New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

/ have gone out to all officials TO make
/ public only figures for units which are
/ complete, precincts. counties or states.
as the case may be.
Officials believe IL would not only
| confuse the situation for fragmentary
/ returIs to be handled, but that mis-
[ conception Of the results, wrong de-
/ auctions and improper conclusions
might be reached from premature pub
! LEGATION. They have urged the press
/ Of the country TO make no comparisons
/ Of the results as between town and
town or state and state unless the full
report from each locality is available.
To this end, reports from the pre-
| cinct registrars will be compiled i'm
mediately on the close of registration
at p. m. The cards will be examined
and the summarization table transmit
ted by wire to the county or city Of
/ ficials will give all detailed information
! that is needed. In turn, when all pre-
I cincts have reported, the Sherlffs ana
/ the city boards will transmit TO the
Governors an abstract of these detailed
reports. dealing in totals only. Then,
/ when the last county or city has re-
I ported, the Governors Will make up
] the final synopsis for the Provost Mar
/ shall General.
officials here said tonight that there
/ was no objection TO the publication OF
any completed precinct, county, city or
state report, but that the furnishing OF
/ partial returns had been forbidden.
/ Each unit must stand by itself on its
completed figures, and no unit be sub.
! jected to comparison on the basis OF
partial returns with the completed tab
ulation Of any other unit.
Registration in Territories
Preparations are now in progress for
registration in Alaska and Hawaii The
Governors Of the territories are map
ping out their plans, and when they
are ready the President will fix regis
tration day for each territory. Reports
from the territories will be made later,
and by that time, also, supplementary
returns from various precincts in the
I
arrival of registration cards from
Americans abroad, will begin to come in.
To these will be added the cards of
fthose who fail to appear and are taken
into custody for enforced registration
and punishment. Officials believe there
will be no considerable number in this
class.
In this connection officials who have
watched closely all reports Of agita-
ton against registration declared to-
night that there was absolutely no lndi-
cation of any concerted movement OF
this kind. They believe that reports of
the few scattered cases which have de-
veloped have greatly exaggerated the
situation. Only few cranks have been
involved at any time, 1t was stated,
and the country as a whole appears to
be in complete accord with the objects
of the law
In working out details Of registration
plans government officials have found
state, city and county governments
eager to take their part. Heartlest CO.
operation has been given from all sides,
and the way of the Federal government
has been made easy. far easier than 1t
was expected il would be. As 70 the
success of the project, huge as it is,
OflIcldlS nave no uOuDl. ! Hc NHViS 10
ton is at work on the job. 1t is the
peoples business, the business of the
individual citizens, to carry 1t through,
and they are doing it.
Unparalleled Opportunity
Secretary Baker in statement to-
night said:
"The opportunity which is offered on.
registration day to the young men OF
America is unparalleled in our history.
We are in this war TO save the early
fundamentals Of political and personal
liberty not only for ourselves but Tor
future generations. Until a complete
victory is won for these principles
there can be no holding back and no
turning back. >,
1--WE shall need all the energy and all
the resources at our command TO be
exerted, not against the German people,
nor with intolerance of personal
racial character, but with resolute de-
termination to devote to the success OF
the unselfsh cause which we are de
Tending all that we have to offer For
these young men the day should be one
of rejoicing for the chance which comes
to them, and one of serious response
bility. because in the issue is involved
the very future of democracy"