New-York tribune., 1918-08-16

tatlons and the experience of this
Office in the previous registration it
has been estimated that the required
number OF men for Glass l may be had
only by including within the draft age
limits men between thirty-two and
forty-five and between eighteen and
twenty. That is to say, approximately
100000 men must be added to the
lst of registrants in order that, with
all exemptions allowed, at least 2,OO0,-
600 men will remain in Glass l.
To Register 100000 Men
"1n other words, here is the problem
presented: If the bill, as introduced, is
passed. it will be necessary, between
the date of its passage and October 1,
to register and begin to classify by
QUESTIONABLE 100000 men not here
tofore included in the draft age limits,
or approximately one and one-third as
many men as were registered on June
5, 1917. And. when this has been
done. draft calls on the new Class 1
must start to fill the places in the
training camps of those men going to
France.
Assurance having been given that
the legislation will receive immediate
cons liberation on the assembling of the
House and of the Senate, this office, in
to draft executives in the various
states. has proceeded on the assump-
tion that the new registration might
be held early in September.
"If, for example, the bill is passed
by August 81. or soon thereafter, it
would be necessary for the Presidents
proclamation to fix registration date
as soon as possible, allowing ample
time to be given for posting his proc
lamation in every region Of the coun-
try.
Registration in September
"Thus, registration day might be as
early as September 5, or shortly there
after. To have the first instalment of
the new Glass l ready for camp by Oc-
tober. it would be necessary to have
the registration not later than Sep
tember Is.
"In any event, it is obvious that we
cannot wait ur.i the act is passed be-
fore beginning the preliminary work in
this vast undertaking.
entirely aside from the powers
which the new law may confer on the
government, it is essential that the
public shall accord the fullest measure
Of cooperation, and the War Depart
ment is confident that the response of
the men who will be required to reg
ister under the new law will be as
patriotic and as complete as that which
marked the registration on June S,
1917.
fundamentally, the processes of
the selective draft rest on the principle
of heroic sacrifice that has made of
the American army in this war an es-
tablishment faithful to the best tradi-
tions of the American people.
Demonstration of Loyalty
"Now, as in the previous registration,
the manhood of America is to be given
opportunity to demonstrate it's undying
loyalty to the Repulic and to manifest
it's faith in those principles of free gov
ernment for which the civilized nations
of the world are battling in the most
momcntous war of the ages"
Existing draft machinery in the diff
ferent states will be used to enroll the
5000 900 men, General Crowder said
with such additional registrars as may
be necessary. The actual registration
will be made in the customary voting
precincts within the jurisdiction of
each board The boards have been
requested to appoint Immediately one
or more registrars for each precinct
within their jurisdiction on the basis
of probably one registrar for each
eighty registrants.