The Benson signal., 1917-07-07
REGISTRATIONS
FOR SELECTION
Western Newspaper Union N.ws,service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, July 3.-Regulations to
govern the next step toward selecting
national war army from the millions
registered for service on June 5th,
were issued Monday at the direction
Of President Wilson. The regulations
make 1t clear that there are to be no
class exemptions and that each indi-
vidual case must be decided on it's
merits.
The local exemption board-one for
each county of less than $4,000 popu-
lation or city of 10000, with additional
boards where necessary for each addi-
ti0nal 10000 population-wil pass up
on claims for exemption except those
based upon industrial or agricultural
occupation, subject to appeal to the
district boards. All cases involving
agricultural Or industrial exemptions
will be passed upon by the district
boards-one for each federal judicial
district-which also will decide ap-
peals from decisions of the local
boards.
A date will be set soon by Briga-
der General Crowder, provost mar
shall general, for the meeting and or
zanization of the boards. At the same
time it is expected that the selection
regulations will be promulgated, so the
process may be put under way with
out delay.
The present intention is to call the
men selected to the colors about Sept
1st, or as soen thereafter as the can
tonments to house them can be COM
pleted.
In statement accompanying the an
nouncement of the regulations, the
president called upon the boards to do
their work fearlessly and impartially
and to remember that "our armies at
the front will be strengthened and sus-
tanned if they be composed of men
free from any sense of injustice in
their mode Of selection
The statement follows:
"The regulations which I am today
causing to be promulgated, pursuant
to the direction of the selective serv-
Ice law, cover the remaining steps Of
the plan for calling into the service
of the United States qualified men
from these who have registered; those
selected as the result of this process
to constitute, with the regular army,
the national guard and the navy, the
fighting forces of the nation, all of
which forces are under the terms Of
the law placed in position of equal
right, dignity and responsibility with
the members of all other military
forces.
"The regulations have been drawn
with a view to the needs and circum-
stances of the whole country and pro-
vide system which it is expected
will work with the least inequality and
personal hardship Any system of Sc
lecting men for military service,
whether voluntary or involuntary in
its operation, necessarily selects some
men to bear the burden of danger and
sacrifice for the whole nation.
"The system here provided places
all men Of military age upon an even
plane and then, by a selection which
neither favors the one nor penalties
the other, calls out the requisite num-
ber for service.
"The successful operation of this
law and of these regulations depends
necessarily upon the loyalty, patriot
ism and justice of the members of
the boards to whom it's operation is
committed and l admonish every
member of every local board and Of
every district board of review that
their duty to their country requires
an impartial and fearless performance
of the delicate and difficult duties in
trusted to them They should re-
member as to each Individual case
presented to them that they are called
upon to adjudicate the most sacred
rights of the individual and to pre-
serve untarnished the honor of the
nation