Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-16
Those Men Not On Fighting Line
To Be Used In Factory
And Field.
WILSON ISSUES CALL
Paves Way For Second Draft In Feb
ruary BY Summons to All
Men Under Newly Re-
AZ vised Plans.

Washington, Nov. 12-The new
machinery for the carrying out of the
selective draft bill has been formally
put into operation by President Will
son with the foreword he has writ
ten to the regulations under which
the second call will be made.
The regulations themselves and the
questionaire, which more than 9,000,-
p00, 900 registrants will be required to
all out, are being forwarded to local
boards, but have not vet been made
public.
This reorganization makes every
man subject to war duty, if not in
France, at least in the fields and fac.
tories.
War department officials estimate
that the whole process can be com.
pleted within 60 days. This means
that no second call will be made
upon the draft forces before the mid
die of next February, as the period
of classification will not begin until
December Is.
Tho President describes the new
plan Of dividing all registered meE
not already modified into five class
es, subject to military service by
classes, as being intended to produce
r. more perfect organization Of our
man-power."
Il Efficiency 10 Gratifying.
The Presidents foreword follows:
1.-THE task of selecting and mobiliz-
ing the first contingent Of the Ma
donal army Is nearing completion.
me expedition and accuracy Of it,
accomplishment were . most 9rstify.
Ing demonstration Of the efficiency Of
our democratic institutions. The
swiftness with which the machinery
for it's execution had to Re assem-
bled, however, left room for adjust
ment and improvement. New regu-
lations putting these improvements
into effect are, therefore, published.
There is no change in the essential
obligation Of men subject to selection.
The first draft must stand unaffected
by the provisions of the new regula-
tons. They can be given no retro
active effect.
"The time has come for a moro
perfect organization of our man.
power The selective principle must
be carried to it's logical conclusion.
We must make a complete inventory
of the qualifications of all registrants
In order to determine as to each man
not already selected for duty with
the colors, the place in the military.
Industrial or agricultural ranks OF
the nation in which his experience
and training can best be made to
serve the common good. This project
Involves an inquiry. by the selection
boards into the domestic, industrial
and educational qualifications OF
nearly 100000 men. Members OF
these boards have rendered con-
epicuous service. The work was
done without regard to personal con-
venience and under pressure of i'm
mediate necessity which imposed
great sacrifices.
Net One.1enth Done.
yet the services of men trained by
the experience of the first draft must
of necessity be retained and the Sc
lection boards must provide the direct
ing mechanism for the new classifi-
cation. The thing they have done 10
Of scarcely one-tenth the magnitude
of the thing that remains to be done.
It is Of great importance both to mill
tary and to our economic interests
that the classification be carried
swiftly and accurately to conclu.
sion. An estimate of the tine neces.
sary for the work leads to the conclu.
sion that it can be accomplished in
so days, but only If this great mar
shalling Of our resources Of men is
regarded by all as national war un-
dertaking of such significance as to
challenge the attention and compel
the assistance of every American.
II call upon all citizens, therefore,
to assist local and district boards by
profering such service and such ma
terial conveniences as they can offer
and by appearing before the boards.
eitISr upon summons or upon theiI
own initiative, to give such fnforAa-
ton as will be useful in classifying
registrants. I urge men of the legal
profession to offer themselves as as.
sociate members Of the legal advisory
boards to be provided in each coin.
munity for the purpose Of advising
registrants of their rights and obliya-
tions and of assisting them in the
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