Show OR aft I 1 I 1 1 F I 1 H a u L E S ahoe PLIN 11 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 B y P H E aft b 6 a MR no I 1 WIL S UN M t 1 I I 1 conscription evasion made difficult under orders of the r president local boards must pass pass on exemption I 1 applications within n three days after they are made judicial and church folk exempted washington I 1 july 2 president wilson today created it nd md set into motion I 1 the he macht machinery nery of the draft by il a proclamation of regula regulations tiong the president started the huge labor of tingling sin kling out the of the nation for americas armies the regulations fix the ae general classes asses of men fre free efroni from mill military tary se service r set up 6 tile the exemption n boards that f sift out tile the men moin and define their duties I 1 only a very small group of classes of 0 men inen are exempt from bearing arms all others must appear before the tribunals upon hearing of evidence they PY willbe will be discharged or drafted into the army its as the case maybe E every very action of the boards is hedged witt with double safeguards against unfairness and wide open to the public gaze the skeleton of human lottery that fixes upon the infix men Is constructed d in III the rules the exact method of the lottery Is left fora for a later inter proclamation within a few weeks the draft will bo be made in military quarters it Is stated thavone that one will be drawn in the first levy upon proof of their status the following to classes are exempt men lien indispensable to indest industries r te that are I 1 necessary essary to the maintenance of tile the ing military 11 gitary esta establishment bits or the national interest men with wives children parents bi brothers others or sisters dependent solely upon them for support I 1 members Member of well re recognized religious sects whose creeds forbid bearing arms students of divi divinity talty and ordained ministers legislative judicial and execl executive officers of tho the UnIt unald pol states or the states of the union I 1 men in 1 the army or navy of the united states v 1 aliens who have not taken first citizenship papers and citizen of 0 germany Vor workmen kmen in the ai ar 1 morles arsen arsenals at and 1114 bavy yards of the united states and men engaged in ili the transil transmission alstion of the united states malls pilots and nia marines rines in the merchant maaine of tile ohp united states criminals convicted 0 of felonies and the morally deficient vital power placed in hands of district dietrict boards the most vital power that a of f deciding which men are indispensable and tile the necessary industries Is placed in the hands ol of the district boards one or more board Is created for each federal district in the country the entire burden burdei bof of proof for exemption Is put upon the claim claimant 1 1 h t appeal from the rulings of the tribunals Is provided for lu in the regula eions As outlined in the rules tile the following are in the steps leading up to tile the ordering of the men men into camp dampf A local exemption board of oi three members for approximately approximate lk each of population Is setup set up most of these tribunals are already formed in many cases they are the registration boards other higher boards for eadi eacle federal judicial di district tire are formed they are I 1 composed of five men of the highest standing and known asdis as district triet or appellate boards an any member of either board may be bc removed by the president on a day to be set se athe I 1 the lower boards meet and organize the registration cards ar are e secured from the registration boards which then rease cease to exist the cards are numbered serially from m one up and the names a and i nd numbers costea in dinv inv a public place and given to the press for publication at ahe he sometime same time if a copy Is sent to washington t when every card is numbered and C posted in every precinct in the nation the stage Is set for far the actual drawing although the method Is left for another proclamation it Is ii known that alid drawing will take place in washington after the order in which the men are called up for service Is determined the quota quata that each state must yield up to the armies will be announced the state governors tire are director direct od to e the quotas among the counties litick 1 f 1 and cities on the basis of population 1 l then numbers will bill be drawn in washington earli eacle number drawn will 1 f strike the men of that number in every precinct in ili the th nation t s these numbers and names will again be posted and published and the men called will vill be notified ti by mall next the honor men will be summoned for phi examination before the joe local at board one rn member aber of each board Is a physician hes he Is ordered to make the examination in the presence of another member oc df the board to guard ag against alnet any unfairness in the physical examination the makes an all ingenious provision in case the physician physic lan designates jany any man unfit the board will call in another ghys phys physician 1 I ile he will make mak te another examination ex in ignorance ot the first report if both make the same diagnosis a certificate of disqualification will be II ite sued BI embers of oc the board are bar iod from passing upon tiny any relatives I 1 case after tile physical examinations tire are finished the boards will take up the exemption on of the classes specified in the rules A claim supported by bv affidavit must be made by men asking exemption claims on occupational grounds gro must be made badoi to the district noard board jn m making liking a claim clah n for exempt exemption lonon on the tho ground of a dependent the claim lint ant i must list furnish an it that the income for the support of the decendy ent la milney from the fruit ochla of hs la I 1 0 hor bor and not derived from property lie he must bring another affidavit from the dependent affirming the dependency and another from a head of a family stating the th same osame grounds board must make decision within three days within three days after the a are re filed the local board make its decision etther either an absolute conditional or temporary discharge may be granted the board next reports a number of men discharged and those not discharged to the district board again these names are posted and a notice noti ce sent to cadi 4 claims for exemption upon occupational cupa grounds must be made to the district board within five days after the man Is notified thattie that he is drawn the burden of a double proof rests upon I 1 these claimants they must prove that the industry in 16 which they are ard engaged Is necessary necess ary and that they fire are indispensable to its successful I 1 conduct the regulations provide that claims ina may y be made upon these premises I 1 that ha is actually engaged in a particular industrial or agricultural enterprise necessary to maintenance the of tile military establishment or the national interest and that ills his contin continuance I 1 1 therein Is necessary to the maintenance of that indi industry astry and cannot be dispensed with or replaced without substantial material loss and detriment of that enterprise each claim must be supported by affidavits when in the opinion of the board the loss of the man jo to the industry out ivel weltha glis the gain to thoi the military establishment lish ment a certificate of discharge will be issued claims for exemptions may be made by wives parents children employers I 1 or any other person for the man in whom hom thoy they are interested the boards are empowered to investigate affidavits and claims for exemption emption with any means at their disposal after the occupy occupational cli claims tills are passed upon apon the district board will hear appeals from lower boards upon these appeals their decision Is final when it Is adverse the man will be dratted into the army I 1 after all appeals are decided and occupational claims settled the district distal et board willrd will report p ort its lift of oti to the adjutant a general of the state these are the men that are to b be 6 summoned boned to the colors in the fall they wi will 11 be notified by mall mail an a appeal p peal from the district board in occupational claims to the president Is provided for but pending the decision of the appeal the claimant nay may be summoned to the army in a later proclamation fre wilson will create a national board to hear the occupational appeal the regulations give the president authority to determine from fl time me to time what general classes of industries are necessary to maintenance of the military ta ry establishment these classes I 1 will be announcements b by y proclamations the district boards are ordered to ascertain tile the existing conditions of industry in their districts to aid in making snaking equitable exemptions another proclamation to follow within n R few days will make the laws governing the final step stel of tho the draft assembling the men and calling them into camps on any disputed decision of the boards a majority rules mothers are aroi barred from fro m taking part in any hearing that concerns any relative closer than a second cousin in case of doubt in physical examinations as to whether the man Is unfit the government Is given the benefit of the doubt lind and the min man Is certified as fit 11 to guard against partiality every case of an exemption by it a lower board Is appe appealed abed automatically to the upper tribunal unless new cil evidence dence is presented lifter after ti a short time tho the higher board will affirm 0 the ilic decision deel this method gives the public in general an opportunity to present evidence favoring or opposing the decision heavy nic fire imposed for making falso false statements or any evasion of the requirements of thoi the regula I 1 kigns imprisonment for not iab in ore re than one year without the alternative of a fine Is provided for evit evasion sion the statement of president wilson follows the regulations which I 1 am today causing to be to the direction lire action of the selective ser service vIcc law lav cover th the e remaining stepa stepson of the plan for calling into the service of the united states qualified qu allfie d men inen from those who have registered those selected as s we the result of this process to constitute with the he regular army the national guard and the navy the fighting forces of the nation p all of which forces tire are under the terms of of alie ti I 1 e law placed faced in a position of equal right dignity and responsibility spon ity I 1 with the bemb members ers of all other military forces tile regulations have been drawn with a view to the needs and circumstances of the whole country coun and provide a ii system which ills expected will work with the least inequality and personal i hardship any system of selecting men for or military service whether voluntary or involuntary in its operation necessarily selects some men lien to bear the burden of danger and bacil ija crl flee tor for the whole nation the system here provided places all men of military age upon an even plane and nd then by a selection which I 1 neither favors the one nor Vena penalizes penalize lizes si the other calls out the requisite number for service I 1 the successful operation tion of this law and of ailiese these regul tirs depel idt necessarily upon the loyal loyalty tyl patriotism ism and justice of the bers of if the ho boards to Us its operation Is romer bitted find and I 1 admonish e every T hip niber of every local ioard board find and of every trl tract t board of bf re lev that their duty to their country requires lilt an bial 7 and fearless performance of the dell 1 cate find difficult duties In trusted to them they should remember its as to to each individual case presented to them that they tire are called upon to adjudicate the most sacred rightson right the alic individual and to td preserve untarnished aliu of the nation our at tile front will he be strengthened 4 lind and sustained if they bel 10 compo sedof men free fre e from any sense of injustice in tile the abde of selection and they will d to io loftier ef forts lin ln beli behalf alf of a count countryman country Mn which the e ns called upon to perform high public functions perform them them with justice fearlessness and impartiality I 1 tia lity ll 11 upon organizing the local board 1 take over from the registration boards ards all registration cards which they will number aerially und list for posting to public view then after having been bean advised of the method by which the ordeal of liability for service shall be determined and of the quota to to be drawn from its territory minus credits for enlistments in the national guard or regular army each board pare a list hit of pet persons sotis designated for service ilithe in the order older of bf their liability poat the list give it to the press rs and within three days send notice to each designated person by mull mail As the men so notified appear the boards first will make a physical examination arni nation in accordance with special regulations regula tlona to be provided bearing in ili mind that all persons accepted by them will be reexamined by army surgeons oll S it if the physical phi steal examination Is passed successfully then comes the question of exemption I 1 persons icho who must be exempted exempt edor or by the local board include officers of the united states of the I 1 S tates states territories and the district of columbia columb ministers of religion students dents sf of divinity I 1 persons in the military or naval service of tile the united states State iii subjects of germany iiii all other allens aliens who have not taken out first papers county or municipal officers custom to house clerks workmen v in federal ar moiles arsenals navy yards persons I 1 in the federal service designated b by y president for exemption pilots merchant marine sailors those with a status with respect to dependents which alch renders readers their exclusion de a married man dependent wife or child son of rl dependent widow son of dependent aged or infirm parent or brother of dependent bir orphan child under 10 16 years of age those founds morally deficient and any member of any well recognized religious sect existing may 18 1917 whose creed forbids in aarand war and whose religious dais convictions accord with the creed claims for exemption because of de pende pen dents way may be made by the man himself his wife or other dependents or by h n third rd party w wild lid has personally F investigated the case ase A claim made by th the hu husband sli and must be accompanied by supporting affidavits signed sighed by the wife and by the head of a family residing inthe same territory A claim by the wife or a third party must be accompanied by two supporting affidavits signed by heads of families similar rules govern claims on the grounds of other dependents when the dependents or third parties being authorized zed to file clams with supporting affidavits in each case the board boar d must be satisfied before bufore it grants e exemption x or discharge that the dependent or dependents actually are supported mainly by the fruits of the mans mental or physical labor local boards are required subject t to 0 appeal to pass upon claims for exemption or discharge within three days after the filing ofaf of affidavits fida district boards must filst decide appeal cases within flee five days alays after the closing of proofs and their aliel decisions are final if the ruling of a local board Is a aff i limed affirmed the person la in question stands stand 9 finally nally fl accepted for military service in passing on claims sor for exea exemption eption on alie ground of employment f in essary I 1 industrial |