The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-20
WILL TRY AGAIN
TO Get POLICE
HERE EXEMPTED
Bluecoats Now Holding Jobs
Are "Needed to Guard
Munitions Plants.
MARTIAL LAW Is
ON, SAYS CLAIM
Executives Drawing up New
Form Of Application For
Policemen.

Following the ruling Of the govern
ment officials refusing to exempt po-
licemen from military duty and as a.
result of the refusal of the govern
ment to alter their stand on this phase
of exemption, Asst. Supt. Charles
Suckley has drawn a new form for
exemption claim for officers and they
were filed today.
Suckley asserts that conditions exist
in Bridgeport which are not to be
found in any other city in the coun-
try. That factories here are engaged
in the making of war munitions and
that large areas of Bridgeport ARE
under martial law make it imperative
that the efficiency of the force be un-
impaired. Upon this ground chiefly
exemption is asked Mayor Wilson
recently filed exemption claims for
policemen but they were apparently
rejected.
The police commissioners in their
exemption claims for policemen set
forth that I'VE are all members of
the board Of police commissioners of
the city of Bridgeport, county of Fair
field and State of Connecticut, duly
appointed and now acting, and that as
such board we are duly authorized
to act for said city in making this af-
fidavit that within said city are To-
Gated many manufacturing plants
which are. now engaged in the manu-
facture of munitions for the United
States of America and other Supplies
and material for the War Department
of the United States, a partial list of
said manufacturing plants, with the
approximate number of men employ
ed by each being as follows" "a list
of factories are given.
That it is now the duty of said po-
lice department and said police De-
partment is now engaged in guarding
said plants; that the approximate
number of men now detailed from
said, Department exclusively for such
duties is men: that large sec
tions Of said city have been designated
by the War Department as military
or naval areas, and as such are now
under martial law; that the enforce
ment of such martial law and restric-
tions and regulations incident to the
establishment Of such military and
naval areas is now wholly entrusted
to said Department; th~t the contin-
uation of said Department. in a state
of unimpaired efficiency is essential
to the maintenance of the military es-
tablishment, the effective operation
of the military forces, and the main
tenance of national interests during
the emergency"
The name of the policemen and
other data concerning him is here
inserted and the commissioners pro-
ceed to claim that inasmuch as the
member If engaged in an industria
enterprise necessary to the mainten-
ance of the military establishment OF
the effective operation of the military
forces, or the maintenance Of the
national interest during the war he
should be- exempted.
The claim then concludes by bind
! ing the signers to the following actor
If the policeman is given exemption
The said board and the maker.
| of this affidavit bind itself and them
selves, If said person sought to be
| discharged is transferred to a posi-
| tion in which he is not necessary tG
said department, or If he ceases to bt
! employed in said department, OF
| whenever the conditions emitting sucf
| person to discharge cease to exist, t.
| notify said District Board forth
| with"
| Fifty policemen are liable to draf
| and about half dozen have been ac
/ cepted.