The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-15
PLAN FOR THE new DRAFT
NEARLY 100000 MEN TO BE
CLASSIFiED.
Qualifications of Each Entfant to BE
Recorded-NeXt Call Not Likely
Before Middle of February.

Wilson formally put the new machln
cry for the carrying out of the select
i've draft bill into operation tonigh
with the publication of the forewor'
he has written tc the regulations un
der which the second call will b.
made. The regulations themselve
and the questionnairieS which NOR
than 100000 registrants will b.
required to fill out are being forward
ed to local boards, but have not beer
made public.
The Department officials estimate
that the whole process can b'
completed within sixty days. Thi
means that no second call will be
made upon the draft forces before
the middle of next February, as the
period of classification will not begin
until December Is.
The President describes the new
plan of dividing all registered men
not already modified into five class
es, subject to military service by
classes, as being intended to produce
"a more perfect organization of oul
man power"
The selective principle must be
carried to it's logical conclusion the
President said, And he added there
must be made complete inventory
of the qualifications of each regis
trant in order to determine 1.-The
place in the military, industrial or
AGRICULTURAL ranks of the nation in
which his experience and training
can best be made to serve the COM
mon good"
The inquiry projected in the ques-
tionaire will go deep into the quail
hcations of each of nearly 10,000,00O
men. The success of the plan and its
completion within the estimated time
rests absolutely upon the whole
hearted support given by the people,
especially by the doctors and lawyers
of each. community, and the President
calls upon them for their unstinted
aid. The Presidents foreword fol-
lows:
Presidents Foreword.
''The task of selecting and mobiliz-
ing the first contingent of the nation
al army is nearing completion. The
expedition and accuracy of its ac-
complishment were a most gratifying
demonstration of the efficiency of our
democratic institutions. The swift
ness with which the machinery for
it's execution had to be assembled,
however, left room for adjustment and
Improvement. New regulations put
ting these improvements into effect
are, therefore, being published today.
There is no change in the essential
obligations of men subject to selec-
ton. The first draft must stand un-
affected by the provisions of the new
regulations They can be given no
retroactive effect.
"The time has come for a more
perfect organization of our man pow
er. The selective principle must be
carried to it's logical conclusion. We
must take a complete inventory of
the qualifications of all registrants
in order to determine as to each man
not already selected for duty with
the nation in which his experience
and training can best be made to
serve the common good. This pro-
ject involves an inquiry by the selec-
tion boards into the domestic, indus
trial and educational qualifications
of nearly ten million men.
Much Greater Task Ahead.
members of these boards have
rendered a CONSPICUOUS service. The
work was done without regard to
personal service, and under a pres
sure of immediate necessity which
imposed great sacrifices. Yet the SER
vices of men trained by the expert
ence of the first draft must of neces-
sity be retained and the selection
board must provide the directing
mechanism for the new classification.
The thing they have done is scarcely
one-tenth the magnitude of the thing
that remains to be done. 1t is of
great Importance both to our mill
try and to our economic interests
that TIE classification be carried
swiftly and accurately to a conclusion.
An estimate of the time necessary for
the work leads to the conclusion that
it can Re accomplished in sixty days.
II call uron all citizens therefore,
to assist local and district boards by
Iroffering their services and such ma
terial service as they can offer by ap-
boforo tho hparSc pjthpr