Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
UNMARRIED FIRST
URGES PRESIDENT
coNTINuEp FRoN pAGE oNE


whose accumulati0ns or other econo-
mic surroundings are such that no
dependency OF the wife exists in fact.
Plainly the law does not contemplate
exemption for this class If men.
"The regulations promulgated "'
June 80, 1917, should be regarded as
controlling in these eases and the or
ders issued under that regulation di-
recting exemption boards to establish
the facts of dependents in addition to
the fact of marriage ought not to be
abrogated.
Injustice Sometimes Done.
"The attention of this office has
been invited to the fact that In few
instances local boards have certified
to district boards and held for mill
tary service men whose families are
actually dependent on them for sup
port on the theory that the wife is
able to work and should be put to the
necessity of going to work to support
herself and children. The situation
Is addressed in the following opinion
of the district board of New York
city in which opinion this office coii-
ours, with the understanding that
phrase support available from re,a-
tives' is support partial or total ple-
vously extended to the applicant HIM
self:
1--WE do not concur in the view
suggested I'm some quarters, thar IN
case of wife and children actually de-
pendent on applicants labor for sup
port and where there are no other
means Of support the wife shoulu pe
put to the necessity of going to work
To support herself and children. Bana
fidc dependency Of wife and children,
on labor of applicant where in his alb
sence they will be left without reason
ably adequate support, after Guy
taking into consideration soldiers
wage and support available from rela-
tives as stated in the rulings of the
provost marshal general, is ground of
discharge
This opinion clearly and adequate
ly expresses the intent of the law in
this regard"
"Pqraeraph b, compiled rulings Of
this office number six addressed a
state of affairs where the parents or
other relatives of the wife or husband
are able, ready and willing adequately
to support the wife and children If
any during the absence cf the hus-
band. This ruling was responsive to
4 class Of cases that has been brought
to the attention of this office where
claims OF discharge had been made on
the ground of dependency on hus.
Land, who as a matter of fact was not
dependant upon himself. The ruling
directed the attention Of local boards
to the fact that scrunity of cases OF
this kind might disclose that no dis
charge was advisable.
1T was not intended that para
graph b of the compiled rulings
should apply TO the case of the head
of ferily whose family at the time
of his summons and prior thereto
were and had been mainly dependent
upon his labor for support.
distances in which local boards
have been IN error in respect of these
two classes of cases are rare. II was
to be expected that with some $500
local boards there would be some un-
uniformity uf decision in this regard
TO provide against this un uniformity
section 27 of the regulations provides
for the automatic appeal of all de-
pen1ency cases to the district boards.
District boards should scan the decis-
ion of local boards on questions of de-
pendency and wherever II appears
that such decisions are Illegal (as in
the two cases lust mentioned or other
wise) or where, these decisions seem
to he so far un-uniform as to result in
an unequal operation of the law, the
district board should reverse or modi-
fy the decision OF the local board"