The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-09

an ATRIOTS will register-others must y
This is the slogan adopted by the great
specialists in publicity who are aiding the
Government IN successful carrying out Of The new
registration of man power as they have aided and
will continue 20 aid in all of the nation wide activi-
ties essential TO the winning Of this war. The slogan
covers everything involved in service under the
Selcctivc Service draft. Loyal Americans will reg
lister gladly. in the spirit of the law Of selectlve
service, as well as in obedience to the letter of the
law. Others will be forced Ia register.
As with the Liberty Loans, the War Savings
Stamp campaigns and the Labor program, the Gov
eminent has resorted 20 a great program of national
advertising of the draft aud aS to the duty Of reg.
istration for men included in the age limits Of the
law. The newspapers have been asked TO secure
60. cooperation of advertisers TO give space for telling
of the draft date, places of registration, information
rs 60 how TO register, and WHY THE REGlSTR&
| o IL CALLED FOR. Four minute men have
been asked to speak in theatres, churches aud other
places. Hundreds of thousands of feet of bill board
space has been donated for the same purpose. Even
the schools are having speeches and printed state
nents covering the REASONS o THE REGIS
TRATlON.
Ii is not that the great Government of the
United States fears that men between the ages of
Is and 40. inclusive, and not already registered, will
not register ON Thursday, September l2;-becausc
our Government has the power and all the machir-
cry necessary to enforce the registration of every
man. The Stacker stands no slightest chance for
escape. Effort TO evadc registration means expos
urc. disgrace, punishment. There is no way to
escape il. Slackcrs through sclfshncss, through
physical fear. through disloyalty, know that they
cannot escape. They will register -- or will he
forced TO register.
The reason for the government great cam.
paign to advertise this registration is that there
may be stamped deeply onto the consciousness of
every American. both those who must register and
those not included, THE REASON o THE
REGISTRATION the spirit of loyal service 10 the
nation that is involved in il the opportunity il afo
fordS for active service in the certainly victorious
army of soldiers AT home and abroad.
The exemptions granted under the new draft
are much broader than has been the ease. II is not
proposed TO cripple man power and efficiency at
home any more than il is absolutely necessary.
But exemption from active military service is
no privilege for an American. 1t IS rather a con
icsSion of weakness, physical, economic. or some
other kind--hut still weakness. We who must be
exempted are tried under the broad principles Of
selection and are thrown out OF the class OF fighting
men, the first class, because others better equipped
for the first line OF battle are available.
Our duty in registering on Thursday, Septem-
her II, is to go TO registration conscious that we
are c~nlisting willingly, gladly. for service of the
nation, wherever s%clcctivc service may place us.
The two or three million men who are chosen from
the 5000. 600 for active service will be envied by
those of us who are rejected because of dependent
families or economic requirements at home, or be
cause of physical disability.
IL that is the spirit in which the man power of
America signs its thirteen million names ON Thurs
day, September II, much more will have been ac-