Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-15
TO SPEED UP
DRAFT APPEALS
New Regulations Are Sent by
Government to Local Elk.
emptiOn Boards.

Montpelier. Nov. A.-Major Stephen
Cushing of the adJutant-generaps office
to-day sent out the following communica-
lion rela tive to the appeals from the
present draft, which is important to regis.
.rants as we'll as their families, copies Of
which have been sent to the local exc mp
lion boards governing their actions In
cases of this nature
Memors ndum to Local Boards, No. g.
The following telegram from the office
Of the provost marshal general Is pub
lished for the guidance of all concerned:
Il. Reference. compiled rulings num-
Der IL, paragraph M. Ample time has
now elapsed for the adjustment of the
conditions which prompted that ruling
The unrestricted reopening Of cases of
men not yet indicted into military service
Is delaying the raising of the army and
the reopening of cases of men already
20 indicted is interfering with it's train
Ing. The following rules will therefore
govern the reopening Of the cases men,
toned In that ruling in the future.
'2. Gases of men indicted into military
service by local board shall not be re-
opened after such induction except as pro-
vided in paragraph five hereof. Cases
Of men already indicted into military
service heretofore reopened and now In
process of rehearsing shall be forthwith
closed and the prior disposition Of the
caee adhered to.
"3. Any person already indicted into
military service who claims that he has
not had full and fair hearing or has
not had a full and fair opportunity to
be heard by local or district board as
required by the selective service law
and regulations or who claims that the
board has exceeded it's jurisdiction or
substantially violated the selective
service law or regulations in passing
on his claim may apply to the COM
manding officer of his mobilization
camp at any time within seven days
after arrival at the mobilization camp
to be discharged under the provisions
of the paragraph 139 army regulations.
If the commanding officer desires in
formation of the facts of a particular
case or the circumstances of it's hear
ing he may request the adjutant-gen-
eral of the State to investigate the
facts of such case and the circum-
stances of it's hearing and the adjutant-
general of the State shall forthwith
call upon the proper board for full
report Of all such facts and circum-
stances
"a. Cases mentioned in subparagraphs
"A and b of page six of compiled rulings
decided may be reopened as therein pro.
vided only when the claim for such re.
opening is filed with the Acknowledgement
of the State within ten days after the date
of this telegram and where permission to
reopen is granted by the ARCHAEOLOGICAL
OF the State before induction into mill
tary service. Cases mentioned in that
paragraph decided hereafter will be re-
opened as therein provided only where the
claim for reopening by either the local or
district board shall have been filed with
the Acknowledgement Of the State within
seven days after receipt of notice by the
registrant or person claiming exemption
or discharge of the decision of the local
or district board as prescribed in sections
%, Al and As of the regulations and where
permission to reopen Is granted by the
Acknowledgement of the State before in
duction into military service. Such cases
may not be reopened by the local or dis
trict boards unless permission to reopen
them Is granted by the Acknowledgement
OF the State as herein provided and such
permission shall not be granted unless the
claims are filed within the time limits
herein prescribed.
70. Cases mentioned in subparagraph
"A page seven Of compiled rulings num-
Der II may be reopeend as provided there
in.
''6. Please inform all concerned and give
the publicity necessary to put all on notice
of these time limits
~. The great number Of appeals to the
President suggest that there must be still
great number Of appeals pending before
district boards. We have found already
that the Presidents urgent call upon law
yers to assist the seelctve service system
Is producing a general and enthusiastic
response from men Of the legal profession
and we have taken advantage Of 1t here
by using volunteer lawyers to analyse
the records in appealed cases and to make
very short sunni and recommended
ton upon which those charged with the
decision on appeal can function promptly.
This suggests way to clean up all the
appeals pending before district boards
very swiftly. If you will call upon mem
bers of the legal profession to offer their
services 10 district boards and suggest to
district boards that the services be utilized
along the lines here suggested, the dis
trict boards will be greatly aided by these
summaries and l believe that they can
clean up their dockets within a very few
days.
This same method can be used at State
headquarters to dispose Of the congestion
OF requests to reopen cases.
~ There is urgent necessity to bring
the first draft to close as promptly as
possible. Reports from mobilization camps
indicate that there is considerable dis
crepancy between the percentage of the
quotas thus far called and the number of
men who have actually been furnished to
the camps. Please address yourself to this
situation AT the earliest possible moment
TO make sure that every board has fur
nished to its mobilization camp the per-
centage of its quota thus far called. II
any part OF this delay is due to the fact
that mobilization camps have not reported
to local boards the number of men re.
)ected, please inform me of the name OF
the mobilization camp in order that may
take immediate steps to have this delay
remedied.
"CROwDER."
BY direction of the Governor.
LEE s. TILLOTSON,
The Adjutant- General
IARGEGT ~