The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-07-14
WILSON GIVES OUT
RULES FOR DRAFT
President Insists on Equality in
the New Army.
BE FEARLESS AND IMPARTIAL
kdmonition 70 Exemption Boards
Asks Greatest lmPartisitty' and
Least Personal hardship
Each Case on Its Merits.


national war army from the nil
Ions registered for service on June -
were issued AT III" direction Of Pres.
dent Wilson. They leave io be- pre-.
Scrib"d later III" manner Of determine
inS the order Of liability Of the men
registered, but set forth IN great dr-
tail the method Of arriving 1T cNrmu.
lions and III" work generally "f Ihr
local and district boards already
named 10 carry out the task
Exemption regulations add lrtlr 20
the terms Of IA" draft law. lhc qu">.
ton az whether Il man between the
ages "f twcnty-on" and thirty Is "i.
titled Ia exemption hrcuuS, "f depend
cntS, the nHiUr" uf hi~ occupation or
rhySicul uuiitnrsS being for the boards
Z" de"id" after proper investigation. II
IS made clear however than there ar"
90 b" no class exemptions and that
each individual cas-" must be- decided
upon IT, merits. tn" local boards
on" for each county uf less Than -
TD population ar city of 10000. with
additional boards where necessary for
each additional "OUOU population will
pass upon claims for exemption. cN-
ccrt those hns"d upon industrial or
agricultural occupation. subject To np-
p"aIs to ia" district boards All
gases Involving agricultural or indus
trial exemptions will hc passed upon
by the district boardS-unr for each
federal judicial district which also
will decide appeals from decisions Of
the local boards.
To Fix Date for Board Meetings
In the near future datc will be- SET
by Brig. Gen. Crowd"r. provost mar
shnl general, for the meeting and or
ganiZntiOn of the boards Al the same
time II IS expected that the Srlrctinn
regulations will be- promulgated So
that the process may he put under way
without delay. The present intention
Is 10 call the men selected To the col
ors about September |.
In Il statement accompanying the an
nouncement Of the regulations. the
president called upon the boards To do
their work fcarlesSly and impartially
and 10 remember that "our armies at
the front will be strengthened and sus-
thincd II they be composed of men free
from any sense Of injustice in their
mode ~ selection
All Forces on Equal Footing.
The statement follows:
The regulations which | nm today
causing Ia be- promulgated pursuant to
the direction Of the Selectivr service
law. cover the remaining steps of the
plan for calling into the service Of the
United StnteS qualified men from
those who have registered those Sc
l"cted aS the result Of this process To
constitute, with the regular army. the
National guard aud the navy. the fight
Ing forces Of the nation, all of which |
forces are under the terms of the law
placed in Il position Of equal right.
dignity and responsibility with the
members Of all other military forces. /
The regulations have been drawn
with view Ia the needs and circIIm-
stances Of the whole country and PRO /
work with the least inequality and per /
Sonal hardship. Any system of select /
Ing men of military service whether
voluntary or involuntary i'm its opera |
ton. necessarily selects some men To
bear the burden or danger and Sacri-
nee for th" whole nation. The system
here provided places all men of milf
tary age upon an even plane. and then.
by a selection which neither favorS the F.
one nor penalties the other. calls upon
The requisite number for service.
Urges Boards to Act InpartiaIIy.
The successful operation of this .
law and Of these regulations depends /
necessarily upon the LOYALTY. patriotism .
and Justice "f the members of the
boards 10 whom its operation Is com
mitteG, and | admoniSh every member
OF every local board and Of every dis
trict board Of review that their duty /
TO their country requires an impartial
and fearless performance Of The deli
cate and difficult duties iutru~trd ~
them. They should remember rs ~
each individual ease presented 10 them
that they are called upon to adfudlcate
the most sacred rights of the indiyid-
ual and To preserve untarnf>h.d the
honor Of the nation
Our armies Mt The front will Doe
strengthened and sustained II they hn
composed of men free from any sense
or injustice In the mode of >rl.r'iun
and they will be inspired 10 loftler Of
forts In behalf of a country in which
the citizens called upon to perform
high public functions perform them
with justice. feariessnesS and iupar.
tiality."
Methods Of Making the Draft.
Upon organizing the local boards
viii take over from the registration
'oards all registration cards which
hey win number seriaIly and list for
,osfing to public view. Then. after
having been advised 81 the method nv
which the order NJ liability for service
hali be determined and ~ the quota
0 be drawn from its territory Cminus
redits for enIistments in the National
iuard or regular army. each hoard
III prepare list ~ persons designa'-
SOME p0STScRIPTs /