The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-23
The Selective Service System
It's Future Depicted By Provost Marshal
Crowder

disposal.
Wc arr in this war 70 attain victory.
W. have taken nnr great step. hut !. Is
| only ono step. Az eur military need for
. men grows Will our industrial need
Tor Slhur grow. We har" hacked ih"
! first increment nf our armies OF; "ith
a hrnadax because ,hcr" was tim" fur
n" greater Refinement; We must pare
future iucrsn'cnts away with greater
Discrimination. TIL" S"l"rtivr principle
,lllst be carried ~ It's logical conclusion
and "" must meet iruSSian "iiiri'uHE
with i greater American effectiveness.
, VI, rnrSi rru$id'.' thu circumstances e.;
all r"yiSirIut&. W" must arranE" th'';n
. in H.. order In which dizzy can b. taken
with the least disturbances and thus
pa.n behind our battle limos sources Of
recruitment; THAI Will furnish men as
th.y are needed. This means u scGr"-
cation of r"Sistrani$ in classes ar
ranged IN thr order Of their availability
Tor military service.
Scientifically the greater III" number
of classes the less would b. IN" disturb
auo> to our economic !if". i1act'calIF
AID after an cHhauStir" study oil our
.xrcri"rcr, We find that the circum-
stances II rcCistrhntS cause them 10
TALL quite naturally int" fly" classes.
by III" great drawing lu Washington
~ GEQ"E or i'i ~ -''.''
Ahuse circumstances were equal WAS
determined. We shall not disturb this
order unless some great need OF the
nation requires il. We shn)l make four
classes OF temporary and contingent dis
charges. but within each class tinrtud-
ing the class OF those immediately
:,vuilahlc) mon shall Stnnd in the orucr
determined hy the drawing.
Tho unit for classification is the lur-
. isdictIun III 4 local b"arl. TIL" FIRST
class IN any jurisdiction will meet all
calls until il Is exhausted. wiI"rr'poh
the second class becomes available.
You have before you sheet showing
the classification that must be accom-
plishcd Without permitting yourselves
for. the moment. to be appalled, by the
masnttude OF tho task. ask YOU 10
suppose that the lu.r3n.n"n rcEtStrantS
in the United States ha"" h"ct S'Er'-
yaUcd into these fiv" classes. In CLASS
I We shall then have. in every COM
n,unity. immediately available for mill
tary scrv,cr single hl"n any Il lew mar
ri.d mon whose removal will not DIS
turh tho reasonably adequate support
Of lhcir dependents. In INC industrial
and agricultural aspect. we shall have
segregated into this class. men VII"
have not especially fitted themselves
for industrial or agricultural pursuits
so that our only incurSi"n int" the !ab"r
supply will affect but a small percent
age OF uuSkllli labor.
In Glass II wr find mon who can be
taken without disturbing tn" support nt
any d.pcudrnt and. as | shall. presently
SHOW you. II the necessity ri drawing
on Class IL arrives. "" must demand
, even from agriculture and industry an
adjustment tn replace Il small percent
- -. tad 0hNs
dr;lft-m.u who while occupying 10
pivotal Or important position. can serve
: industry or aSricultur" better than UNI
skilled men.
Should the pinch Of military ncccS-
sity increase beyond Class II. it would
near. That th. Nation would have To
begin Ia commit itself /" hardship and
20 an adjustment III agriculture and in
,lustry t. meet the paramount n"rrSslly
W., take in class III a very small class
81 PERSONS upon whom others are DO
pendent FOR support. hut We q" not
break up the closest and most sacred
Of IN" family relationships. We also
Invad. tn" field OF agriculture and liz
drtstr. T., tt. extent ~ taking. in the
small percentage Hftsct"l men wh'
hav.. Sp. ,.lalIZed themselves or who OF
.rrpy rather pivotal positions.
In class " wc fint tnc men whom
w., shalt tax" as Il las; resort. RCi"r"
.h,, class IS reached II * r''rfcctIy SAT"
to say that by tn" addition OF nth"r
classes uS - .E". SaT th,S'' VINO nave
attained - since registration DAY anu
perhaps adding tn" classes OF II anu
- aud =" years old. men. W S"'''
;ay.. included. Two or three million men
in our araIlaeie iiSt d"' >h"S
! S:.y,i Class N.
class Y comprises III. field OF aoso-
!utc "N"nrlS.
Thc-. is nun thought that I must I'm"
press 10 rradic,tt" An erroneous VIE"
that MAJ; be taken Of th.s c'assit'ca-
ton:
VI. ar, dealing in the field OF labor
supnlv. prcsuminS that the lap"r sup
nly OF industry and agriculture co'''
nriS.s Mon between the ages OF ID anu
80 and assuming. Tor tn" purpose "a
his rXpoSition that there ar" A.uV"'"'V
,.,.n OF each OF these ages. We hrH ut't'
ing with -. classes. aprurt"naht 70 w
-ir,,l,ur.. and 20 the various Industries
The draft effects len-thirlE S!,'"''u Va
mis- Suprly or only about 81 per cent
.r,ar,f'r, turning 10 Class II. when we
ind skilled farm labor listed there. II
,,,,. ,u, mean that when class IS
.xr,rc,.I ALL skilled farm lahrr"rS Will
h,r, br.u taken From th"S'' ~ cures
!, vould seem To mean that - frr
....r, of nj! skilled farm labor viii nave
boon taken. But oven this inquire IS
outstanding. Without tn" d"finii" Sta-
.;s,icx that iii" present draft viii event
.:,,llv afford I can say. ! think tha1
within this class Of skill"? ia'"rerS III
....,., H. per cent Of ih"S" iihh'" 10
Ir:,,: will J." found in classes NOR" a"-
;..rr..d than Class II Ivy reason OF ~"
a,mI..;.'S aiirnas". ana thf iiN"' II,
r..s,,;; o.: that when w" h;"c eNt'"uS''u