8/12 Many Negroes in the south, where the rate of pay was low, were put in Class I on the ground that their allotment and allowances while in the army, would furnish an equivalent support to their dependents. But whatever the reason, the great fact stands out that a much greater percentage of colored were accepted for service than white men. The following table gives the colored and white inductions by states: Total colored Colored Colored Per and white registrants, Percentage inducted Percent of registrants, June 5, of colored June 5, colored June 5, 1917, 1917, to and white 1917, to registrants. |