New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-12

action on the desired legislation
rst calls expected soon afterward<
/ Call Based On tionI
The next national quota will
! announced. and, apportioned ami
| the several states as soon. as pend
| legislation authorizing change
! the basis of computation is ena&
by congress-" says the provost nd
, Sihal generals statement. 1.-THE n
! ber that will be assumed as a bt
| for computation will be 500, 200 vii
is we'll within the authorization
. Glass 4 of section 1 of the selec4
service act of a second incremen
100000 men, increased by the
cruit training units authorized
Clause of said Section 1, and by
special and technical troops autI
, lied by Section of said act. 1t 1!
not now be announced what the II
number to he called to the col
! each month will be but it may
!. stated that no more men will
! called than can be properly acc|
| modated and promptly assimilatc|
''Thcre are difficulties confront
| the nation in the supply of labor
! purtenant to agriculture. Glass
! from which new levies are to
! Withdrawn. will contain many II
mon than are at present requirCdl
! the army. 1t would be moss
scientific and fatuous step If tho
/ in Glass were called indiscriminl
: ~ without regard to the labor sil
ton in agriculture. Therefore,
. local boards will be directed to
. their quotas in the order Of liab|
Of mon in Class [ as determine9
! the national drawing, except u
where it is shown that d registi
is completely and assidously enga
in the planting, cultivation or rd
j ing Of IL crop. his call to the col
/ shall be deferred to the foot of
! quota of his board as long as he 4
tinues to be so engaged.
Whenever any registrant, WI
! call to the cO1ors has been defer
. by reason of his engagement in a
! culture, is shown to have been idle
! the farm on which he is engaged
to have tritied with the deferf1
! that has been accorded him,
! boards will forthwith induct him
military service if his order nun
! has been reached in the Meant1
The effect of this expedient is to q
furloughs from service prior to
tual call to the colors to the mel1
greatly needed in the production
this years crop.
VIII Consider Cases Individually
This is not, however, the only
| pedient that is to be adopted to
! serve the supply of labor appurl
ant to agriculture and to mobl
all means for increasing the har1
| for the agricultural season of 49,
There now is pending before &
gress a bill authorizing the Secret
of war to grant furloughs, with
without pay, to men in the army
enable them to engage in indusf
and agricultural pursuits. These |
loughs will be granted after con
Grafton of the circumstances in
individual case where applicable
when the military situation is S
that they can be granted without
great disruption and disorganizai
of the army or any particular orgs
zation of the army.
''AS to further means to pro
agriculture q new regulation
been promulgated authorizing Il
cultural students IN their senior y
in land grant colleges to enlist in
| enlisted corps of the quartermast
department provided their @
standing is such as to place them
the upper third of their class
this means it will be possible to
! fer the draft call of such young 1
in order to enable them to per
themselves as agriculturiCts
thereafter to protect them In S
services as it may sce1u that t
should perform in the best inter
of the nation.
The whole industrial and a
cultural situation is being subjee
to very comprehensive study in
der to discover any means that ]
be taken to protect and augment
labor supply appurtenant to indu.
and agriculture without preclud
the prompt and orderly progress
our military plan. 1t is confide,
believed that great progress can
made along this line and more af1
Continued On Ninth Pagcl.