Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-05
Flower of Nation, Ten Mil
lion Strong, to Be Re-
corded for Service.
HOLIDAY IS PROCLAIMED
Government Makes Care
full Plans for Ascertain
ing Every Eligible.

NASllINtiTON, June \. - The
United States stands on the eve of its
greatest adventure in free govern
llont-thc arming of the whole nation
for war that the world may be made
safe for democracy.
Tomorrow IS registration day. when.
under the call OF President Wilson.
every man who has reached or passed
his twcntv-tirst birthday and has not
PASSED hiS thirtY-firSt will step for
ward 10 make good the presidents
word that "a nation has volunteered
IN mass" i'm the battle for freedom
thruout the world
In every city and town thruout the
land. in every village and hamlet that
vast machinery which Is the fuuna-
mental symbol of free government
the electoral system of democracy
ia ready to record the decision Of a
hundred million citizens that German
nutocracv is an outlaw against civil
ization and must perish by force of
arms.
No partisan division appears in to-
mOrrow's registration All that has
been cast aside. and when the record
oi the days achievement comes back
TO Washington tomorrow night. II VIII
say that the youthful manhood OF the
nation numbered In millions Is reauy.
None Within Limits EXEMPT
Absolutely no man between the ages
prescribed. white or black, sick ot
wen. married or single. native or
allen. Is exempt from registering UNI
! less he is actually now In the army,
militia TO repister is not 20 he
drnfted The draftirr and Tho ex
cmntions come intor
Tho nation has wilIcd tina, none
| shall fail to register himself There
Is no cscnpc from that 1uty OF citizen
shin aud n prison sentence with TO
alternative of Zine faces these VINO
may seek to evade It. Nor will the
coward. who prefers disgrace ana i'm
prsonment TO the chance that he
might 20 w'th inc tlgh,inI mcn 10 me
''u' -" ,,i,,, ~ J,'' -, WI, 81,
bI. .n,nrisor,,cnt crds Evcrv loon.
hn,o tnr ~, nhi,lar hns h.o,, ,oaoS
If,tu tho record comes In NO ono
',, hn,,, 49,, ,,iIiions ,hts e.,
miiitorv censms viii nroduce The
cons,,s buroo, has es,imated ,b,t there
aro IA ono Ooo mon botwaer tho aoaa
snacifio1 I, 10 ont, on cs,tnoo,a. bo,.
,,o, and tho record IN no ,n,do to,ror
,oy viii no ono whare every figuro
s,anas for man roodv ,o 40 lie
nart
o,, ,o do,,s ho,oro ,ho ooo,,.o,o
] tot a 1g n hA "A ~ fitFa
t,',drod ,ho,,sa,,d nan 90 tho ,oioc,oS
ngos are a,,o,, fror, tboir bonos con,o
lco,f,,sto, e., car,otn tn foiioa, nj ,irs,
,,.,, 20 ,ha otao,a,.et ,,,aott,a o.,
n,',, o,hor T,,,r,,a ,ho, ,a ,hoosa ~
80, -, 10 q, o,,,,'I,',t ,ho ,,,,,o,.,,
,,on, ins,nito coro hns hoan ,ai,s, 70
,,,or, man ~ ,boi,. tiahiii,,, a,d a,,o,,,
,'roca,,t,on ".,, % oyorrisod ,a ninno w.
r,o,,rs 80 ,.o,,istro,ion ,,,bo ,a,,o, ,hair
|
,ho raacI, ~ ali =, 10 nnt ,o ha nx
,ac,ad hou,o,,ar mot ,,is,rdars,and-
H., oa,, 10 a,,oidod ~, ,hat ,ho -,
-, ,,,,,,r,.s,,,, ,,i,,ht nil, ha ,ba ,inisha5
,,r,,J''nt - ,bo o,.oo, ovnori,nent
~
"oh"as iro''i''cu'
President Wilson has called upon
the nation to make holiday tomorrow
as its young men march to the regis
tration places.
1T is new thing In our history"
the proclamation says "and a land
mark in our progress. IL is new
manner OF accepting ana VialiZing our
! duty To give ourselves with thottul
devotion to the common purpose or
us all II Is nothing less than the day
upon which the manhood of the coun-
try shall step forward I'm one solid rank
in defense of the ideals to which this
nation IS consecrated. 1t is important
to those ideals. no less than to the
pride of this generation in manifesting
its devotion to them. that there is no
gaps in the ranks"
In every state the presidents appeal
that registration day be "A day OF pa
triotic devotion" has met with ready
response. From ocean to ocean and
from Mexico to the Canadian line. a
great chorus of patriotism will swell
thruout the day. The young men will
present themselves for service amid
scenes Of national enthusiasm that sell