The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-15
President in Foreword to
Regulations for S econd
Draft Urges Registered
Men to Be Ready.
STARTS new MACHINERY
Statement Explains the Operation of
Late Changes in the Process of Con-
scription = Men Are Classified
Call Will Come In February.

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Registered men in Kenosha were
formally urged to put their houses in
order and prepare themselves for
service at an early date when President
Wilson authorized publication of MS
foreword to the regulation for the
second draft in the papers of Saturday
night and Sunday morning. The state
ment is characterized by Wilsonian
clearness and conviction. It explains
the new machinery for selective con
scription and gives every registrant
due warning that he will shortly be
called to defend his country in what
ever way he is best fitted to serve
with despatch and efficiency
The regulations themselves and the
inquestionaries, which more than nine
million registrants will be required to
fill out, are being forwarded to
local boards, but have not yet been
made public.
| War department officials estimate
that the whole process can be com
pleted within sixty days. This means
that no second call will be made upon
the draft forces before the middle of
next February as the period of class
/ ication will not begin until Dec. Is.
/ The President described the new
plan of dividing all registered men
not already modified into five classes,
subject to military service by classes,
as being intended to produce "a more
perfect organization Of man power. 7"
| What Wilson Says
The Presidents foreword follows:
| "The task of selecting and mobiliz-
ing the first contingent of the national
army is nearing completion. The ex-
| petition and accuracy of its accom-
plishments were a most gratifying
demonstration of the efficiency of our
1 domestic institutions.
The swiftness with which the ma
chinery for its execution had to be
assembled, however, left room for adj
justment and Improvement. New reg
ulations putting these improvements
into effect are, therefore, being pub
| lished There is no change in the es-
| sential obligation of men subject to
| selection. The first draft must stand
unaffected by the provisions Of the
new regulations. They can be given
| no retroactive effect.
Better Organization.
The time has come for more per-
feet organization of our man power
| The selective principle must be car
ried to it's logical conclusion. We
must make a complete inventory of the
qualifications of all registrants in order
to determine, as to each man not al
ready selected for duty with the colors,
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
| common good.
This project involves an inquiry by
the selection boards into the domestic,
industrial and educational qualifca-
tions of nearly ten million men.
" Members of gthese boards have
rendered conspicuous service. The
work was done without regard to per-
sonal convenience and under a pres
sure of Immediate necessity which i'm
| posed great sacrifices. Yet the services
Of men trained by the experience of
the first draft must Of necessity be re-
! tanned and the selection boards must
/ provide the directing mechanism for
| the new classifcations.
Swiftly and Accurately.
The thing they have done is of
scarcely one-tenth the magnitude of
the thing that remains to be done. 1t
lis of great Importance both to our
military and to our economic interests
that the 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 be accomplished In sky day, but
only if this great marshalling of our
resources of men is regarded by all
as national war undertaking of such
significance as to challenge the atten-
ton and compel the assistance of
every man.
81 call upon all citizens, therefore,
to assist local and district boards by
proffering such service and such ma
terial eonveniences as they can offer
and by appearing before the boards,
either upon summons or upon their own
initiative, to give such information as
viii be useful in classifying registrants.
Assistance is Asked.
IT urge men of the legal profes-
sion to offer themselves as associate
members Of the legal advisory boards
to be provided in each community for
! the purpose of advising registrants