The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-14


be informed of their duty under, the
selective service law and regulations,
to search for persons who do not re-
spond promptly and to serve the sum
mons of local and district boards.
Wide Publicity Wanted. .
Newspapers can be of very great
assistance in giving wide publicity to
the requirements Of the law and regu'
lations and to the numbers and names
of those who are called to present
themselves to their local boards from
day to day. -..4# Es
"Finally, ask that during the time
hereafter to be specified as marking
the sixty day period of the classified.
ton, all citizens give attention to the
task in hand, in order that the pro-
cess may proceed to q conclusion with
swiftness and yet with even and con.
siderate justice to ALL"
Supplementing the presidents call
to the nation Provost General Crowder
issued the following statement:
Crowder's Statement
''The QUESTIONABLE which is the
basis of the new system is collection
OF questions bringing out the essen.
tial facts upon which all classifications
are made. 1t is the only printed form
which any registrant needs to use,
either in making claims or filing proof.
At first sight it may seem little for
midable, but reading of the questions
shows that they are simple enough for
any person who can read and write
understandingly to answer III
"The presidents message lines up
the whole legal profession of the Unit
ed States as assistants of the selective
service system as impartial advisors
to registrants in filling out their Ques:
|tionnaires. Under the new regula,
tions place is to be provided con-
venient to every local board where
|registrants may go for free advice and
Assistance in making out this docu.
ment
"The county Judge or other judicial
officer of similar courts placed at the
head of committee of lawyers in each
vicinity, and this committee is charged
with the duty OF seeing that there are
always plenty of lawyers and other
volunteers present to help registrants
in filling out the QUESTIONABLE.
Twenty Days Required.
"Questionnaires are to be mailed by
the local board to 5 per cent of the
registrants each day. The principal
work of the legal advisory boards will
thus be over in twenty days, by which
time all the questiOnnaires should be
returned to the boards. Every man
has seven days in which to return his
questionable fully made out.
"The process Of classification will
begin about December 18th. Eight
deys later the boards will begin the
great process of classift ion, which
|fec0hles III the words of the fpfes sfdent,
q national war: undertaking Of such
significance as to challenge the atten-
ton and compel the assistance of ev.
cry American SEs
mot since the war began has an op-
portunity been offered for practically
every person to take an active and Wig
orous part in so important war meas
sure as the actual raising of our armies
The presidents foreword offers this
opportunity. .'.. 'r
A Task for Al.
ut gives definite place for the doc
tors to work in making the physical
examination. For the first time it as
signs every lawyer to active duty in
building up the national army. In the
legal advisory boards it gives every
one who responds to the presidents
call a place in the ranks of the army
behind the army. .....
"The nation already has remark
able record of efficiency In adjusting
its political machinery to the registra-
ton of 100000 men within eighteen
days after the enactment Of the law
authorizing registration. 1t Is now
proposed to better this record by class
flying 100000 men in a period of six
ty days." ~