The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-23


ant IL agriculture. Th" same figures
apply tn other industries.
r" rai*.' an army comprising nun
Ir.ds If thousands Of men n"""SSilhl"S
m lnruad into the man power "t ,hH
Nation We arc committed In this war
AMI VIC nugh, t" fight il in tn" most "l-
f.rtirr fashion p"SSlhi" tn us. The n'""S-
Sly II raising an Army Is paramount.
Tho decrease i'll lah"r supply must H.
adjusted in some way other than by
shutting iii recruitment. That IL can
Ia adjusted there is u" question:. w"
-" what England has done. what
Franc" has done. and most OF all what
Germany has done rh" Dr"hicH' Is
n"t - maintain the Labor supply at hEri-
culture aud uf every industry intact. It.
: - t" make the withdrawal of men III the
most scientific manner possible. think
We rtv" done ;hul and That what is Of
fCrrd here is tie" basis foe 4 ME" BALI
aucr between ulIr two necessities.
feel that We can 20 no further Thcrr
are those who SAY that We must Win
thus war III the economical Held. with an
inrrrrnr" that the raising Of an Army
. - Il sid issue. | say |" ynu That with
any greater inroadS into tn" field at re-
cru:lmCnt of our Army. VIZ shall u"
sending inferior mon I" The field. That.
|
tho slight adjustment necessary Ia cont
prusate for this scientific selection. then
. II is no; competent Ia enter this war. y
vast production in cur farms and lac
D tories is necessary. 1t Is necessary IN
order Ia support military operations IN
this day OF trial and sacrifice that this
Nation should deliberately neglect To
make itself effective in the icld OF milf
tary operation on the plea that our great
est contribution tn the cause OF human
;ity Is in attaining an economic supr"-
macy. Il" do :" would Il" I" r'lcHh''
tho United States 10 the role Of sutlcs
of the lighting nations. We shall. OF
course. increase our production. w"
shall become moro and more ctfcctiv"
as II Nation and We shall supply our new
! armies and do all that can hr expected
of us t. supply tho armies Of our ;tl-
; lies. Eul we shall not under that
: IuiSc. cuniinc our participation in TINS
conflict tn IN" baking Of bread anu tn"
Sharpening rt the swords Of other men.
This war will h" won miliiarlly on the
! devoted field Of France. Doubtless It
will br won ny the side whh'h Is able 10
place behind It's army I'll prevailing
ounce Of prnvisIon But in" blow tina,
skaters the German line md cNtin-
ruiShcs nutocracy frCm tho face OF the
0 earth will he the blow of mans right
arm and not the insidiouS stroke of Il
| Shrrwd trader.
: our selection Boards have done a
great thing for this NuI!rn. but they
mus, do Il greater thing. The task aC-
vnmpliShrd is scarcely onc-tenth tho
Importance of the task which remains
before you. For this great work thrr"
stands here national system. call"l
into being three months ago and erected
almost like AladdIns palace, In night.
There arc nearly $1,000 members OF local
and district boards. With their aSSis-
itants there are considerably over twice
. that number of persons cnEaEcd--a
greater numerical force titan IS CON
tanned in L cumhatant division of soil
dIcrS. They are pioneers. They have
blazcd their own path. They ar" train
cd in tho work and familiar with the
law. They have hrcnmc an essential
and highly specialized and important
part Of the war organization Ut this Ma
ton. Tho Sclcctirc Service System is
rs essential To that organization as is
IN" Army whi"h it produces. 1t is tho
i.'.rT" between the military and thH
Industrial need Of the Nation and stands
"a, = source Of supply tn one and Il
Shield ut protection to the other. 1t can
no; b. replaced. Any break IN its ranks
, would hc an act OF even greater harm L"
thu Nation than acCrucs when soldier
abaudunS his regiment or sailor HIS
ship. Il would be rs incXcusahl" 10
dismiss, disrupt. OF replace this organ
Ration as 10 attempt TO replace or dis
miss a division on the field OF France.
Most Of YOU are without tho military
age vet you may canvas the field Of NIL
! that you could have done To serve your
country outside Of tho nCnting forces
and you Will find no more valuable
thing than what you arc doing.
! Tho examination az the first o.500.0hn
! rcglStran;S has taken you from your or
! equations and the winning Of your daily
! bread. No one knows better than ! the
! burdens You have horne under our new
! and necessarily crude system.
! AS We built and host"rcd RlrInc tho
carly orgnnizational period ! would shud-
! der whenever necessity demanded tha:
! send out 70 the ovNrbur;irncd boards uHw
rulings. amendments. orders. and yct ii
| became clearer and clearer that We must
! retain the services OF all for this now
! and greater task.
! The conclusion was overwhelming.
! The whole system must hc revised in n"
/ light OF oar experience, The burdens
must 10 made hcarahle--thr lives II
members Of Selection Boards livalI".
! called some members Of boards from
I SirIpilS parts bt mo country 10 W nSllnc-
! '.,,, AL went carefully nv"r tn" Situa-
ton. We evolved new plan for the
! i.irr-SS nf >.',C:iOn.
This brings me to tn" most p"aS,ir
! able part Of the message hav" iur ?"Il
| With all the urgency Of your rommirv.T
; call upon you. | fec that il could not
! come here with n promise "f your d"iir'
! GRANGE from the overwhelming demands
! W" have made upnn> you. should heSi-
/ ;atr Ia ask you Ia cont iuu". but think
I | ran demonstrate" in u few words 'hni
wr have removed tho burden that y'.a
have hitherto horne.
In the new plan 1Sc forms wAi'h
, served "a hnwildcr both T"u AMI TIC
"ccistranis and In lncr"aS" your w"r,i
have been abolished. Their rirc" has
. nrrn taken by - which Won viii h" ali
cd upon To use. Even this statement
civra no ide7 uf the reduction rf clerical
labor that has been accomplished. Fer
! The use Of rrciSt r1utS th"rr is 4 singh
form n Qurntiunnair". TIL" r"EiSir mt
Z ia crllcd upon IL answer series "a.
; rrcations THAI searches htS "ntir" N
: Iustr!al. ccnmnIuic. and family r'.lu'I N.
: East set of u,i"siIn is intcprai'''l "I:h
. the claim Of classification I" whi".i II
/ nr.tains. On thu face OF IN" Qu"Sii"'l-
! nnirr is n summary NJ lis contents ;hlt
! almost rnimy"ls" The conclusion - l''
| drawn from Il.
The scope Of your labor vii. Ia. r.