The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-12
ONLY CLASS I men
!. WILL Be Drafted
That ls'Promise Of Provost Crow
der Which Affects Many Re-
gistrants In Hawaii

Information which reached scIective
draft headquarters Yesterday from
Washington indicates that only Class
men will be required to I'll out the
quotas Of men wanted for the new
national army to be marshalled and
trained this spring, in which case Glass
2 men, while not at present allowed to
travel away from Hawaii, may be re-
leased from the present tie.up.
!, The men available for duty in Hn.
wall, according to figures just compiled
by Capt. H. uoodng field, selective
lraft officer, number 7,l63.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
head OF the selPctve draft work ut
Washington, has informed the local of
fee that no human mind can forecast
Rthe resultant Numbers in Glass I, but
(aS the toughest guess based on the ex
."icriences OF the first draft) IL IL esti.
mated that Glass will comprise n list
of physically acceptable men IN number
close to, one million enough for any
ALI in present prospect.
Promise Announced ,l-
/
practice or not, II can. be announced
now as the policy and belief of this Of
Ace that IN all probability it will be
possible to fill our military needs with
out ever invading any class more de.
ferred than Class |; and this is the
promise, the Standard and the goal,
here for the first time announced, to-
ward which every administrative effort
% l. ,s,.I H.,
'"It is admitted that the fulfllment
Of this hope will require further legis.
lation and the requirements Of the war
may impose problems that will demand
much more profound adjustments;
but as rough measure of protection IL
is not too much to say that the present
classification scheme offers possibilities
that have never been attained by any
other nation In the history of war.
Alternative Suggestions
"Presunring that the military needs
of the Nation should require more men
than those who, within the >Spresent-
draftable ages, and Hndcr the present
rules, would be In Glass |. the problem
would instantly present itself whether
It, were better to invade the deferred
classes or to add another class of young
or men. f. 3sFs,
Between the two alternatives there
can be little hesitation. Against the
proposition to add the class Of men who
have reached twenty one since last reg
istration there can be urged but single
objection, that among the younger men
will be found those who are just com
dieting their education and as has at.
'"ady been foreefully urged, that where
Ele educationti is technical (medical,
chemical, or engineeringl the compile
ton of the Training Of men 80 skilled
!, is necsssary for war purposes. As to
sneh technical students the arguments
are overwhelming and they have pre-,
vailed,
1.-The inclusion Of the class of those
arriving at the age of twenty one
should add yearly at least 100000 un.
deferred men to the available class,
and with such an addition there is Ger
tainly no Immediate nee essitY of going
beyond Glass Fin future drafts This
consummation most devoutly to be
desired. 1t removes from consideration
he most troublesome problems of the
lraft and places us in a most enviabIe
position among belligerent nations.
"A paragraph will serve to dispose
of the question whether in like manner
those passing the age of thirty SHOULD
be removed from liability. In the first
place such men are, physically and ~
class, the most perfectly fitted for
military service. Practically those who
at that age have not yet integratcd
themselves with the economic or domeS
tic life of the Nation to such a sub
stantial extent rs to dictate their seq
regatiOn in class more deferred tho
Class l are entitled to no consideration
I'm this regard The classification sys
TEN automatically defers meritOroue
cases, and the rest ought not to be rr
moved from hability.'
W. s. s.