The Washington times., 1918-03-12
SQoll,00|ll0]MEN o. I.OBE.
CALLED Al TO COLORS
ON. THE NEXT DRAFT.
(Contiaqsd from First PaEe.)

these anAppncements, being mere
gnesses, have egresulted in an unrest
HtS uncertainty that has been un;
"As E'snatter of fact, the state Of
the prepafedpess OF the army to an
Nimilate recruitS varies from day 70
desA,And from weNk. to week, Ind the
most''Sclentifc rnsnnsr OF recruiting
the forcebNyill be to withdraw them
from civil he as fast aSthey can be
bR the army, and no
faSttr according to this plan men
will be tnducted iAto the servics in
very small groups abportioned among
the yariouS States from xeek to week
or ifron month"; to month asSthey are
needed. ail n,
.AHnortIonnsht system. -,
ain order to distribute the burden
equally over the various States, how
evefJSit is necessary to make arith-
metickt' computations of the share OF
each stateSS and it is mot practicable
to make these computations for such
small NUMBERS. For mere bookkeebt
ing facility, therefofe, II is necessary
to NAssume aStptaI Of Considerable size
and 10. apportions II among. the several
their = immediate burden.
This total is called "a national quota
and the VARIOUS shates. are called
State, quotas.se The annoupcement OF
the Quota does not mean 5that any
such great number Of men will be
called to military service at once and,
indeed. HASA necessary relation to
the date Of call for th9Ireason that
a constantly changing Jssituation
causes changes in the numberiaf men
who are, to. be called to the c0lors.
at is unwise to attempt. to maka
q forecast OF the number OF men
that will be called for Immediate
service in'kdvance okfthe de-
OF the whole complex prob.
lem of supply and transportation. II
10 also unVise to make. public an
nouncements OF specific figures which
might serve the enemy as a precise
basis for determining the plans for
participation Of the nation
in, this war. It is neces ssary. however,
to compose the present unrest. and
by sorne public announce
ment and for this reason the follow
ing is authoritatively stated.
2, wait on Les1sIatIoa.
''Ehe new national quota will be
and apportioned among
he several States as, soon as pending
sgislation authorizing a change IN
he, basis of computation, is. enacted
oy Congress. This Legislation has
'een psiSed by the Senate and favor
lbly repolted by the House Military
Sommittee. The number that, will be
assumed as aSybasis for computation
Tillibe SOC, 1000, which us well within
he authorization of clause. 4, section
!, Of the sSlective' service draft OF q
lecond increment OF 900 men, in |
'rRased by thearscruit trainingeunIts |
authorized by clause OF section ], |
md by the specid and technical |
roops AUTHORIZED by section e OF the
aid 1t cknpot now be Announced |
What the total number to be called to |
he colors each month will be. but It |
nay beistated that no more men will |
'e called than can be properly ac-
and promptly :. .asSm-
ated.
There are difficulties confronting /
he nation in the supply OF labor apl
'utenant to agriculture. Class /, from
which new levies are to be with
Irawn. will contain many more men |
han are at present required for the
Lrmy.
Must DiserinInate.
at would be a most unscientifc /
md fatuous step II the men in Class
were called Unfortunately with
'ut regard to the labor situation in
gricultuTe. Therefore, the local
'bArds will be directed to NIL their
uotas in the order Of liability Of the
men in Class 1 as determined by the
ational drawing. except that, where
is shown that a registrant Is COM
letely and assiduously engaged in
he planting, cultivation or reaping
4 a crop, his call to the coiors shall
e deferred to the foot OF the quota
( his board, as long as he continues
o be SO engaged.
Whenever any registrant whose
all to. the colors has been deferred
y reason OF his engagement in ag-
iculture Is shown to have been idle
n the farm on which he Is engaged
T to have trified with the deferment
hat has been accorded him, the
cards will forthwith induct him into
be military service II his order num-
eF has been reached in the mean
inie. The effect OF this expedient
, to grant furloughs from service
rior ID. actual call to the coiors. to
he mel. 50 greatly needed in the
reduction OF this years crop.
May Use FurIouEh Plan.
This is not, however the only ex-
Sdient that is to be adopted to con-
srve the supply OF labor sppurtenant
D agriculture and to mobilize ali
leans for increasing the harvest for
ie agricultural season Of 1918. There
now pending before Congress a bill
the Secretary of War to
rant fuEloughs, with or without pay,
} men in the army to enable them to
ngage In Industrial and Agricultural
ursuits. The purpose OF this bill is
,Nrelieve serious situations in par.
cuiar' instances in which men who
re the rnainstay of farms have been
lducted into the service either
trough voluntary enlistment or Sc.
ctiop and whose services during the
emergency in agriculture are
eeded.
These furIoughs will be granted
ster consideration OF the cIrcurn-
aIices OF the individual case in which
icy arise, and when the military sit I
alton is Sueh that they can be
ranted without too great dlsruption
nd disorganiZation of the arhy or of
ny particular Organization or the
rmy. -. y al
=, PrOVIsIon for students,
"As TO further. means to protect
srIculrnre a new regulation has
zen promulgated authorizing agri-
llture students in their senior year
.