Show RULES RilLES OF ARMY DRAFT Regulations to Govern Work of Exemption Boards Made Public EACH CASE ON ITS MERITS Be UBe Fearless and Impartial Is Final Admonition of President Wilson No No Class Exemptions Will WillBe WillBe WillBe Be Permitted c MEN EXEMPT WHO ARE EXEMPT ARE EXEMPT jj I 3 i i J r. Officers of United States It S states territories and District of A Columbia I I l of religion and students students stu- stu s dents of divinity Persons In If military or naval J 1 service of United States I v Subjects of Germany and all I 1 i c a aliens II ens who have not taken out fi 4 first papers c County or municipal officers Custom Customhouse clerks and workmen workmen work- work j ii men in arsenals and navy yards e et t Pilots merchant marine sailor sail- sail si 0 or ors rs s I Married men with dependent wives or children I 1 J c S Sons ons of dependent widows i sons of dependent aged or Infirm infirm In- In y firm parents or brothers of dependent dependent de- de 8 j pendent orphans under sixteen i years of age i c 0 Men morally deficient I I II Members sl of I recognized lous bus sect existing prior to May i 18 1917 whose creed forbids 1 c participation In war 4 Washington The The of the United States will be drawn with least Inequality nn and personal S hardship President nt Wilson In Issuing regulations regulations regulations regula regula- for the working of the draft drafts urged upon ever every member of eYer every draft board Impartial and fearless performance performance per per- of the delicate and difficult duties ted In order that that our armies at nt front ma may be compo composed ed edof of men free from sense of Injustice In their mode of selection To Fix Date for for Board Meetings In the near future a date will be e set sety by y Brig Gen Crowder provost mar mar- general for foi the meeting and organization or or- of the hoards boards At the same time It itis is is expected that the selection regulations will b b be prom promulgated d so that the process may be put under wo way without dela delay The present Intention Is to call the men selected to the colors colors colors col col- ors about September 1 S All Forces on Equal Footing President Wilsons Wilson's statement follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol I lows The regulations which I am today causing to be promulgated pursuant to the direction of ot the selective service law cover over tice remaining steps of the plan for calling Into the service of the States qualified men from those who have registered those selected selected selected se se- se- se as ns the thc result of this process to to to- con constitute tiute with the regular arm army the tile National guard and the navy the fight fight- ing forces of the nation all of which forces are under the terms tenus of the law placed In a position of equal equal- right dignity and responsibility with the members of all other ml military forces The regulations have been drawn with a n view to the needs and circumstances circum stances of the tIle whole country and provide provide provide pro pro- vide a n s system stem which It Is expected will vill work with the least Inequality rind and personal personal per per- hardship Any s system stem of selectIng selecting selecting select select- ing Ing- Ingmen men of military service whether voluntary or Involuntary In In Its operation operation opera opera- tion necessarily selects so some ne men to toT T bear lear the burden of danger and 1 fice lice for the whole nation The Thc system here provided places all an men of military mill mili tary age upon an nn even plane and then by a selection which neither favors the theone theone theone one nor penalizes the the other calls cans upon the requisite number for ser service Urges Boards to Act Impartially The successful operation of this law and of these regulations depends necessarily upon the loyalty patriotism and and- justice of the members of the boards to whom Its operation Is committed com corn and I admonish h every ery member of din din- of t ever every local board and every board of review that their duty to t their country countr requires an al Impartial anti and fearless performance of the delicate delicate delicate deli deli- cate and difficult duties to them They should remember as ns to each Individual case presented them that they are ure called caned upon to adjudicate the most mot sacred rIghts of the ual and t to preserve untarnished the honor of the nation Our armies at nt Jh front will h he be strengthened and und sustained if they he composed of men free from any sense seme of Injustice In the thc mode of selection and they will wll be Inspired to loftier efforts ef of- forts In behalf of a country In which he citizens called upon to perform a high public functions perform them them with wit Justice fearlessness and Imp impair impair- Ual t Meth Methods ds of Making the Draft Upon organizing the the- local boards will take oyer from the registration boards all aU registration cards which they will n number serially anti and list for posting to o public view Then after having b been en advised of the method by which the order of liability for service shall be determined and of the quota to to- tobe be drawn from Its territory minus credits for enlistments In tile the National Guard or regular army each board will prepare a list of persons desi designated nat ed for service In the order of their liability lia lIn post the list lilt give It to the pr press ss and within three days send notice to each designated person b by mall mail As s the men so BO notified appear the boards board first will make a n physical examination examination ex ex- ex- ex In ill accordance with special regulations to be provided bearing In mind that all aU persons accepted by them will win be e re by arm army surgeons If the physical examination Is passed successfully then comes the question of exemption Those Entitled to E Exemption Persons who must be exempted or I discharged b by the local board include Officers of the United States of the states territories and the District of ot Columbia ministers f r religion students stu students students dents of divinity persons In the military military mili tary service of the United States subjects of Germany nil all other aliens who have not tal taken en out first papers county or municipal officers customhouse clerks workmen In federal fed fed- eral cral armories arsenals and navy yards persons In the federal d designated by the president for exemption ex cx- emption pilots merchant marine sailors sailors sail sall ors ors those with a n status with respect to dependents which renders their exclusion ex cx- elusion desirable a married man with dependent wife or child son of a n dependent dependent de de- de pendent widow son son of dependent aged or Infirm parent or brother of dependent depend depend- ent orphan child chili under sixteen years of age those morally deficient and any member of any well wen religious sect existing May lay 18 1 1017 17 whose creed forbids n nin In whose religious convictions accord with tl the e creed S Man or Wife May Make Claim Claims for exemption because of dependents de tie- mn may be made by tho the man himself his wife or other dependents I or by a n third party who has personally Investigated the case A claim made macic by the husband must be accompanied by supporting affidavits signed h by the tile wife ife and by the thc head of a family residing residing residing re re- re- re siding In the same name territory A claim h by the the wife or a third party must be accompanied by two supporting affidavits a- a signed signed by heads of families Similar Similar Sim Sim- ilar lIar rules govern claims on the grounds of other dependents when the dependents dependents depend depend- eats or third parties being authorized to file flue claims with supporting affidavits In each case the board must be he sa satis- satis tied fled before re It grants exemption exemption- or v charge that the tile dependent or dependents dependents depend depend- E actually are supported mainly by bythe bythe the thc fruits of the mans man's mental or physical physical phys phys- ical labor Local boards are required subject to appeal to pass upon claims for ex exemption exemption mp- mp tion or 01 discharge within three da days s 's after af af- ter the filing of affidavits Must Decide In Five Days District boards must decide appeal cases within five days after the closing of proofs and their decisions are final If the ruling of a local board Is affirmed affirmed affirmed af af- af- af firmed the person In question stands finally nc accepted for military s service service- In passing on claims for exemption exemption- on th tile the ground of f employment l In n goun sary industrial ann anu occupations the district must be convinced con can vince vinced that the particular enterprise affording su such uli h employment actually Is necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment of national Interest Interest interest In In- terest during luring the emergency The fhe evidence must also establish the regulations say even eyen If the flue parI particular particular par par- I Industrial enterprise or 01 particular lar mr agricultural enterprise is found necessary essary for one Cut of the above purposes that the continuance of such person therein Is necessary to the maintenance thereof and that he cannot be replaced by another person without direct substantial sub suh stantini material loss and detriment to the adequate and effective operation of the partIcular Industrial enterprise 01 oi agricultural l enterprise In which he lie is s senga enga engaged ed S May Designate Certain Industries Later the president may from front time timeto timeto timeto to to- to time designate certain ind Industries or classes of Industries that are necessary and the district boards will be be- beso so no no- It will b be the duty of each I board however to ascertain the available avail avaU- I able labor supply for su such h outside the men inca called culled for military service and to take the result Into consideration consideration con con- In determinIng such things If In the opinion of the district board this section of the regulations concludes the direct substantial material ma ma- lo loss s to an any such Industrial or agricultural agricultural ag ag- ag outweighs enterprise the tile loss obtain ob ob- ob that would result from failure to tam tain the military service o of an any such son person a certificate of discharge may maybe maybe be Issued l tl to him X Certificates of exemption will w not necessarily be permanent The They maybe may be revoked with changing conditions s. s or may may maybe be grunt granted d only for fot prescribed S S Periods c |