Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-23
URGES THAT ALI OILERS AND
IOAFERS BE put TO WORK
District Exemption Board Suggests
Drastic Measures, and Passes u
Resolution on the Subject.

In every community in the coun-
try, and right here in our own city.
there are individuals who simply
Will not work. No matter how ur-
gent the demand for labor. or hcv
good the wages. there Is always
class that lives off the community
or their relatives and friends, with
out making a visible effort to assist
in the production or the saving OF
any product or commodity that will
assist the people in the present cri-
sis. II Is in view OF this existing con
uition that the district exemption
board. In session AT Muskogec last
week. decided to suggest methods of
overcomins this evil. and passed the
following resolution. which so far
has met With hearty approval by all
VINO nave read II. and which IL
Needed and directions followed. will
undoubtedly result in taking off of
our strett> and out OF our village;
many characters. young and old,
mendican'S as well as those with
money In the banks. who insist on
working at doing nothing. while tn"
country's industries and agricultural
activities cry aloud for help.
The resolution follows:
ENid'nce tending to show tina,
unusual scarcity of labor throughout
me country. and especially in the
farming district. has accumulated in
he Board 10 such an extent as to JUS
tify alarm under present conditions
II has been the duty Of this
Puard during the past three months
f,, l.A,.f &, 4 q
'hc counties making up the Eastern
lhstrice. and assist in getting them
feady for the military service.
The majority OF these mcn arr
already IN camps. They have given
M their homes. prospects. and in
| many instances left their fam. lies
and thcy must be- supported and
maintained by those who remain at
home.
1T is Of vital Importance that ev-
cry particle of food stuffs and every
lock of cotton be saved in order
| that our troops and our allies may
be- fed and clothed
| Hundreds of men are apparently
idl" and show no disposition to loan
themselves to useful tasks From
'vid"nc" at hand il appears certain
that unless drastic methods are EN-
ployed. and considerable number
of the idle men put to work. there
will hr a very great loss Of crops be
cause of IN" inability of the farmers
to gather them al the proper time"
This Board believes that the
manhood uf the Nation should Ia"
called t. do its part in this war;
! that tn" spirit of the S.lcctivc Draft
is that every man has Il work to per
form; and that it is the public's bus.
mess To see that h" performs the
task.
1t is no longer Il matter of pr!-
vat" concern whether Il man work
or play~: hut it is Il matter OF vital
and imp. ratiye interest to the com
munitv and To the Nation al large
| NOV. THEREFORE, BE IT RE
| SOLVED. That the District Board
tor Eastern Oklahoma hereby calls
upon III" good citizens of eevrv
! community to- perfect an urganiZa
iinn the "rrr"ef purDo'" of which
will be- diligently and pcrsistcntly tu
pursue the loafer To the end that h"
Will either go To work or lanh in iaii
"BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED,
| That the county organizations know II
- N" County Councils al D"f"ns".
and all similar organizations. and all
Officers charged with tn" rcsponsi
hiliIy of enforcing the law. rs we'll H.
the good citizens who reside in thi
district, he and they ar" hereby r"-
qu'strd to AZ one" tax" up this work
land hy organized effort compel III,
'dl'r and luaf"r in their respective
communities To seek useful employ
ment
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED
That a copy nf this resolution h.
furnished tn" press generally ov"'
this district and "a tn" various or
Examinations who ar engaged in rs
lsisting the Government ~ this tim
in the work u. winning tn" war
Dated Il; Musko""". this the lI'i
lay of Noveuhrr. l4l7.
"W r. t'TTERBAtk.
"Chairman
l"EIGENF. VI KERR