Emmons County record., 1917-11-15
ALL SUBJECT
TO WAR DUTY
Those Men Not On Fighting Line
To Be Used In Factory
And Field.
WILSON ISSUES CALL
.Paves Way For Second Draft In Feb
(! ruary BY Summons to All
Men Under Newly Re.
vised Pians.

Washington. Nov. l3.-The new
machinery for the carrying out of the
selective draft bill has been formally
put into operation by President vii.
son with the foreword he has writ.
ten to the regulations under which
tie second call Will be made.
! The regulations themselves and the
lQuestionaire. which more than aO00
100000 registrants will he required to
nh out. are being forwarded to local
boards. but have not vet been made
public.
This reorganization makes every
man subject to war duty. IL not in
France, at least In the fields aud lac.
tories.
War department officials estimate
that the whole process can be com.
,pleted within 60 days This means
that no second call will be made
Upon the draft forces before the mid.
die of mex, February. rs the period
of classification will not beein until
December 10.
The President describes the new
plan Of dividing all registered mer
mot already modified into five class
es. subject to military service by
classes. as being Intended to produce
"a more perfect organization OF our
man-pOwcr"
Efficiency 10 Gratifying.
The Presidents foreword follows:
rbo "a, <,C
Ing the first contingent of the Ma
tional army Is nearing completion
The expedition and accuracy OF its
accomplishment were a most crafty
ing demonstration of the efficiency OF
our democratic institutions. The
swiftness with which the machinery
for its execution had to he assem-
bled. however, left room for adjust.
ment and Improvement. New regu.
lations putting these improvements
into effect are, therefore. published
There is no change in Tie essential
obligation of men subject to selection
The first draft must stand lnalfect ed
by the provisions Of the new rcgula-
tions They eau be given no retro.
active effect.
"TEe time has come for q mere
perfect organization OF our man.
power. The selective principle must
he carried to its logical conclusion
We must make a complete inventory
Of the qualifications nf all rceistrants
in order to determine as to each man
not already 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 hest be made to
serve the common good This project
involves an inquiry by the selection
boards Into the domestic. Industrial
and educational qualifications Of
nearly l0.OOO.OOO men Members Of
these bonriS have rendered a con.
EpicrN,s service. The work was
done without regard to personal con
venience and under IL pressure OF i'm
mediate necessity Which imposed
great sacrifices
Net One Tenth Done.
yet the services OF men trained by
the experience Of the first draft must
of necessity he retained and the Sc
lection boards must provide the diicct.
ing g,echanism for TIE new rlaHSli.
cation The thing they have done is
of scarcely onptrntli the magnitude
of the thin. that remains to b" done
1t Is of great importance both to mill.
tary and to our economic Interests
that the classification be carried
swiftly and accurately to cnnclu
sion. An estimate Of the tine neces
sary for the work leads to tho concln
sion that 1t can he accomplished in
60 days. but only II this great mar
Ehalling of our resources Of men II
regarded by all as national war un
tlcrtaking OF such significance as tC
challenge the attention and compel
the assistance of every American.
~ call Ipon all citizens therefore
to assist local and district boards by
proffering such service and such ma
terial c0nvenicnces as they can ofel
and by appearing before the boards
either upon summons or upon thei
own initiative. to give such in:orma
tion as will be useful In classifying
registrants | urge men Of the lega
profession to offer themselves as as
sociatc members Of the legal advisory
boards 10 be provided In each com
munity for the purpose OF advisin,
registran:s Of their rights and oblixa
tions and OF assisting them in th
preparation OF their answer To tn