Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-21

This is the question which Capt. r
J. Green, draft officer. puts up louay
TO every man and woman IN hoho'ulr
who Is fitted TO serve in the force u
.ssIstants needed at the prechnC'
booths for this new Development y. 'nS
draft law which the officer SIZE =,
a lob twenty times as big az ''o'
registration day. do
AM man or woman who can
vote even an hour during the ~ uH
from Ian. 7 when We are 10 Cahe
tho f,lIinr out OF these questionnal,e.on'
fs nreed In volunteer by a post c"lu -
,b,, oTfIce,' said Capt. Green. rhs
tThis d A. tremendous task. ~
..r,, r,nst he accomplished VIM. WIZ.
80 SracIfied time, and with the aso,st
80 ~ the citizens OF the terrluoI!
80 90 mako a record that VIII So
with that Of the registra''on "NU
ing. os,ions to fill out
q, time of registration. Ihls 9 not
as,re has a total Of $50. "hn all
NE =, these must be filled ou', az a.
s a. he read, by the reglstrannI ooo
naarIv ALI, We have received oU'UO'
u -. nyestionnaires for use mere.
- Volunteering for this WoIk m nS
a ,,,or,en are asked to give tner au
1850 u and their telephone numDe ..
,SR az any other means OF luens.
a...tcn Their names Will DC to
El.-dsa 20 the chief registrars OF rns a.
n.nsct,ye districts TO be- calico W.
..,hsn the actual filling OF tne 9ueo
tionnaires begins. ,..,sr today
"a these chief registrants
the territory, a. follows; ~ ,a,-
.ro the Chief Registrars OF al
" csncts An the Territory OF HaNan :.
.onee again you are called upon -
aevota yoIr services TO your Soun H,,.
..EySry man who registered IN YOU
...ctrct A Ia be sent Q series OF ques,
.,nrs witch he must answer. baseo
49,, "a. answers to these questions'
~ Win he assigned to that ciasslllcs.
t,on for duty under the selectiye oraa'
s.hsrein he may be Of the most value
tn the United states during the per'ou
Of the war. ....i,,..nt a.
.,.tanca 10 each registrant In advis-
inr and correctly recording the my.
nation required In these ques.
mares the organized force OF 80
trars now under oath will De caneu a
into service and requested to deVote
sncb time as each individual may De
able 10 snare. The period OF service
will commences, probably, on the 1tn
~ Januarv and continue for approx.
r,.tsl,1sS.fwrr GAYS. To. each CHIEF
reeistrar there win be delegated such
authority a. may be necessary IN ORDER
that he NAV Immediately proceed TO
the organization OF his precinct ana
Me force Of assistants. Il should be
remembered Id organizing this torce
mat patriotic workof this character -
not confined to the men alone, but
that the women OF the precinct should
be heartily welcomed IN the ranks OF
the workers.
aBroadly speaking, the active period
|. Of work WIN last for twenty days Dur
ing certain hours Of each nay IN this
neriod there must be one or two per-
sons available at each precinct head.
nua6lrs who must be able to intellf
Gently advise each registrant how to
record his answers to the question.
naire. II will not be necessary, In the
majority of cases, for the registrars to
nerfom this work Of writing the an.
swers themselves, but wherever so re.
0uired they must be willing to DO 80.
Each precinct Will be provided by the
administration with authority to 40.
minister oaths as required on page 10
OF the questionnaire.
aThis QUESTIONABLE will be maiiea
direct to each person who has regis
tered on July 81, Ind each person re-
ceiying the QUESTIONABLE viii be re-
ouired either to mi II out at his own
home. II able. or to bring It In per
son to precinct headquarters, 'dhero
he viii receive your advice and assist.
arce in preparing the answers. Be
yond such advice and assistance there
viii he no responsibility upon the reg.
istrars as each registrant must mail
his completed QUESTIONABLE to tho
board himself.
Lawyers WIN Aid
.sAu registrars win have the active
assistance OF the lawyers OF the ter
ritory, who will be appointed by the
president as legal advisory boards TO
The draft administration. and, as such,
win be In contact at all times with the
force OF registrars who have charge
OF the active part OF the work. win
endeayor to get IN touch with the In.
terpreters who provided such valuable
assistance on registration day and an
range that In each precinct there mas
be available Chinese, Japanese and
Filipino interpreters along the same
lines as July 81. In carrying through
this work the draft administration re-
lies upon your organizing skill for
your precinct, and you will have every
possible help given by the administra,
ton, the legal advisory boards, tho.
civil authorities and the police.
ct Is hoped that this work will be
carried along on the same high plane
Of self-sacrificing, uncompensated.
national service which characterized
registration day and which gave to
HawRfisfts unique place In the execu.
. ton OF the selectiye draft.
The time within which your organi.
zation must be perfected is short, and