Evening journal., 1918-03-12
100000 mere MEN
IN Second DRAFT
conllnned from -Flrst page.


demand a cali for another canionment.
The groups thus fed in vii be com
paratively small, covering probably the
entire year 1913.
The calls will. be in part dependent on
pending legislation in Congress. As
now arranged, the draft is considered by
General CEowder as "selectve' and as
working the least possible disruption
to industry and agriculture.
The War Department statement today
says:
"The state Of the preparedness Of the
army to assimilaic recruits varies from
day 20 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
assimlated by the army and no faster.
According TO this plan men viii be in
Quoted into the service In very small
groups appo. toned among the various
states from week 90 week or from month
4 TO month as they are needed I'm order TO
distribute the burden equally over the
states, however. IL is necessary 10 make
arithmetrical computations of the
hare OF each state, and it is not
practicable 10 make these computations
for such small numbers. For mere book
keeping facility, therefore, ID Is neces-
sary TO assume a total of considerable
size and 10 apporlion 10 among the
several States as their immediate.
burden. This total Is called a national
nuOta and the various shares are called
state quotas The announcement Of the
quota does not mean that any such
great number of men will be called Ia
: military service at once and indeed has
no relations 20 the date of call for the
reason that a constantly changing sit.
, uation causes many changes TO become
necessary from time TO time
"H is unwiso 10 attempt TO make a
. forecast of The number Of men who will
{ be called for military service in ad-
vance OF the development IN the face
Of the whole complex problem Of sup
ply and transportation 10 is also un-
wise TO make public announcement of
specific figures which might serve the
enemy as a precise basis for deiermin-
ing The plans for military participation
OF the nation In this war 10 is ncces-
, sary however. TO compose the present
, unrest and uncertainty by some public
announcement and for this reason the
following is auihdrliaiively slated
THE new national quota viii be an
nounced and appOrii0ned among the
several States as soon as pending legls-
ldtlOn authorizing a change in ihe basis
Of computation Is enacted by Congress.
This legislation has been passed by the
Senate and favorably reported by the
House military committee. The num-
her that Will be assumed as basis for
computation viii be 10000 which Is
well within the authorization OF Clause
:. Section l. of the sclectivc service
: act OF a second increment ol 100000
men, increased by the recruit training
units authorized by Clause . of Section
4, and by the special and technical
troops authorized by Section 2 of the
! said act. n cannot now be announced
that the total number TO be called 20 the
colors each month will be but 10 ina,
be stated that no more men viii b'
called than can be properly Accommodated
and promptly asslmilated
There are difficulties confronting IN
nation in the supply Of labor appurten
ent to agriculture. Glass 1, fron
5 which new levies are 10 be withdraw
? will contain many more men than ar
s. al present required for the army.
r would be a most unscientlc am
. fatuous step II the men IN Glass ! wer
e .alled indlscriminately without regarl
I 90 Tie labor situation In agriculture
1 Therefore, the local boards will be di
rected 10 flll their quotas in the ordeI
b Of liability Of the men In Class 1 as
81 determined by the national drawing, eX
+ cent that. where I! Is shown that {
reglstrani is completely and asslduousl,
d engaged In the planting, cultivation ol
} reaping OF a crop. his call TO the color'
+ shall be deferred 10 the foot OF Tho
quota of his board as long as he con
2 tinues to be so engaged.
Whenever any registrant whose cal
! TO the colors has been deferred by rea'
{ son Of his engagement In agriculture li
Z shown 20 have been idle on the farm or
which he is engaged or 90 have triilcC
- with the deferment that has been ac
corded him, The boards will forthwith
{ induct him into military service If his
y order number has been reached I'm thl
meantime The effect of this eXpedlen
Is TO grant furlOugi from service prio
30 actual call to the colors 90 the mel
r. so greatly needed In the production o
this years crop.
10 Protect Agriculture.
O This is not however, the only eX
% pcdient that Is to be adopted TO con
\ serve the supply OF labor appurtenln
I TO agriculture and Co mobilize an mean
for increasing the harvest for the agri
cultural season OF 1918 There Is nov
- pending before Congress G bill author
y izng the Secretary OF War tto gran
I furloughs with or without pay 90 me
'e in the army 90 enable them to engage d
industrial and agricultural pursuits
The purpose Of this bill is TO reliev
serious situations In particular instance
in which men who are the mainstay q
y farms have been inducted into the ser
vice either through voluntary enlist
ment or selection -and whose service
rs during the present emergency iu ayr
g. culture are needed. These furlough
is will be granted after consideration &
a. the circumstances OF the individual cas-
in which they arise and when The mil
NJ tary situation is such that they can D
e. granted without too great disruptio
I, and dlsorganizaiion Of the army or (
90 any particular organization of the arm
"As TO further means to protect agr
a, culture a new regulation has been prl
M mulgated authorizing the agricultm
~ students in their senior year In Ian
,o grant colleges 20 enlist In the Enlisi'
lic Reserve Corps Of the quart t9rmaster d
~, partment provided their class standil
70. is such as to place them in the upp