Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-15
GENERAL cRoWpER DECIDES TO
PERMIT BOARDS TO CHARGE
30 CENTS FOR EACH.
MORE THAN 100000 iOWANS
FILL OUT QUEsTIoNAlREs
Expense For Iowa Alone to Amount to
$4,000, in Addition to Cost Of Extra
Clerks-Crowder Points to Success OF
Draft as Proof Of Success Of Amer
lean Democracy.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mones, Jan. ia djutant Cen
eral Logan received telegram from
Provost Marnal General Crowder
directing that The order fixing the
amount to be allowed each board for
the work of the second draft at 80 cent;
for each reg .strant CLASSIFIED be put
into effect.
THIS oruer, which was wired to Cen
cral Logan Friday. was held up by Il
second telegram and was not made OFF,
cially effective until Monday. Under
this ORDER each board Is allowed ten
cents per resistrant or thirty cents tor
the board OF three members. BY the
unanimous agreement Of all members
Of the board one man, doing the larger
share Of the board work, can receive 10
cents per registrant or two men may
receive % cents.
Over 100000 to Be Classified.
Inasmuch as all men OF draft age
not now in the service must fill out
missionaries some 100000 Iowa men
must be classified and at 80 cents per
registrant this would amount to $685.
900. In addition to this cost will be
the cost of clerks and clerical help
which under the first draft in Iowa cost
$2O.435. In the first draft board mem
bers received $29,49s.63 and the total
cost Of certifying Iowa's quota OF T.
672 meT was s55,556.49.
Provost Marshal General Crowder in
his report on the first draft made to
the secretary of war, declares that its
success is ultimate proof Of the sue
cess Of American democracy and points
out that the Wanted efficiency of abso-
lutism Of which the German empires
stands as the avatar can offer nothing
to compare with it.
Crowder Reviews Work.
In referring to the work Of officials
in promptly carrying out the dratt
General Crowdcr declares:
by all administrative tokens the &C
complishmont Of their task was mage
but the magic lay solely in this:
at the presidents call all ranks OF
the nation, reluctantly entering tho
war, nevertheless instantly responded
to the first call of the nation with
vigorous and unscLtish co-operaion that
submerged all Individual interest in a
ton Of the national task.
Il take 1t that no great national pro-
ject was ever attempted with so com
plete a reliance on the voluntary co.
operation Of citizens for It's execution
Certainly no such burdcnsome and sac
rificial statute had ever before been
executed without a great hierarchy OF
officials.
This law has been administered by
civilians whose official relation lies
only in the necessary powers with
which they are vested by the presl-
dents designation Of them to perform
the duties that are laid upon them.
They have accomplished the task.
They have made some mistakes.
The system offers room for improve
mcnt. But the great thing they were
called upon to do they have done. The
Wanted efficiency Of absolutsm Of
which the German empire stands as
the avatar can offer nothing to conf
pare with It. It remains the ultimate
test and proof OF the Intrinsic political
idea upon which American institutions
Of democracy and local self government
are based"
In an order sent out Monday General
Logan calls attention to the care which
should be exercised in preserving the
questionnaircs.