The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-29
method Of CALLING
DRAFT IS OUTLINED

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~ far NE most eonspieuous object
bin the kbntte chalnber Of tlte Qapttol
where the beleetit q draft h kad kdhftsrs
are located Is 4 bin steel safe, placed
On a Wooden pedestal. and Ifeposi M In
The center Of thc haii. an innotktion
which immediAtely started runiors of
aa impending call hy the war depart
hiene cf Hawaii y Japota FOR the draft.
IT was suggested to Capt, II. Goodihs
Field, seleetive draft officer, by mum.
lefehhf \ Jisitofs AT sthk bfice, thstS me
safe was placed there so suddenly to
hold the funds necessary to pay on the
bills incident to calling out HawaiiSs
draftees for immediate service. Z,
"No, that vas Just Billy Hoogs
idea said Captain Field, ttand Is In,
tended Tor the secure protection Of our
valuable records, master order sheets,
| permits and other records which can!
mot be, replaced II they should meet
with accident. - ~ ".ss ~ y
As,to the draft Captain Field said
yesterday that absolutely. no informa-
tion had been received at his Office
from Washington concerning the date
Of the cali; but quoted from official ad.
vices Just received from Washington,
sayinG. 90 < q sSC.. Z. y
There has been a great deal of
speculation gin the press concerning
what has been termed fthe date Of the
lhext draft. Almost every week. an.
/ nouncements have been made and these
a1nouncements, being mere guesses,
] have resulted in an unrest and uncer.
tainty among the draftees. - az g..
The announcement from Washington
adds, that Has matter of fact the
state Of preparedness Of the army to
assimilate recruits varies from day I'd
day and from week to week, and the
most scientific manner Of recruiting the
forces will be 10 withdraw them from
civil life as fast as they can be assimi.
lated by the Army, and no faster Ac.
Lcording 10 this plan. men will be lin.
Quoted into the service in very small
groups apportioned among the various
States from week to week or from
month TO month as. they are needed.
Explains Situation & -t-i.,.s. |
yfHIn order to distribute the burden
equally over the various States how.
ever, il is necessary TO make arithme.
tieaf computations Of the share Of each
State and IL is not practicable to make
these computations for such small, mum
hers. For mere bookkeeping facility,
! therefore, IL IL necessary to assume a
total Of considerable size and to ap.
portion II among the several States as
their Immediate burden. This total is
lealled q national quota and the various
shares are called state quota, The an.
Inouneement of the quota does not mean
THAT any such great number Of men will
Ne called 70 military service, Mt once
and, indeed, has. no necessary relation
| to the date Of can for the reason that
Al constantly changing situation causes
| changes in the humber. of men who are
10 he called to the eolors i,f'tT'' =
IfsIt is ,uhwise to attempt TO make
Twin be called Tor immediate military
service in, advance Of the development
| Of the whole complex pfoblem of sup
tply and transport II Isl also un,
/ wise, 10 make public annonheements OF
specific figures which might serve the
enemy as precise basis for determin
ing the, plans for military participation
| of. the Nation in this war. II Is neces
sary, however, TO compose the present
unrest and uncertainty by some public
Announcement and for this reason thu
following Is apthoritatively stated.
4 Next Quota -. - :
| 1.-THE next national quota will be an
nolneed and apportioned among the
several States as soon as pending legis
/ lation authorizing a., change in the
i basis of computation is enacted by con
\ gress. This legislation has been passed
j by the senate and favOrably reported
by the house military committee.
4 1.-THE number that will be assumed
as n basis for computation will be 800,
1000, which is well within the authorize
ton Of clause 4 Of sect ton 1 of thu
1 SelectiYe Service Act Of second in
| erement Of 500 900 men, increased BY
i the recruit training units authorized b.
clause 8 of said Section I, and by tb,
1 special and technical troops authorized
by section 2 of said Act y
"1t cannot now be announced wha
4 the total number TO be called to tn,
eolors each month viii be, but it may
be stated that no more men will b,
called than gan be properly accommo
dated and promptly assimilated.
+ "To sum up, il may be said tina
there will be no sudden withdrawal o.
great numbers Of men from the rank
| Of industry and agriculture during thu
coming summer but that men will b,
drawn, in relatively small q, groups
throughout the year In, such way as I,
create the least possible interfere me-,
4 with industry. and agriculture. Men il
deferred elaseea as well as men il
clasA will be selected in snTslfl mum
j beIs either ION account of their speeia
fechpisal qualifications or. for the pur
pose Of sending them to schools wher,
they win be given an Opportunity II