Evening star., 1940-09-23

(COntlnued From First Pdge)
classifles registrantS, and has as
signed to it a physician to make
physical examinations and Gov
ernment appeal agent to protect
the interests Of the Government and
of registrants. An advisory board
for registrants is appointed to ad-
wise and assist registrants in filling
out questionnaires making appeals,
etc. The Medical Advisory Board,
made up of specialists, assists in de-
termining doubtful cases Of physical
condition. The Board Of Appeal re-
views local board decisions as to
classification when appeal is made.
All of the above elements Will be
composed of, and administered by,
civilians. The State headquarters
operates a selective service system
within the State the national head
quarters, within the Nation
Delinquent" Defined.
Included in lengthy list OF DEL
initions in section 2, is that OF de
linouents":: "A delinquent Is Cd
any man, required under the Sc
lective service law and direction
eiver pursuant thereto to present
himself for and sugmit to reglstra-
ton on a certain day fixed by the
President, who fails to so present
himself for and submit to reglstra-
on that day and has no valid rea-
SC. or having failed to perform
tha' duty; or (2) any reglstrant
VINO 1rior to his induction into the
military service fails to perform at
TIE quired time, or within the al
I1w5L period of given time any duty
imposed upon him by the Se!ectlve
Serv lce Board, and directions given
pursL Mt thereto, and has no valid
reason for having failed to perform
tina. duty"
Slb equent sections authorize the
director of selective service to ap-
point ny needed aides at salaries OF
5000 per year or less, provide for
appci, .ment of State officers, local
boards etc.
For appeal purposes section 3
pr0pos IS that each State be dlVlded
;rto appeal areas by the Governors,
such -eas to have not more than
9O,O00 egistrants each. Members OF
tie a-man appeals boards shall
=. 3D. 0inted by the President on
--ecom. endationS Of the Governors
ana n st be residents OF the areas
for winch they are chosen.
"The board of appeals should be
q composite board todayS order
states. representative of all actlvl-
ties { IS district, and as such should
incluoe one member from labor, one
nerb Der from industry, one physl-
clan le lawyer and, where ap-
pNcah.e, one member from agrlcul-
y lure"
Board Decisions Final.
The decisions of these boards will
be final unless modified or reversed
by the President.
Volume 2 of today'S regulations
deals with registration procedure
and contains extensive quotations
from the law as to who is required
to register on October 16-applicable
broadly to any male citizen or alien
between the ages of 81 to 80, in
elusive.
In his letter to the 48 Governors,
sent out after conference last night
with Mr.. Osborn and Assistant Sec
retary of War Robert Patterson, Mr..
Roosevelt asked that "citizens whose
loyalty, integrity and "Reminiscences
are beyond question" be designated
to the various administrative capacl-
ties.
Since so many OF our young men
will be asked to devote a year OF
their lives to the service Of their
country he wrote. 81 feel certain
that others of our citizens will wish
to make their contribution to the
national defense by devoting a part
Of their time to these various duties"
A similar message will be dis
patched to the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia and to heads OF
the territories in the near future.
1eXL OF LetteTS.
The text of the 48 identical letters
follows in full:
The Selective Training and Serv-
ice Act of 1910 wisely contemplates
that the selective process shall be
carried out by the States and the
local communities. Historically and
traditionally it is entirely fitting
that the chief executive OF each
State be responsible for the selective
service operation within his bound
aries. l know that I can count on
your fullest cooperation.
"A favorable and intelligent pub
lie opinion, based on just and i'm
partial administration of this most
important defense measure, can be
more effective in securing proper
and effective administration of the
law than the penalties written into
the statute.
IT am asking each Governor to
set up and supervise the selectlve
service system within his State. AS
promptly as may be practicable,
therefore, I should like to have the
name of the individual you desig-
nate for appointment as State
executive for selective service. 1t
is my thought that the State execu-
tive would administer the operations
within your State under your direc-
tions. but with the necessary assist