Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-08
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REGISTRATION DAY
CITY AND COUNTY JOIN IN HON.
ORlNG THOSE WHO EN-.
EOLLED.

Not the slightest sort of disturb
ance occurred in Olympia or Thurs
ton county on Registration Day and
the county authorities in charge Of
the enrolment believe that only =
few young men of this vicinity, not
more than a dozen, refused to re-
spond to their country's call.
Official reports received from the
|39 precincts, tabulated by Sheriff
Jack Clifford, chairman of the county
board in charge, show that 1,742
young men between the ages Of 21
and 81 years. approximately half o
them from Olympia, were registered
in this county. This is somewhat
less than the preliminary estimate
made by the census bureau, the DIFF
ference being largely in the city OF
Olympia. but the county authorities
believe 1t is virtually 100 per cent
registration. Hunters Point is the
only precinct which had failed to re-
port Thursday, but onyl one or two
registrations are expected there.
To Go After Slackers.
As soon as the summarizati0n
work and the making Of duplicate
cards and lists d completed, the work
OF rounding up any slackers will be
The list Of all who res
istered in the different precincts YIN
be published. 50 one means Of checlE-
Ing up on slackers. and patriotic citi-
Gems OF each precinct will be asked TO
read the list carefully and to report
any young men believed to have been
subject to registration, whose names
do not appear. These will be sub
iect to q. years imprisonment ana
military ssrvict afterwards. Thsy
may register It tho sheSiff's onlcs
during the nsxt few days. however.
and escape the penalty.
The day was spent quietly IN
Olympia, until the patriotic parade
and mass meeting in the evenins.
Most Of the business houses and the
city, county and state oflicss were
closed. Girls In Red Cross uniforms
were stationed ut each registration
place and pinned badges on this
young men a. they were enrolled.
The streets were crowded By
people Of the city and county In the
evening when more than 800 Of the
men who had registered. marching
under the banner. Liberty Men OF
IL" and led by the Olympia Military
band, the G. A. r. and Spanish
War Veterans, paraded
down Fourth from Franklin. then to
and to the statchouse, and
occupied seats Of honor on the lower
floor Of the house chamber. where the
mass meeting was held.
Honor Boys Who Registered.
President p. M. Troy Of the Cham
ber of Commerce presided at the
gathering, the singing of the national
hymn. America" being the hrst
event OF the evening. Then In short
talk President Troy told the purpose
Of the celebration. that Of honoring
the boys who registered, and called
upon Attorney Thos. M. Vance for
the address of the evening.
In a fervent patriotic speech. Mr..
Vance urged the people of this Sec
tion to awaken to the seriousness OF
the situation and the necessity OF
every one doing his bir"; sketched
the rise and determination of Ger
man militarism and the dangers 1t
holds for this republic; warned them
that today Germany is at the zenith
of its power and that the United
States will have to exert every power
and resource to win the victory which
must come; and congratulated the
young men who registered on the OPP
they had to serve their
country and the world in this crisis,
an opportunity which he declared to
be an honor and not a sacrifice.
"You have signified your willing
ness to serve in whatever capacity
your country needs you most" he
said in speaking directly to them.
"and it is for your country to deter
mine what that capacity is. Your
country knows-you can trust It.
That is the principle Of the selective
draft.
Some have applied the ignomin-
ious term of conscription to the se-
lective draft, but it is not conscrip-
ton. Such law is law of force. of
master compelling his servant to 60
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