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Caption: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 6
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WAR LEGISLATION Legation? It consists of special burdens, obligations, and restraints impose! upon u* beIt consists at >i ^ ^ e m c r R e n c y legislation necessary to our national defense, cause we are ar war war hat ended. // is ntcessarv: first, to stamp out treason and disloyalty; second to mobilize \,ne'can patriotism and conserve our strength and • «rces. The loyal citizen ulshes to serve: the war legislation shows ium what to do and what not to do. It is vo«r legislation. You made it. Y.m elected the Congress whichVramed it and the President who approved it. It is the crystalhzed will of the whole people —vour will and the will of the nation. Why Understand It? Because even the loval citizen may easily break the law without knowing it. If you do break it, it is no defense that you were ignorant or that you meant well "Ignorance of the law excuses no man." Because public opinion must help enforce the law. You cannot do your part unless vou know its methods and its purposes. The good citizen is the intelligent citizen." Learn what the law demands of you and tell your neighbor! WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES US TO DO SOME MUST FIGHT—CONSCRIPTION Why? Because the nation cannot wait for volunteers. Because the nation must be free to choose the menjwho can best be spared and who are best fitted. Who? Men between 21 and 30 inclusive. These men numbered 9,569,382 on June 5, 1917. Men may be exempted for reasons stated by law; e. gM physical defects, dependent relatives, etc. No one can buy exemption from the draft. No one can send a substitute. When? As fast as they are needed and can be used. can best be spared. How l/mg? In the order in which they Until the cause for which we are fighting has triumphed. Penalty? Imprisonment for the man who fails to resDond. ALL MUST PAY—TAXATION T h e Reason. War takes money as well as men. vernment has appro,000,000 during the first year of the war. Of this, $2,500 000,000 >y taxation, a sum nearly as large as the entire cost of our Civil War. Your share. Depends roughly upon your ability to par. The rich must pay. The poor must pay. There are taxes upon luxuries. Ttere m u n i MNtt ^S!^^S^ yctbegun t0 approach th 2 < •»*» onSLSl ST bH
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