Show DISTRIBUTION OP OF MAN POWER JOWER Viewing the matter in the light of at sober reason which Is most necessary necessary necessary essary at this time we time we must all see wherein co congress gress had weighty reasons for Its action in voting to raise an army by selective draft We cannot think that our lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers were by any prejudice prejudice dl dice e against the volunteer system o jj nor that the they intended any discredit to the volunteer spirit of or our le te The Impelling reason seems to have been that the recruiting of an army is only one of the huge tasks before this countr country There is also the huge task of or practically feeding the world or at least our allies which calls for much and discrimination discrimination discrimination dis dis- crimination in the mastering of our forces It is the intention of the government government government govern govern- ment in recruiting the regiments needed to interfere as little s possible le with the various branches of ot in industry industry industry in- in particularly that of farming To this end the authorities were convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that the selection of recruits should not be left to voluntary action action action ac ac- tion but placed in competent hands that should decide who sho should ld fight and who should work With the of ot men to the colors the people should take this sensible view of ot the situation and realize that if it one young oung man is exempted and another is not there is some all powerful reason for tor the apparent discrimination Those most urgently needed in industrial life should be the last to be summoned summoned summoned sum sum- for tor when industry stops the army is soon at a standstill The time has come when every everyman everyman everyman man is expected to do his hlo full duty in whatever station he may be call call- ed There is no reason reason for slackers slack slack- slackers ers and soreheads and grumblers |