Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-06
DRAFT REGULATIONS
ISSUED BY WILSON
NocLAss EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED
AND BOARDS WARNED TO
RIGID FAIRNESS.
Impartial Selection of Men to Strength
en- Our Armies, the Call to the
Cciors Coming in September
or Soon Thereafter.

Washington.-Re gulat. ms to govern
the next step toward selecting Il ma
tional war army from the millions reg
istered for service June ) Were issued
on July 2 at the direction of President
Wilson.
The regulations make it clear tint
there are 10 be no class exemptions
and that eack individual case mus be
decided upon lis merits The local ex-
enption boards-one fer each county
IF tess than 5000 population OF city
Of $1,000, with additional boards whore
necessary for each additionaI 10000
popriation-wil pass upon claims for
exemption, except those based upon
Industrial or agricultural occupation,
subject to appeal to the district boards.
All cases involving agricultural exemp-
tons VIII be passed upon by the dis
trict boards--one for each Judicial dis
trict-which also viii decide appeals
from decisions o. the local b)lr'is.
In the near future date will be set
by Brigadier General crowtler, provost
marshal general, for the meeting and
organization Of the boards. At the
same time IL expected thai the sclcc-
ton regulations viii be promulgated,
so this process may he put under way
without delay. The present intention
is to call the men selected to the col
ors about September l, or as soon
thereafter as the environments to house
them can be completed.
lmpartiaIty Demanded.
In statement accompanying the
announcement of the regulations the
president called upon the boards TO do
their work fearlessIy and impartially
and to remember that "our armies at
the front will be strengthened and sus-
tanned from men free from any sense
of injustice in their mode of selection
The statement follows:
.'The regulations which / am today
causing to be promulgated, pursuant to
the direction of the selective service |
law, cover the remaining steps of the |
plan for calling Into the service of the |
United States qualified men from those |
who have register ed those selected as
the result of this process to constitute, |
with the regular army, the national
guard and the navy, the fighting forces |
of the nation, all of which forces are |
under the terms of the law placed in
position of equal right, dignity and re-
spectability with the members of all
other military forces.
"The regulations have been drawn
with n view to the neet.s and circum-
stances of the whole country and pro-
vide IL system, which it is expected
viii work with the least inequality and
hardship. ANY system of Sc
Letting men for military service
voluntary of involuntary in its
operations. necessarily selects some
men to bear the burden of danger and
sacrifice for the whole nation. The
system here provided places all men
IF military age upon an even plane
and then, by selection which neither
'avors the one nor penalties the other,
.alls out the requisite number for ser
sice.
Boards Admonished.
1.-THE successful operation of this law
md of these regulars depends neces-
,arily upon the loyalty, patriotism and
Justice of the members of the boards
o whom its operation is committed
md admonish every member of every
ocal board and of every district board
II review that their duty TO their
requires an impartial and fear
ess performance of the delicate and