Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
GOVERNORS OF STATES
PROTEST AGAINST
QUOTAS
CHANGE NEXT DRAW.
MEN WILL BE SELECTED ON
MORE CAREFUL AND EQuIT.
ABLE BASIS WHEN RANKS ARE
REFILLED BY coNscRlPTs.

Washington, July 16-Every enlisted
man will be credited to his state.
When the second increment of the
new national army is drawn, accord.
ing to announcement made today at
the office of Provost Marshal General
Crowder.
Constant protests are coming in con-
cerning the assignment of quotas by
the governors of the various states.
Each locality has failed to understand
that no candidate has been allowed
in this increment for men enlisted in
either the National guard or the regu.
lar army since June 30. In some in
stances local authorities have beliey.
ed they would not be called upon to
furnish any men for the national army,
but have been disappointed to find
quota assigned to them.
When the quotas are made for the
second increment full credit will be
given to each state for every man
who has enlisted since the beginning
of the war up to the time OF the as
signment of quotas for the second in
crement.
1t is believed now that the burden
to be thrown upon the localities will
be smaller for the second draft than
for the first There will be more vol
untary enlistments to be credited and
the second increment will be smaller
than the first.
While the strength of the second
incf0sstontt ~ MN NssnaAEes oe ~conjoc-
ture, it Is believed that 1t may be
somewhat less than 100000 because of
the difficult in equipping the men and
the necessary time to train them.
Moreover the conscription bill, un-
der which the men have been drafted
into service provides only for mil
lion men under arms" There Is, how
ever, provision for the drafting Of
men to keep up the strength of the
million men under arms. 1t is believ
ed that the war department will ar
range the second increment, SO that
there will still be room to call at least
100000 men under the conscription act
and perhaps 100000 to complete the
ranks of the first two increments.
1t seems most probable now, too
that Legislation will be enacted to
draft aliens, which will also serve to
great extent to tighten the burden
placed upon many communities, where
the alien population is very large.
$5,ooo,ooO,ooo A Surprise.
Washington July 26-The War De
partment's demand for 100000 900
for the prosecution of the war took
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
completely by surprise and he is at a
loss to know how to find new sources
Of revenue, 1t was learned today. Mr..
McAdoo was not taken into the conf
dence of the War Department until a
short time before the $4,000. 100000
estimate was handed to him for trans
mission to congress.
Immediately he set experts Of the
1ternal revenue bureau to work figur-
ing out amounts which could be re-
allied by various sources.
While it is the province OF congress
to provide for ways and means of rails
ing revenue the Secretary of the
Treasury is expected to submit val
liable suggestions.
With the proceeds of the S2.0000 000.-
900 which had been paid in up to July
/, diminished by nearly half in the
/ first three weeks of July and with
vast expenditures, staring the Treas
ury in the face the situation would
not be exactly comfortable one
were 1t not for the secretary's power
to sell nearly 2000,000,000 in short
term treasury certificates Of Indebted
ness.
The sharp change In the financial
policy of the country indicated by the
action of the administration yester-
day in allowing the dominion of
Canada to go into the open market In
the United States and sell 100 100000
in securities to enable Canada to get
some ready cash, Is regarded as a
straw which shows the wind.
1t will be remembered that almost
Immediately after this country entered
the war Great Britain sought to sell a
5000, 1000 900 batch Of Canadian Pacific
Railway securities In the United States
money market through J. p Morgan
ami Company. Secretary McAdoo call.
ed in the British Ambassador and con.
cluded a government loan Of 5000 000,-
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