The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-30
MARSHAL
TELLS DRAFT PLAN
MEN TO BE INDICTED INTO SER.
VICE IN SMALL
GROUPS

The following information re-
sarding the second draft has been
received from the provost marshall
general through Adjutant General
Maurice Sullivan:
There has been a great deal of
speculation in the press concerning
what has been termed "the date of
the next draft" Almost every
week, announcements have been
made, and these announcements, be-
ing mere guesses, have resulted in
an unrest and uncertainty that has
been unfortunate.
AS a matter of fact, the state of
preparedness of the army to assim-
ilate recruits varies from day to
day and from week to week, and
the most scientific of re-
cruiting the forces will be to with
draw them from civil life as fast
as they can be assimilated by the
army and no faster. According to
this plan, men will be indicted into
service in very small groups appor-
toned among the various states from
week to week or from month to
month as they are needed.
In order to distribute the burden
equally over the various states, how
ever, it Is necessary to make arith-
metical computations of the share
Of each state and it is not practi-
cable to make these computations
for such small numbers. For mere
bookkeeping facility, therefore, it is
necessary to assume a total of con
siderable size and to apportion 1t
among the several states as their
immediate burden. This total is
called a national quota and the var
ious shares are called state quotas.
The announcement. of the quota
does not mean that any such great
number of men will be called to
military service at once and, indeed,
has no necessary relation to the
date of call for the reason that a
constantly changing situation causes
changes in the number Of men who
are called to the colOrs.
1t is unwise to attempt to maxi
a forecast of the number of men
that will be called for immediate
military service in advance of the
development of the whole complex
problem of supply and transporta-
It is also unwise to make
public announcements of specific
figures which might serve the enemy
as a precise basis for determining
the plans for military participa-
ton of the nation in this war. 1t Is
however, to compose the
present unrest and uncertainty by
some public announcement, and for
this reason the following is authori-
tatively stated:
The next national quota will be
announced and apportioned among
the several states as soon as pend
ing legislation authorizing a change
in the basis of computation. is en-
acted by congress. This legislation
has been passed by the senate and
reported by the house
military committee.
The number that will be assum-
cd as a basis for computation VIII
be 100000, which is we'll within the
authorization of clause 4 OF section
1 on the selective service act of a
second increment of 100000 men,
Increased by the recruit training
units authorized by clause 5 of said
1, and by the special and
technical troops authorized by sec
ton 2 of said act. 1t cannot now
be announced what the total num-
Der to be called to the colors each
month will be, but 1t may be stated
that no more men will be called
than can be properly accommodated
and promptly assimilated.
To sum up, 1t may be said hat
here will be no sudden withdrawal
of great numbers of men from the
ranks of industry and agriculture
during the coming summer, but
that men will be drawn in relatively
small groups throughout the year
in such a way as to create the least
uossible interference with industry
and agriculture. Men in deferred
classes as we'll as men in Glass
will be selected in small numbers
either on account of their special
technical qualifications or for the
N of sending them to schools
where they will be given an oppor-