Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-07-12
WILSON GIVES OUT
RULES FOR DRAFT
President Insists on Equality in
the New Army.
BE FEARLESS AND IMPARTIAL
Admonition to Exemption Boards
Asks Greatest .mpartislity and
Least Personal Hardship
Each Case on It's Merits.


a national war army from the mil
lions registered for service on June ..
were issued at the direction of Presi-
dent Wilson. They leave to be pre-
scribed later the manner of determin-
ing the order of liability of the men
registered, but set forth in great de-
tail the method OF arriving at exemp-
lions and the work generally of the
local and district boards already
named TO carry out the task.
Exemption regulations add little 10
the terms of the draft law. the ques-
ton of whether a man between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty is en-
titled to exemption because of depend
ents, the nature of his occupation or
physical unfitness being for the boards
co decide after proper investigation. 1t
Is made clear. however, that there are
10 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 40
900 population or city of 10000. with
additional boards where necessary for
each additional 10000 population-will
pass upon claims for exemption, ex-
cept those based upon industrial or
agricultural occupation. subject to ap-
peals to the district boards All
cases involving agricultural or indus
trial exemptions will be passed upon
by the district boards-one for each
federal judicial district-which also
will decide appeals from decisions of
the local boards.
To Fix Date for Board Meetings.
In the near future a date will be set
by Brig. Gen. Crowder. provost mar
shal-general. for the meeting and or
ganization of the boards. At the same
time it is expected that the selection
regulations will be promulgated SC
that the process may be put under way
without delay. The present intention
is TO call the men selected to the col
ors about September l.
In a statement accompanying the an
nouncement of the regulations, thu
president called upon the boards to d.
their work fearlessly and impartial.
and to remember that "our armies a
the front will be strengthened and sus
tanned If they be composed of men fire.
from any sense of injustice in thei
, mode of selection"
> All Forces on Equal Footing.
= The statement follows:
4 1.-THE regulations which I am toda
: causing to be promulgated, pursuant
: the direction of the selective servic
= law, cover the remaining steps of tn
n plan for calling into the service of tn
e United States qualified men frol
n those who have registered; those 81
a lected as the result of this process
d constitute. with the regular army. tn
l. National guard and the navy. the figh
q ing forces of the nation, all of whiC
# forces are under the terms of the la
Il placed in position of equal RICH
Ie dignity and responsibility with Il
le members of all other military force
10 1.-THE regulations have been draw
st with a view to the needs and circur
d stances of the whole country and pr
10 vide system which it is expected w
& work with the least inequality and pc
Is sonal hardship. Any system of seleC
n ing men of military service. wheth
r.. voluntary or involuntary in its oper
Is ton. necessarily selects some men
av bear the burden of danger and sac
10 flee for the whole nation. The syste
or here provided places all men of mi
m tary age upon an even plane. and the
by q selection which neither favors t
one nor penalties the other. calls up
the requisite number for service.
IS Urges Boards to Act Impartially
NJ 1.-The successful operation of Il
~ law and of these regulations deper
&C. necessarily upon the loyalty, patriot
he and Justice of the members of I
w. boards to whom its operation is co
&C. mtted, and | admonish every meml
he Of every local board and of every
nrI trict board of review that their dl
m. to their country requires an impart
an and fearless performance of the d
AT cate and difficult duties intrusted
nj them. They should remember as
lot each individual case presented to tn
"a that they are called upon to adjudic
the most sacred rights of the indy
ual and to preserve untarnished
honor of the nation.
le- "Our armies at the front will
tut strengthened and sustained If they
by composed of men free from any Sc
lgs of injustice I'm the mode of select
BILE and they will be inspired to loftier
ne forts in behalf of a country in VIII
the citlzers called upon to perfC
high public functions perform tn
with Justice, fearlessness and inn
'ur TALLY"
Methods Of Making the Draft.
'ut Upon organizing the local boa
III will take over from the registrat
MS boards all registration cards. WI
they will number serially and list
posting to public view. Then. al
having been advised Of the method
MS which the order of liability for SER
shall be determined and of the gu
vi to be drawn from its territory (mi
"s credits for enlistments in the NatiC
iu- Guard or regular army, each DO
will prepare list Of persons desigl