El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-30

4 S JUNE approaches misapprehensiOn needs to be
y removed from the minds Of many people 1t relates
- exemptions from military registration Some think
within the age limit who not citizens Of the United
States Who physically ncapacitated for military
service need not register.
That is not true and any who fail to register because
that msbeef are placing themselves IN grave danger OF
imprisonment.
There exemptions from registration on June 5
fer men passed their 21st birthday and have not
yet reached their 31st birthday except such already
the military service Of the United States on the active,
retired, reserve lists.
whether man is citizen makes no difference. If he
within the age limit, he must register ne IS not In
one of the services above mentioned All aliens must regis
ter those who subjects Of Germany. And all who
physically unfit yet within the age limit, must
register If a lacks leg Is hunchback
is otherwise plainly ncapactaed he may direct the at
tenion Of registering officers that fact when he regis
But all claims for exemption viii be passed upon
subsequent to registration.
While all aliens within the age limit must register, it
does follow that they viii be drawn into military serv
ice and that fact streSSng also The United States
VIII not try to impress into service any alien The fact
that alien is registered alien VIII undoubtedly
eempt him from service without further procedure At
least notice has yet been given by the department
that aliens like others asking exemptions to have their
passed upon by tribunals created for that purpose
Probably the statement the registration card that the
person registered HOllander Mexican Austrian
OF German OF of any other alien nationality viii be ample
unless the authorities have reason to believe the person IS
American preparing to achieve exemption by setting up
false claim foreign nationality
Two points need constant repetition from to regis
taon day, for there is very large foreign population In
Fl Paso part Of which said to believe registration does
not apply and another part of which believes registration
enrolment IN tie United States army These points
are:
/ Every alien resident In the United States, p to 30
years old, inclusive, must register.
Registration the draft but the preparation OF
list from which exemptions to be made and the
requisite number of persons chosen for service whether
military, civil, or industrial
A young says: I am unmarried and my family IS
Orleans, where my parents reside voted there
Then moved to San Francisco, where again established
legal residence and where last voted have lived In
E Paso years but have not paid poll tax and have
not voted understand should register in the local
ity whefe live where DO live? Is my home IN New
Orleans did my having established residence and having
voted in San Francisco take precedence the New Or
residence? And have transferred my residence II
to FL Paso by having lived here two years. notwh
standing that have voted? Where shall register?
The answer that he should register In that place which
he considers his place Of permanent residence and if al this
time he considers Fl Paso his place Of permanent residence
he should register In what state registers matters
much that he shall be registered somewhere and
shall be available If called for service.
After REGISTRATION should maintain his residence
until he has been called service has been exempted
He should not about from part Of the country to
another then he is called to the coors he apt not
70 receive notification and consequently would not appear
Tor service And that would be very serious matter. IF
because of occupation for any other is neces
saIy from one locality to another registered man