The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-06
LARGE POWER PLACESD WITH
LOCAL EXCEPTION BOARDS
There VIII Be No Class Releases, AS
Each Case Must Stand Alone Az
ter Thorough Investigatsen-Ap-
peal Allowed.

FNSS&&oS~S
govern the next step toward selec-
ting a national war army from the
millions registered for the service on
June 5 were issued today at the direc-
ton of President Wilson. They leave
to be prescribed later the manner of
determining the order Of liability Of
the men registered, but set forth IN
great detail the method of arriving at
exemptions and the work generally OF
She local district boards already named
to carry out the task.
Little Added to Draft Law.
exemption regulations add little to
the terms of the draft law; the ques-
Sion Of whether a man between the
ages of 81 and 81 is entitled to exemp-
ton because OF dependents, the nature
Of his occupation or physical unfit
ness being for the boards to decide
after proper investigation. It is made
very clear, however, that there are 20
be no class exemptions and that each
individual case must be decided upon
its merits. The local boards-one for
each county Of less than $4,000 popu-
aation Or city of $4,000 with additional
boards where necessary for, each ad-
ditional 10000 population-will pass
upon claims for exemption except
those based upon industrial or agri-
cultural occupation, subject to appea!
to the district boards. Al cases in
rolving agricultural or industrial ex-
emptions will be passed upon by the
district boards-one for each federal
. judicial district-which will also de-
eide appeals from decisions of the 10
-aaa boards.
In the near future a date will be
gst, by Brig. Gen. Crowder, provost
usarshal general, for the meeting and
Srginazation of the boards. At the
same time it is expected that the regu-
aations will be promulgated so that
the process may be under way with
cut delay. The present intention is
30 call the men selected to the colors
about September l, or as soon there
after as the cantonments to house
them can be completed.
In a statement accompanying the an
uouncen,ert Of the e~es:.lations the pres
ident called upon TIE ho:.cds to do
their work fearlesslv and iIapartially
and to remember that "olT armies at
the front will be. strengthened and
sustained if they be composed of men
free from any sense of injustice in
their mode Of selection"
The Staement.
The statement follows:
"The regulations which I am today
causing to be promulgated, pursuant
10 the direction OF the selective ser
vice law, cover the remaining steps of
the plan for calling into the service
Of the united States qualified men
from those who have registered; those
selected as the result of this process
30 contribute, with the regular army,
the national guard and the navy. the
Aghting forces of the nation,
all of which forces are un-
der the terms Of the Law
paced in p.sition OF equal right.
Gsnity and responsibility With the
members of all other military forces.
"The regulations have been drawn
with q view to the needs and circum-
stances of the whole country and pro-
vide system which it is expected Will
work with the least enequality and
personal hardship. Any system o.
selecting men for military service
whether voluntary or involuntary IN
its operation, necessarily selects some
men to bear the burden Of danger and
sacrifice to the whole nation. The
system here provided places all men
OF military age upon an even plane.
and then, by selection which neither
'favors the one nor penalties the other.
calls out the requisite number for
service.
THE successful operation OF this
law and Of these regulations depends
necessarily upon the loyalty. on the
patriotism and justice of the members
of the boards to whom its operation
is committed, and I admonish every
member of every district board TO re-
view that their duty to their country
requires an impartial and fearless
performance to the delicate and diftl-
o,,l+ d,+;cS intrusto6 70 them Tney