The Washington herald., 1918-07-20
CLASS 1 YIELDS
/. 100000 MEN
FOR U. S. ARMY
Men in Deferred Lists May
Never Be Called to
Colors.
BY HARRY .. HUNT.
washington Herald star corres-
pondent)


pondent.)
with the calls for increa sinely
large numbers Of draft registrar,ts
to NIL up training camps vacated by
regulars, National Guard units ana
the first quotas of the national army,
there 10 much speculation through
out the country as to how soon
Class men will be called for serv.
Ice.
There need be no immediate
anxiety on the part Of these men
or their relatives. No call affecting
Class men will be made this wear.
No call for lighting men will be
made upon Class 2 men in 1919. In
all probability.
Marshal General Crowder that he
will never have to go outside OF
Class for combatant units, and
there is no present indication that he
will have to do so. ~.
How They Figure II.
Draft officials believe we will be able
to raise and maintain an army of s.
100000 men without going into the de-
ferred classes for fighting troops. The
figure 5000. 900 they believe Is conserva-
tive. Here is how they figure Il:
The registration under the original
draft law made available, on
class I. approximately 100000 men.
OF these, 1.595. 70s had been ordered to
camp prior to July /, 1918 Calls
through July and August will make
the number Of selective service men in
camp by September ], more than 1000
900.
Registration OF men who became q
between June 5. 1917. and June s, 1915,
added another 10000 men to class !,
so that on Sept. 1. we will still have
somewhat more than !, 500, 1000 qualified
men in class / who will not have been
called to camp.
To Amend Draft Law.
Before these men are called to serv-
ice It is expected Congress will amend
the draft law to provide for the regis
tration of men between Is and Il
and between 81 and Is.
Just how many men this extension
Of the draft would bring into Class l
Is uncertain. but II is expected that
the number would equal those be-
tween q and 81. At least 100000 Class
1 men would be added. 1t is reason
ably certain. Although the percentage
of deferred classifications among men
from 81 to 45 would be greater than
the present average, because Of family
dependency and industrial grounds.
the percentage Of those from Is to y
would be higher than the average. be-
cause these men would in few cases
have established family ties.
Perhaps 100000.
This extension of the draft. then.
would provide a total Class 1 of more
than 100000 men-probably nearer
100000.
And until Glass is exhausted. no
calls will be made upon deferred
classes for any fighting troops.
When Class in any district is
exhausted no more calls will be made
upon that district for combatant
troops so long as there Is a Class
man available in any district any
where in the country.
For certain noncombatant units,
where men of special training or skill
are required. and such men are not
to be found among Glass registrants,
then-and only then-are the deferred
classes called upon. The number of
these specialists taken from deferred
classes has been very small.
There is to be a thorough recomb-
ing Of the deferred classes. and some
persons who were granted classifiea-
tions in Glasses and may find
themselves reclassified in Class 1 and
called to camp. But in the main the
original classification will hold.