Show 5 I 0 ANN ANNIVERSARY IV TODAY'S D On May 18 18 1917 President Wilson Issued a proclamation of ot the conscription conscription con con- law creating a national army anny of the United States The document explained In detail detal the machinery of ot conscription an anthe and the procedure by which it would b be carried out He said in the proclamation procla procla- matlon mation The whole nation must be a team In which each man t hall play th the part for which he Is best fitted T To this end congress has bas provided pro that tha the nation shall be organized fo for forwar forwar war by selection that each man shalbe shall be classified for service in the place to which it shall best serve the general general gen gen- eral good to call him The significance of or this canno cannot be overstated It is a new thing in our history and a landmark In our progress It is a new manner of ac accepting accepting ac- ac and vitalizing our duty t to give ourselves with thoughtful de devotion de- de to the common purpose of u us all aU It It- Itis is in no sense a a. conscription of or the unwilling It is rather a a. se selection selection se- se lection from a nation which has voll vol- vol 01 l' l I |