Show hu L E MR 4 Y rh E WILSON conscription evasion made difficult under orders of the president local boards must pass on exemption applications within three days after they are made judicial and church folk exempted washington july 2 president wilbon bon today created ind and set et into motion alit gi gigantic gantle machinery of the lie draft n B it proclamation of regulations regulation the president started the huge labor of singling out the manhood of the nation for americas anniles ar niles the regulations regulation I 1 lix the general classes of men free from military service set up the exemption hoards boards that bluit sift out the men anti and define their duties only a very small group of clas classes cs of mm inen are exempt front from hearing bearing arms arm all others must appear before the tribunals upon hearing of evidence they ivill he be discharged or drafted into the army as the case may he be every action of ill the hoards boards is hedged with double safeguards against unfairness and wide open to the public gaze the skeleton of human lottery that fixes upon the men Is in the rules the exact method of the lottery is left for a later proclamation within a few weeks the draft will lie be made in military quarters it is stated that one million men will ile he thawn lit in tile the fil first fila A levy upon proof of their status tile the following classes are arc campt men indispensable to industries that tire nrc nc necessary ceary to the maintenance of the military establishment or the national interest men with tit wives children cli ildron parents parent bi others brothers or sisters dependent solely upon them hem for support members of well recognized recognised religious sects scat s whose creeds creed 4 forbid beat healing III g arms students of divinity and ord ordained dined ministers legi legislative dative judicial and executive officers of the united states or the states stales of the union men lien in the army or navy of the united states aliens who hac not t taken wn first citi aeu hip capeis anti and citizens of if germany workmen in the armories nr arsenals arenal enal and navy bards ards of the united states and men engaged lit in the transmission of the united states mails pilots and marines in the merchant marino marine of the united states criminals convicted of felonies and the morally deficient vital power placed in hands of district boards the most atal lital power poi cr that of deciding which men tire are indispensable and tile necessary industries Is placed in the hands of the district hoards boards one or more board Is created for each federal district lit in the country the entire burden of proof for exemption is put upon tile clain claimant lant appeal from the rulings of the tribunals Is for in ill the regulations As outlined in the rules the following are in the steps leading up to the ordering of the men into camp calill A local exemption blaid of three members for approximately each of population is set up most of these tribunals are already formed in ill many cases they are the registration boa ids other higher lil glier boards for each federal judicial district are fo toiled tined they are arc composed 0 of five men inen of the highut high ct standing and known as district or appellate if boards any member of either s hoard board may be by the llie loesl dent on a day to bo be set the lower blaids meet and organize the legi registration cards are secured from the registration hoards boards which then ccase to exist the cards are arc serially bioni oil one up lip and the names and numbers number posted in a I 1 public place and g given to tu the press tor for publication at the same lime fline a copy is sent to washington when every card is numbered and posted in every Ct in tile nation tile alie stage is set et for the actual draN drawing vIng although tile the method is left for another proclamation it is known 1110 wil that the drawing will take place lit in wash lugton Ing toll after tile lie order in which the men lien ire are cal called lel up ill for sen ice fee Is determined the that each state must A yield up to the tir armies inies will lie be announced the state governor are arc directed direct od to alide the quotas among the count counties les and cities on oil the biln basis of population then numbers will be drawn in washington bach number drawn will the lilt men tile ii of that number lu in every precinct lit in the nation these numbers umbers ii and names I will nill again lie ile posted and published hed and the men ca called will ill lie be unlined by mall next net ill alie honor men will be su summoned for physical examination before the ile local bond one member ine niber of c cacci tell oard board is it a physician pl lelan lie he Is ordered to 0 inake tile the examination in the presence of if another in member ember of the board to guard against t any ss in III the ille physical the president makes elal in ingenious pio lit ON 1 sion in ill CIC case the pin physician designates any ally man unlit the leonid will c call in ill another cian ile he will 1011 make in ake another lother al elimination emani hia tion in ignorance of tile the f list fust report depoi L I 1 if f hoth tile same diagnosis a 1 I cor titi cate of disqualification will be issued bcd of the hoard board are arc bar red front from passing pa sing upon any relatives case after the physical examinations ions are arc finished the boards board will take up lip the exemption of tile the classes specified in it the rule A claim supported by affidavit must be inada by men asking exemption claims clai lili on oil occupational grounds must tie be made to tile the di board in making a 11 claim for exemption on oil the ground of if it a dependent the claimant must furnish an ail affidavit that tl the inconnu for tile support of the alie dependent it iii inwil ineil buu iv v from the fruit of ills lacut hor bor and not derived bioni property lie must bring another affidavit from t alic I 1 lc dependent the dependency and another from a licad head of a 1 fili family nily stitt nig the same grounds board must make decision within three days within three days after the affidavits alT aff davits are hied filed the local hoard board must make its decision either an all abol absolute lite conditional or temporary discharge may he be granted the hoard board next reports a number 0 of f men discharged and those not t discharged to the district boud again these names are posted ported and a notice sent to ench cadi claims for exemption upon bocc occupational upa grounds must he be made to the district within Nit lilii five days after the man mail is notified that lie is drawn the burden of a double proof re rests upon these claimants they must prone proe that the industry in which they are engaged is necessary and that they iro are indispensable to its successful ful conduct the regulations provide that claims may be made upon these premises pien ilses that lie is actually engaged in a particular or agricultural enterprise necessary sary to the maintenance of tile military establishment or the national interest and that ins his continuance is necessary to the maintenance of that industry till and cannot be dispensed with or replaced without substantial material loss and of that prise each claim must he be supported by affidavits it when in the opinion of the hoard board the loss los of the man to the industry outweighs the gain to the military establishment lish ment a certificate of discharge will be issued claims for exemptions may he be made by y wives parents children employers employed 1 s or any other person tor for the man ill n whom they are interested the boards are empowered to investigate affidavits and claims for exemption with any means tit at their disposal after the occupational claims are passed pa sed upon the district board will ill hear beat appeals front from lower ower hoards boards upon these appeals their decision is final 11 when 1101 it is adverse the man will be drafted into the army after all appeals are decided and occupational claims settled the district hoard board will icil report its list of to thc jhc adjutant general of the state these thee are the men that are to he be summoned to the colors in ill alie fall T they hey will be notified by mall mail an ali appeal from the district hoard board in occupational claims to the president is provided for but pending the decision of tile appeal the claimant may inay be summoned to the army in III a later proclamation president ident wilson will cicale a national board to hear the occupational appeal the regulations give the president authority to determine from time to time what general classes of indus are nc necessary ceary to maintenance of the military establishment these chil classes chiles es will be announcements by proclamations eions the district boards aie ordered to ascertain the existing conditions of industry in III their districts district s to aid in ill lilak making ilig equitable exemptions another proclamation to follow NAl within thill 1 a I few days will make the laws governing the alie final filial step of the lie draft assembling ris the men and calling them thein into on any ally disputed decision of the hoards boards at a majority rules mothers are flat haired red fi aiom oin taking part in ill tiny any beat healing 1119 that concerns any lelache closer than a second cousin in case cabe of doubt in physical examinations its as to w hether the man mail is unfit tit alic government is given the benefit of the doubt and the tit man is certified as lit t to guard against partiality every evera easy ease of in an exemption by a loi gocr or hoard boar r appealed automatically to the upper tribunal il unless new evidence cil delice is I 1 pua e dented clatl 1 I after abic r a short time the higher IlI giter board A will ill affirm tile decision tills this in elliod gives the public lit in general an opportunity to present evidence favoring or opposing till the decision heavy penalties ate aie imposed obed for Il making laking false statements or any evasion of the requirements of the regulations imprisonment Illi for not more than one ear without the alternative of a fine fille 1 Is provided tor for evasion the statement of pres president ident wilson follows rile regulations which I 1 am ain today causing to lie be promulgated pursuant to the direction of the selective e ser service v fee law cover the remaining steps of 0 f tile plan for calling into the service of the lite I 1 united states qualified ried men from tho elioso e who have registered those selected elected is as the result of tills this process to con constitute with the army the national guard and ant the navy the fighting forces of the nation all of which forces ill aie under the terms of the law placed in ill it a position of equal right dignity und and responsibility with the members of till all other military forces the regulations regulation 4 have been drawn drann with a view to tile needs and circum stances of tile hie whole country and in provide a system which it is expected will 1101 work k tl aliu least ID inequality equality and personal any system of selecting nien men for military service whether voluntary or involuntary in III its opera tion ion necessarily selects somo some nien men to hear bear the burden of danger and in sacrifice ical for I 1 the ho whole nation nit tion the s here provided ded places place ull till nun of mill tary age upon in an even pinne and tit ell by it a sclee selection tion which neill li elther nr favors the hie oil one not nor tile other culls out tin the i requisite equi L site number for service the sm ful 1 ut 1 oil or of his 1119 law a anti ami ot of thoe thee ii gular gulai depends necessarily ra v upon the lilt lo 10 patriotism and dij lievin nf tiit im alki or the lilt boluda blaids to to whom its operation opt i al ion Is roni mattei milted anti and I 1 admonish fici 0 af f ever local wald and or of v eva rn alb il triet trici boari board if if rt r div it v that duly to their huntr require quins rp lit an bial lind and fearie fearless performance of tile the delicate and diff difficult leidt dulk i to to them they hould n iii ember it us to 10 each individual binse presented plesent ed to them that they ale aie railed called upon to adjudicate the must rights odthe or alic individual and to pic acre untarnished thu lionor of the nation our ai inks at the front will be and sustained if they bo be composed of oc inen biec from anny sense of injustice in fit tin the mode of sele selection tion and they will I 1 be inspired to cortice loftier efforts in fit behalf of it a country in which tile cItI called upon to perform high public functions perform per forin them with just justice bearle ane and impartiality tia lity upon organizing ying the local board will take over from the registration boards till all registration cards which they will number serially beri ally and list for posting to public view then after having been advised of the method by which I 1 tile order of liability for aenice sen ice be determined and of the quota to ile be dran drawn a front from it its teri teni tory minus credits for enlistments in the national guard or regular army each board will lire fire pare it a ll 11 alls t of designated for service lit in the order of their liability post the list give it IL to 10 the press and within thice days dayi send notice to each designated deal noted person by mall ats As the men inen so notified appear the boards first will make inake 1 a I phy physical leal examination anif nation lit in accordino e with special regulations regulation to be provided bearing in mind that thai till all persons accepted by atheni will ile be le examined by aimy surgeons if tile lie physical exall examination hin cioll Is pa passed successfully then comes tit alie question of who must be exempted or discharged by the local board include officers odthe united states of the states territories iles and the district of columbia minister of religion students of ahil lity per ons in ill tile military or naval service of the united st states lies subjects of germany all other aliens who liae hae not taken out tila capeis county or municipal otTi ol ceis custom house clerks workmen wor kinen in federal armories arsenals nay nany yards yard persons in the federal derx feruce cc besl designated by president for exemption pilots merchant erchant in marine sailors those avith a 1 I status with respect to dependents which renders their exclusion ile dc pliable a married man mail with dependent wife or child son soil of a I 1 dependent widow son soil of dependent depond ent aged or patent or brother brot lier of dependent orphan child under 16 bears cars of age thoe found morally den clent and any member of ally well religious sect existing may ilay IS 18 1917 whose breed creed forbids participation in war and whose religious convictions accord with the creed claims for exemption because of dependents pen dents may be made by the alitt man himself ills his wife att e or 01 other oilier 1 dependents I c P ell le it S or by a third party nho lias has personally investigated tins the case A claim made by the husband must be accompanied by supporting affidavits signed by the wife WI fe and by the head of a family ic siding iding in the same saine territory A claim by the wife or at a third pait inest be accompanied by two supporting ting affidavits signed by leads heads of families similar rules govern claims on oil the grounds of other dependents when the dependents or third parties being au to file claims knitli supporting I 1 affidavits in III each case cabe the board must be satis satisfied fed before it grants exemption or discharge that the dependent or dependents actually are supported mainly by the fruit of tile mans mails mental or physical labor local boards are |