Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

The report nska the question
"Should the class NJ draftahle persons
iu future drafts be enlarged or dimln-
shed hs 10 the tgos Included >" The
question is answered by compilation
~ suggestions. from exemption board
members all over the country pnd Ia
to this effect
That Young mon should come under
tho law when thoy roach the dratt
age ana the lower limit placed az rs
Years FOR purposes OF enrolling and
training them to ne ready for service
when they reach the Draft age
That the limit should be raised 20
Include older men who yield In larger
numbers the ocnupltional skin so nee
esshry In the varied composition OF "a
modern army,
In discussion of thcse suggestions
the report debates some important
points
Under a rational Heioctlvo system" Z"
the report says, 'It ia important that
the burden he distributed among the
willing and unwilling II ia essential
that the older ilasaes bo included he-
cause smaller proportion " likelN TO
enlist II the age limits are not en-
lnrgcd larger proportion uf Younger
and more agFressiycly patriotic men
will he Withdrawal from civil life, uu-
duty inIurlnR the coming generation.
'''rhe greatest caution must be eNer-
ciaed," the report SAYS. mot 20 inter
ferc with the technical training OF the
younger group Of men. Colleges have
Lost on an average OF SO per cent OF
he students IN technical courses and
these should not be allowed To he gut
ted The number In not large In re-
spcct to the mere man power OF the
army but war and Industry both
must count on continuous and
ample supply 81 trained young men.
A solution Of the latter problem.
suggested In the report In the enroll
ncnt Of every technical stuaent In the
enlisted reserve corps. This will re-
lieVe him from call until the compile
ton OF his course. Requirements OF
military training and instruction dur
'nE the school period or attendance
at an officers training camp durlns
summer would he demanded so that
they would be properly trained wher
y needed
First Draft Satisfactory.
Operation OF the first draft has
hccn satisfactory, the report states
Cf the a.5s6.5Os registrants enrolled
Oh June &. 9.0S2,eta were called and
Examined by boards and of thi'
figure. i.067.9 were certified foi
service only 6S1 900 of this numhc'
were asked for. however. and the Ger
tlflcntion of the additional number
was made because many registrant'
asked that their cRses be passed or
Immediately
The men who fsrled 10 report are IT
sc reral classes. according to the re-
port. Many reglstTnnts enlisted viii
the Canadian, French or Britsi
n a ts,h
lance units abroad, and failed q
make arrangements 10 have theu
whereabouts known TO local bonrds
Many enlisted IN the army and navy
without nntifylng their boards. Mei
" the floating population OF TN
United states registered leaving In
sufficient addresses. and many for
etgnCrs registered names unfamiliar
10 English spelling with the resul
that mailed notices failed 10 reac'
them
or the total number called 730.
-hB, on 29T per cent were rejected
fot physical deficiencies and late
22qsa we're rejected ut the camps
This was 5,s per cent OF the numoe
examined AT camp.
Half Claim FNcmption,
Chains for exemption were made b,
bO.62 per cent ~ lhe numher chlicu
OF t.iig.67S claims made b loch
boards S1.1g per cent we're allowed
claims Ia district boards numhcre'
iAO.Ss2 and Ss per cent OF these wer
allowed The nature ~ claim
uGAuted were div oled MS follows
Sa9.1bO. or 1893 per cent. on ground
~ dependency. 22S,453 or 1857 pc
cont on grounds OF alien1re, 6I3l
or g SO por cent on Eruut de- ~ vocp
ton: gsST or l34 per cent oi
grounds of religious belief; e,001 a
OH pes cent on grounds ~ moral un
iitnreH.
Evasion OF the draft has been neg
liEablel the report declares Up q
Bcccmber l. only $50 arrests haI
been made on charges of failing {
tcglstcr A smaller number OF arrest
was m6de of prysons charged wit
conspiracy 20 evade the draft. an
anti-draft propaganda ana In cast