Milford chronicle., 1917-08-17
W CLAIMS PROVEN.
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Anv individual claiming exemption
direct TO the District Board on Occu-
national grounds, must, therefore,
prove by affidavits o. himself, his EN-
ployer or any others familiar with MS
work. .,
or agricultural enterprise in which
he is engaged is performing a duty
in behalf of the national interest in
supporting the military operations OF
the government.
2. That his particular work is
necessary to the maintenance of the
industrial or agricultural enterprise
/ in which he is engaged.
! 8. That his services cannot be re-
placed by another person without
causing a discontinuous or serious
interruption in the particular work
in which he is engaged to such an
extent that substantial loss would re-
suit in carrying out the work and
in producing the materials in which
such enterprise is engaged.
From the nature of inquiries and
claims now coming into the District
Board it is evident that many are
confusing private desire or personal
necessity on the one hand with the
principle of supporting the military
establishment and the nations inter-
est on the other hand. The District
Board for the State of Delaware is
not allowed to approve an occupations
al claim for exemption based upon
conditions, which when analyzed in
dicate a private need or wish rather
than the national need.
The District Board wishes to make
this situation as clear as possible to
all Delawareans who are interested
in these drafts so that every person
having justifable grounds for exemp-
ton under any of the three headings
enumerated physical, dependency, oc |
cupatiOnaD may have a full and fair |
opportunity of securing such an ex-
emption if he wishes it, so far as the
policy and instructions laid down by
the President will permit.
It is also evident from the inquiries |
and claims coming to the District
Board that many persons believe that
they have easy grounds for exemption !
for OccupatiOnal reasons by reason of |
the fact that they are working in GER
tain classes of industrials or on farms |
which might be classed as necessary |
to the maintenance of the national in
terest; whereas such persons are not /
engaged in work of a spe- |
ciic productive nature or their pO- |
sitions may be readily replaceable |
without serious detriment by other |
persons not subject to draft.
Under such conditions the ihdivid- |
uaPs claim on occupational grounds |
is very weak and from the informa-
tion received by the District Board |
many of these individuals really have |
more suitable grounds and probably
justifiable grounds on dependency |
claims. The individual, therefore, |
may be losing his primary rights with
the local boards on dependency ba-
sis on the belief that he has good
reasons. The informa-
tiOn received on several claims ale
ready filed by occupational exempl
ton among agTiculturalists shows
these conditions particularly prevail
ing.
On all claims for occupational ex-
amption, which as explained above
must initiate directly with the Dis
-rict Board for the State of Della
ware, the District Board has ruled
hat they wish the affidavit of the
individual and not less than two AFT
idavits of employer and others IA
niliar with the conditions. Such af-
idavits should clearly and fully set
orth the conditions which justify the
lffiants in reaching the conclusion :
hat the individual for which exemp- :
ion is claimed is working under con-
iitions necessary to the national in
crest and that his position cannot be
'eplaced by another person without
,ausing the discontinuance or serious
Interruption of the work in which he
S engaged.
Signed by
CHARLES WARNER,