The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-11
FIRST TO Be CALLED
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Crowdcr had again pointed out that on
estimates Of experts the war department
could expect to draw from the classes
above 81 only col 900 men physically nj
for military service and not entitled 10
deferred classification on the grounds
Of dependency occupation. He also salo
that men Of l9 and 20 called were en-
titled to admission to the students
training corps at the 400 secondary
schools with which the war department
has made contracts, but added mat THIS
CORDS would number 10000 men. while
over 100000 youths below 81 will reg
lister Thursday.
Method. OF selecting those to be In
Quoted into military service and edlca-
tional training corps. he said. were the
concern Of other branches OF the admin
istration.
In his statement to employers and
other representatives OF industry Cen
cral Crowdcr said the time had com"
when ne must address TO them some
recommendations rs to their share Of
responsibility in the classification Of the
new reSistrnnts and added:
y have noticed in the general cX-
pressons Of the public attitude which
reach this office two frequent features
which lend me to the present comments.
One Of these features Is the belief that
the process OF awarding deferred CLASH
!, fcation to a registrant requires merely
the allinS out OF the queetionnaire, and
that the SclecUve service boards VIII
perceive the propricty OF making the
dcfcr1nent, without the assistance fur
nished by the rcgiStrant's formal claim
Indicating the deferment desired. The
other feature Is the employers failure
!! TO realize his responsibility to intervene
in aiding the boards determination. and
therefore to inform himself fully ON all
the considerations which should affect
the decision as To the defermcnt. Both
Of these features are due to single
larger fact. viz. n failure on the part Of
many to reflect on the industrial con-
sideraions governing deferred classifcn-
tons.
Cessation of cnlistncnts." General
Crowdcr said. will protect industry
against irregular and uncomfortable
| sources Of arrangement. but throw more
| responsibility upon the draft machinery.
| and he asked employers and Industrial
! representatives to share that rcspons-
! bility with the boards"
! General Crowdrr today also issued n
! request to editors Of morning news
papers that they publish this legend on
| the first pages Of their papers tomor-
| row:
provost Marshal General Crow7dcr
says: IT want every flag dying and
every band playing on registration
day
Concluding. General Cro~lcr said in
, addressing manufacturers:
From now on it IS munitions
against casualties.
III you keep this in mind. you will
! have the background for thr stcrnly
drastic atttud" Of the government dur
! ing tho next six months in clearing tho
! way for filling PershinEs orders.
I'VE ara facing 4 catastrophe 1t Is
| not one OF those catastruphcs which
| makes such n noise that everyone knows
| when il happens. 1t is Il silent tragedy
/ We cannot ill Prrshing's orders In full
| because The United States cannot make
sufficient steel this wincr. A,.shortaEH
/ in steel results almost entr~Sly from
lack Of coal. Keep This in mind and
/ then lock forward 10 tho events Of the
| coming sTring We shaft have the biz
; drive We shall succeed in it. but some
! time in February nr March. or when
, ever tho time has come. General Perish
: inE will sit down with pencil in hand
) will nguro up the rost dcdlcit in III:
! iilling nf his orders for munitions.
with military formulas now well
recognized. he will figure in place "i
| must be put into tho battle to be killed
| This IS no fanciful statement. II is
now possible 10 treat tho question ni
! munitions nr Of casualties as inter
chanEcahl" quantities. So many thou
. sand American youths must hN thrown
! into the hopper for every thousand tons
! % munitions which arc short"