The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-21
June 5 Set as Day
to Register.
DUTY is MADE PLAIN
President Wilson Issues Pdtri-
OtiC Proclamation.

Washington, May 90 - Designating
June 5, between the hours of a. M.
and 8 p. m, as the date for registra.
ton Of all male citizens of the United
States between the ages of twenty
and thirty years, inclusive, Presi.
dent Wilson issued a sweeping proc
lamation declaring the selective draft
provision o. le war army measure in
operation.
The proclamation recites the penal
ties for failure to register, falsification
in registering, refusal of state or
county officials to follow registration
orders and many other penalties as
provided under the measure.
Provision is made for the register
ing of absentees and men within the
limits no are i'll The proclamation
follows, in part.
Now, therefore, |, Woodrow Viii
son, president of the United States,
do call upon the governors Of each OF
the several states and territories, the
board of commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia and all officers and
agents of the several states and terri
tories, of the District OF Columbia and
of the counties and municipalities
therein to perform certain duties in
the execution of the law, which duties
will be communicated to them directly
in regulations of even date herewith.
Sets Date for Registration.
"And | do further proclaim and give
notice To all persons subject to regis
tration in the several states and in
the District of Columbia in accordance
with the law, that the time and place
OF such registration shall be between
a. IN. and p. III. on the fifth day OF
June, 1917 at the registration place in
the precinct wherein they have their
permanent homes.
"Those who shall have attained their
twenty.first birthday and who shall
not have attained their thrifty first
birthday on or before the day here
named are required to register, ex-
cepting only officers and enlisted men
of the regular army, the navy, the ma
rine corps and the national guard and
naval militia while in the service OF
the United States, and officers in the
officers reserve corps and enlisted
men in the enlisted reserve corps
while in active service. In the terri
tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico a day for registration will be
named in later proclamation.
THE power against which we are
arrayed has sought to impose its will
upon the world by force. To this end
| it has increased armament until it mas
changed the face of war. In the
sense in which We have been wont tC
think of armies there are no armies
in this struggle There are entire ma
tions armed.
Every Citizen Can Assist.
THUS, the men who remain to til
the soil and man the factories are nc
less a part of the army that is in
France than the men beneath the bat
tie flags. 1t must be so with US.
"It is not an army that we must
shape and train for war; it is a ma
ton. To this end our people mus
draw close in one compact from
against a common foe. But this can
not be if each man pursues a pri
vate purpose. All must pursue one
purpose.
"The nation needs all men; but 4
needs each man, not in the field tina
will most please him, but in the en-
deavor that will best serve the com
mon good.
Thus, though sharpshoote
pleases to operate triphammer fo
the forging of great guns and an eX
pert maclinist desires to march will
the flag, the nation is being served
only when the sharpshooter marches
and the machinist remains at hi
levers.
Nation Should Work In Unison.
The whole nation must be team
in which each man shall play the par
for which he is best fitted.
ITO this end congress has provid
ed that the nation shall be organizet
for war by selection and that eacl
man shall be classified for service il
the place to which 1t shall best serv,
the general good to call him.
"The significance of this cannot b
overstated 1t is new thing In ou
history and a landmark in our proc
ress. II is q new manner of accept
ing and vitalizing our duty to Civ
ourselves with thoughtful devotio