penese community tryed to put together a segragated Japenese unit only to be rejected by Militia headquartes. In the spring of 1915 a new policy on recruitment was instituted. Now any patriotic person or group could form a battalion. Even this was not enough to fill the growing need for men. So in 1916 the active recruiting of visible minorities was started. All minorities were recruited by officials who belived that all visible minorites would be later transferrred to special units. By the summer of 1916 minorities were being actively recruited for infantry battalions. At the same time visible minorities were also being recruited for non-combat labour. Two years into the war the policy on recruiting visible minorities had been completely turned around. Visible minorities were now being welcomed and actively recruited. This change had come too late. The visible minorities were now hesitating to join the war effort. The few Blacks and Native Indians who had slipped through the discriminatort system to make it to the war were sending back stories of unfair treatment and horrible conditions. The special units designated for visible minorites who had been preparing for combat were constantly being stalled from going to Europe. Those who did make it to Europe were for the most part not put in combat situations once they arrived in Europe. They were seperated and used for manual labor. Visible minorities were now questioning the Militia and their motives behind welcoming visible minorities into the army. The saw what was happening to pre-existing battalians of minorities. They were being seperated to fill gaps left by casualties or reduced to trench diggers. The demotion of No.2 to a construction company was a grave diappointment that left Black minorities in particular distrustful and unwilling to volunteer for service. During this time the casualty rate was rising. There was a great need for recruits. So with the drop in volunteers th...
