El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
SEE THAT EVERYBODY REGISTERS
UNLESS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED

TOMORROW is registration day It is an eventfu day in
the lives Of 100000 Americans By registering, they
must offer themselves for any service the government
wishes them to perform and they must be willing to accept
any disposition Of them the government wishes to make.
The government this connection consists Of provost mar
shal general Enoch Crowoer5 the local boards the appeal
boards and president Wilson If registrant considers
unfair disposition has been made Of his BY the local
boards he appeal to the district appeal board and
appeal further the president if necessary. But the
last finding the final and the regsrant must accept
It. This applies those who seek deferred classification
because Of dependents other Those who have
ground for claiming deferred classification viii naturally
be ready be listed in Class IA for immediate induction
into military service.
One fact that stands prominently in FL on the
registration is the marked willingness Of FL Pasoans
in the new draft ages not only to register but to go into
military service afterward- They very cheerful almost
eager about Middle aged of large affairs ready
20 in Men whose affairs not large, who have fam
lies but who believe they can tnd way or their families
support planning to ask deferred classification
present indications borne out there viii be very
large class IA IN e Paso.
Whatever feeling there once vas in favor Of the volun
esr system and against the draft system has passed away
Americans the soldier sailor who volunteered
they also honor the soldier who believed the depart
e1t knew what wanted and who waited for the govern
eut 70 tell him when TO 60 and where and what to do II
Is fully realized that the CONSUMPTION system is the
sure orderly way OF raising and caring Tor big army with
the least disturbance Of industrial conditions has been
successful that it is 10 apply to the navy and
marines as well as to the armv SO successful that when
this the United States must adopt universal
compulsory military training a permanent policy. The
fact that the principle Of CONSUMPTION has worked out 50
wiling to have it applied to them The other
that their dislike Of the enemy has become vital
hatred and they want to fight
The presidents proclamation ordering the registration
did not make It sufficiently clear that who have al
ready registered need not register September r. Many
times since the issuance Of the proclamation issued
previously registered have asked whether they would
have 10 register all again. summary Of the proca
nation said
The within the ages, whether citizens Of the
United States not must register, unless they dplo
matte consular representatives, Of foreign nations
There has been, the part Of some tendency
and 81 TO IS The ages those not included pre
registrations and they constitute the extensions of the
beverage limits Those who have already registered
must not Try to register again. Of them did
register and II escaped the notice Of the registration off
Gals the records Of the local boards would be greatly
fused The nan who has already registered has been
classified and assigned his place IN the actual potential
military establishment and for him there IS nothing
10 do at this time.
As for the Others every between the ages Of 70
and p and 81 and IS must register each in his voting
precinct between the hours Of o'clock in the morning and
o'clock at night unless he diplomatic consular rep
Tesentative Of foreign country already in military
service This last does not apply to the companies Of
national guardsen n Fl Paso to national guaIdSmeu
other Texas Under an order Of the Texas ad
jutaut general, they must all register
II N the draft ages sick and for that rea-
unable to 90 to the registration places they must get
IN Communication at with their local boards and in
EN- them Of that fact. Arrangements viii then be made
for their enrolment at another tine.
II is the duty Of every business establishment to make
arrangements for the registration Of any Of its working
forces who within the draft If the working hours
pcciude registration within the time specified Many firms