The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
Third District Board An nounces That In Gases Where Capable Substi- tutes Have Not Been De- veloped, Immunity Will Be Continued.
Discharges in Muni- tions Factories Here May Be Permanent Board Makes Rulings In Score of Cases Where Appeals Have Been Filed.

Cases Where Appeals
 Have Been Filed.
 Through notice made pub lie today by Chairman Seth Low Pierrepont of the third district board, it has been made clear that munitions workers, agriculturalists and others who obtained temporary discharges from the draft, that if, by the time their temporary exemp- tions have expired, no substi- tutes have been obtained whf can adequately replace them their discharges will be con tinued. M
 This notice is of interest to many employees of the Reming- ton Arms, Go, U. M. c. Co.,, ! American & British Co.,, Lake Torpedo Boat Go, Bullard Ma chine Tool Co.,, etc., many of whose discharges no doubt will be made permanent because. capable substitutes have not been developed.
 Fearing that great amount of
 uncertainty may be caused among inc
 dustrial and agricultural workers by f the fact that the conditional dis l charges granted hy this beard are made for only SIX @nontllE. the third district board azanouncess that this course was followed as it was consid- cred more expedient, making it easier to keep track of the ~nen discharged 1 Should the condition in each case be substantially the same, the need similar, and the law unchanged when. these discharges expire, the presuInp- l tion is very strong that the same will 1 be extended.''
 Under the rules and regulations; prescribed by President Wilson under the authority of the Act of Congress- tapproved May IS, 1917 section A, the l board is well within it's power a1-i though the prevailing opinion cur rent is that the intent of the law was to make all persons subject to mfl-l tary service without exception unless the person claiming industrial or agri-' cultural exemption could not be re-
 placed by another person. | Paragraph 3 of Section A and l
 charges by district boards hinge up2.
 on the word necessary but tin1e. l limit is not placed. so that the oper-
 ation of the law, at least in this dis trict will tend to make such condi- I tionaI discharges in fact full exemps tions, revocab1e, however, at the pleasure of the district board. l Paragraph 3, relating to cond1- ftionallyl discharged man reads: That he is actually engaged in particular, designated, industrial enterprise. or in
 a particular designed Agricultural ef- terprise necessary to the maintenance of national interest during the emer- gency; that his continuance therein is
 necessary to the maintenance thereof, and that he cannot be replaced by an- other person without direct substan-' tial material loss and detriment to the adequate and effective operation of the enterprise in which he is engaged.
 '"The word necessary as used in said act of congress shall be con- lstrued and held to mean that the dis
 continuance of, or serious interTption in, the particular, designated, indus trial enterprise, or the particular, de- tsignated, agricultural enterprise in which the person is engaged would result in substantial material loss and Idetriment to the adequate and effec- tive maintenance of the military es- Establishment" etc.
 l Under the present ruling of the board it is to be accepted that ali those conditional1y discharged are of the utmost need and that their ser vices cannot Be replaced by others not subject to the draft.
 These rulings upon cases before the l 6o | Additional Evidence.
 Clarence R. Robertson, denial, Sept.
 IS, revoked.
 Gaylord R. Whitney. refused to recon T slider.
 Henry J. Orlove, refused to reconsider.
 Elton G. Rogers, refused to reconsid-
 CT.
 Felix Cambria, too late, denied.
 Charles R. Giblin ticket seller N. H. R. R., refused.
 George Goron, copy press operator. U. M. C., refused too late.
 1 Warren L. Shipper, no action neces-
 sary.
 Martin J. Hall, rivet holder on trans-
 ports denial Sept. IS, revoked, c. | D., April 1, 1918.
 Robert Beck, c. D., April 1, 1918. John McNanlara. refused to reconsid- CT.
 Minor s.yTreat, refused. lDenied Appeals on Dependency Casqr. I'Paul John Coyne, time for filing an peal extended to Sept. 25. army pay , ample and evidence not regular, de- nied.
 ! Cornelius J. Donnelly. Giuseppi Pug1isi, dependent in Italy. Alex Hamm.
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