The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-16
Has a Weakness for Distin-
guished Lawyers and
Men of National Note
With Him
JOSEPH FAIRBANKS
HAS DRAFT CASES
And They are All a Busy
Lot of Patriots Helping
Win the War

Washington, Oct. 15-One great
factor in Provost Marshal General
Crowder's success in administering
the draft has been the type of men he
selected to assist him. General
Crowder has "a weakness" for law
yers, especially distinguished law
yers, and he has them in quantities
now They are not advisers or con-
sultants, but have been taken away
from private practices, thrust into
uniform, and set to work actually as
aides and staff members, TO help run
the machine. Some of the legal
mminaries so captured are men Of
more than national note in their pro-
fession.
The first man whom General Crow
der called in from civil life was
Charles E. Warren of Detroit, now
colonel and senior officer on his staff
Colonel Warren has written most of
the selective service regulations, and
was primarily responsible for the for
mutation Of the regulations for the
first draft. incidentally Col. Warren
has written many Of the congress
sional statutes which have been en-
acted into law in connection with the
draft. Colonel Warren was on two
occasions before becoming an aide to
General Crowder attorney for the
United States in international arbl-
trations. Once, during the fisheries
dispute with Canada, he held the at
tention of the Hague tribunal with an
argument six days long. At an ear
ier date he was one Of the lawyers
appointed by the President to argue
the case of the United States before
the Joint High Tribunal created to
adiudicate claims of Great Britain
against the United States arising out
of the Bering Sea seal fisheries con-
troversy Robert Lansing, now sec
retaly of state, was also of counsel
il. that matter. In addition to his
career N the field of international
law, Colonel Warren has developed
financial career. He is heavily in
prises and banks in Detroit, his home
city, and had found time to be presj-
dent of the Detroit Chamber Of Com
merce before he dropped his private
activities to join General Crowder's
machine for downing the Hun. His
varied experience in law, business
and finance, has naturally been an in
valuable asset in laying out and adj
ninistering the draft.
Colonel J. H. Wigmore-most law
yers will instantly think of 'Wigmore
on Evidence' in this connectiOn-was
dean of the Northwestern University
law school and author of several rec
ognized volumes on legal lore wher
the draft organization took him
Colonel J. S. Easby-Smith, Wash
ington attorney with a supreme court
practice, came to the staff because Of
his successful work at the head o.
the District of Columbia draf
board. He exemplifes another prac
tice General Crowder has developed
that of picking up an executive whc
has been particularly successful will
the draft in his own locality, ant
bringing him in to headquarters.
Major J. r. Clark, also of Wash
ington, D. c., formerly solicitor fo
the state department, has been newl!
added to the department, as offict
adiutant. The exhaustive medica
provisions of the draft are now unde
the direction of Colonel F. r. Keefel
a regular army officer, who heads tn
medical division.
Lieutenant Colonel Grant Trent
who sat on the Philippine Islands su
preme bench several years, and Lieu
tenant Colonel Joseph Fairbanks,
New England attorney, give specia
attention to the digest of draft case
apepaled to the President. Lieu
tenant Colonel Roscoe S. Conklin,
relative of the famed New York sena
tor and political leader, is now partic
u1ar1y charged with classifcatio
questions for the whole Of the draf
within the United. States, because h
proved particularly successful in get
sing through emergency organizatio
IN New York city. Lieutenant Cole
mel H. C. Kramer, now heading a
inspection division, came in afte
making a success in New Jersey, a
agent for the adjutant general c
that state, in similar duty.
Endless tables Of figures and sta
tlsties have to be marshalled to kee
the stream of men flowing into car
tonments, and for this work Gener;
Crowder imported Major H. E. Ste
phenson, late efficiency expert wit
the Pennsylvania railroad. For h
personal military aide, General Grow
der has Major J. Barry King of OF
lahoma.