for the purpose of equal izing the draft rather than to rep resent accurate population totals" If this be so, then it would appear that New Britain's total quota, rather than being 300 or $50, would be nearer 513 men. Further queries in official sources this morning did elicit the information, however, that all en- listments in the National Guard and regular army up to July would be credited to New Britains draft quota. This morning Governor Holcomb opened communication with Wash ington by which he hopes to have the time of crediting recruits against the draft quota extended. What suc- cess he will have is not known, but the fact that all enlistments up to July 5 will count in favor of the city should materially lessen the ulti- mate number that will have to be drafted.
 Under these conditions 1t would appear that New Britain's draft quota would again be materially lessened. Company B has 153 men. Company I had about 100 on July and New Britain had sent more than 60 to the regular army by that date. Subtract ing this BIO from the 513 would leave 2O3 for the draft It should be un- derstood, however, that these figures are not official. They are merely es- inmates, based upon known enlist menu ana HS urea dCCOIulllS lO l1le explanations given out in official cir cles.
 In commenting upon the estimated population as over 76,oOO, Mayor Quigley and MT. Allen agreed that the figure is high. While local off, cials do not consider these figures as fair, and think that according to this basis the east will have to furnish far more men than the west or south, off, cials at Washington take different view.
 The basis on which Washington has estimated the population by states in clude: Connecticut, 1,719,623; Massa- chusetts, 3,939,5s1; Maine, 646,5S3; New Hampshire, 4O3,8s4; New York, 11,1S7,79s; Rhode Island, 573, ,583; Vermont. 296,42
 Estimates of the leading cities are as follows:
 New York, 6,5o4,1s5; Chicago, B. 639,s57; Philadelphia, 2,O6O,O21; De troit, 1,521,942; Cleveland, 1,125, ,44O; Boston, S2S,573; St. Louis, 7,264; Pittsburgh, 722,425: Baltimore, 626,- 964; Buffalo, 6O6,3s4; San Francisco (and county), 550,333: Milwaukee b31 OH; Newark, 469,2S1; Los An geles, 453 ,627 Kansas City, 451,974.
 Other City Estimates.
 Other cities estimated are as fol lows Bridgeport, PTS. .9O6; Hartford 180,697; New Haven, POI, ,4Sl; Stam- ford, 47,141; Waterbury, 169, 12U Portland Maine, 62, ,26s; Brockton, 62,- 273 Cambridge 120,T3U: Chelsea, 53, 230; thicopee, S2,Il5; Everett 49,95 Fall River. 1l3.4 .455: Fitchburg, 43, .56: Lawrence, 1O4,6S9; Lowell Ill., a23; Haverhil1, 31,940: HolyOkc. H. 264; Lynn, 2&,49S: Maiden, 43, 31o
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