Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-11
WILSON GIVES OUT
RULES FOR DRAFT.
President Insists on Equality in
the New Army.
BE FEARLESS AND IMPARTIAL
Admonltlon TO Exemption Boards
Asks Greatest ImpartIality and
Least Personal Hardship
Each Case on Its Merits.

Washington, D. C-ReguIations to
govern the next step toward selecting
a national war army from the mil
lions registered for service on June 8,
were issued at the direction OF Presi-
dent Wilson. They leave TO be pre-
scribed later the manner Of deterInin-
Ing the order Of liability of the men
registered, but set forth in great de
tail the method of arriving at exemp-
tons and the work generally Of the
local and district boards already
named to carry out the task.
Exemption regulations add little to
the terms OF the draft law. the ques-
ton of whether a man between the
ages OF twenty-one and thirty is en-
titled 10 exemption because of depend
enrs, the nature of his occupation or
physical unfitness being for the boards
10 decide after proper investigation. II
Is made clear, however, that there are
to 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 As
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 APP
peais TO the district boards. All
eases involving agricultural or indus
trial exemptions will be passed upon
by the district boards-one for each
federal judicial district-whlch also
VIII decide appeals from decisions OF
the local boards.
To Fix Date for Board Meetings.
In the near future date will be set
nv Brig. Gen. Crowder. provost mar
shal-generaL for the meeting and or
gauization Of the boards At the same
time il is expected that the selection
regulations viii be promulgated so
thar the process may be put under way
without delay. The present intention
IS 10 cali the men selected to the col
ors about September /.
In statement accompanying the an
nouucement Of the regulations, the
president called upon the boards to do
their work fearlessly and impartially
and 10 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"
All Forces On Equal Footing.
The statement follows:
THE regulations which 7 am today
causing 10 be promulgated, pursuant to
the direction of the selective service
law. cover the remaining steps Of the
plan FOR calling into TIE service Of the
United States qualified men from
those who have registered: those Sc
Iected as the result of this process to
constitute, with the regular army, the
National guard and the navy, the fight
Ing forces of the nation all Of which
forces are under the terms Of the law
placed In a position OF equal right,
dignity and responsibility with the
members Of all other military forces.
The regulations have been drawn
with view TO the needs and circum-
stances of the whole country and pro-
vide a system which II is expected will
work with the least inequality and per
sonal hardship Any system Of select
Ing men Of military service whether
voluntary or Involuntary in IFS opera
ton. necessarily selects SEINE men to
bear the burden Of danger and sacri-
fee tor the whole nation. The system
here provided places an men of mill
tary age upon an even plane, and then,
by q selection which neither fayors the
one nor penalties the other calls upon
the requisite number for service.
Urges Boards to Act ImpartisllY.
The successful operation Of this
law and Of those regulations depends
necessarily upon the loyalty patriotism
and Justice OF the members Of the
boards 20 whom its operation Is com
mittec. and I admouish every member
Of every local board and Of every dis
trict board of review that their duty
10 their country requires an impartial
and fearless performance Of the deli
cate and difficult duties lntrusted TO
them. They should remember as 10
each individual case presented to them
that they are called upon TO adiudicate
the most sacred rights Of me lndlvid.
ual and 20 preserve untarnished the
honor Of the nation
Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained If they be
composed Of men free from any sense
Of Injustice In the mode Of selection.
and they will be inspired to loftier ef-
forts in behalf of n country in which
the citizens called upon 10 perform
high public functions perform them
with justice, fearlessness and impair
TALLY"
Methods Of Making the Draft.
Upon organizing the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registration cards. which
they win number seriany and list for
posting 10 public view. Then. after
having been advised Of the method by
which the order of liability for service
shall be determined and Of the quota
Il be drawn from It's territory (minus
credits for enlistments in the National
Guard or regular army. each board
viii prepare a list of persons designat-
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