Evening journal., 1917-09-04

ing.
Mr.. Philip said the farmers are hard
put 10 find labor to aid them on their
farms. and that il the sons are taken
for war IL will be the last straw TO
break the cameps back He said there
are farms in his ncighborhood which !
are growing up with rubbish because
there are no men TO work them prop
erly.
The speaker said that farmers in his
entity are paying as high as 30 cents
an hour for men 10 assist at threshing
and that even at these prices, which
had been heretofore unheard of by the
farmers the help was less than
mediocre.
"YCu talk about leaving the men on
the farms until October l,' said Mr..
Philip eve need men the year around.
A soldier can't fight unless he's fed.
And I don't know how he's going 10 be
fed unless the farmer raises the food.
which is why I think farm labor ought
TO be exempt
Charles Warner, chairman Of the dis
trict board said the board is forced
to work under a specific ruling from
Washington, and that while they had /
endcavored 10 carefully study the regi- /
lations, they had heen able 20 find no /
mention made Of class exemptions. /
except that it is tho law that they must /
analyze every case as 10 comes before
them.
"ln this analysis said Mr.. Warner
I at is necessary TO ask three qucstionsi
"First-'Is tho industry. because OF
which this man wishes exemption, alb.
solutely vital 20 tho maintenance 81
/ the war;
Second Is the position. upon The
grounds Of which tho individual claims
exemption, necessary 70 tho life Of the
enterprise
"Third-'Can that mans place be
taken by someone elseT
'In most cases we hnd that all
three OF these questions are answer.
able IN the Affirmative We can't get
away from that last question. And
although it may cost you lot more
to compete with the prices other en-
terprises are paying for labor. we can
only say that q IS up 20 US only 20
determine ~ a mans place can be
flled by another and not how you
shall 90 about Il 20 get the other.
Washington is not allowing for class
exemptions and that is what you are
asking US 10 consider"
In answer to question nised by
Mr.. Pierson Of the Grange committee
asking to know where the labor oan
, be found. DR.. Robin, OF the board
said the President had had his atten
ton brought TO the matter and that
% Il had been his expressed opiu'on
. that the number OF men taken from
u industries for this frst army will moi
materially affect the capacity OF ,hes'
industries.
Arley q. 'Magee. Of the Board. then
remarked that no one had been. ex-
-, empted on occupauonal claims from
the industrial plants in rural New
Castle county, except heads OF depart
ments and superintendent.
Rural New Castle must furnish IL
, quota" said Mr.. Mcgee, and some
'' men must bo taken from the farms
- Did the government appeal 70 th'
industrial institutions 20 produce al
a they possibly conld, sucn as they die
u to the farmers?" asked Mr.. Pierson
To which Mr.. Magee replied tina
20 no fairer way OF enrolling an arm
=. than is IN effect could be found. i
b" this Mr.. Pierson agreed.
, Mr.. Warner showed that not a gret
% many men have been taken from IA
farms, giving figures to prove b
~ statement. which show that so FAR on
4. about twenty have been taken.
Mr. Naudain. Of the grange con
.. mitloc. then spoke of the difficulty u
~ farmers dfe oncountering In their G
forts TO obtain labor
,c After a suggestion from Mr.. Mag
that the oranges cooperate with Il
all board in wedding out false exemptio
claims. and that they also help Il
Id boards 10 ewde mistakes in sendir
Nh men away 10 the army who are n
dispensible on the farms, Senate
IN Newton. Of the hoard. said that he
as much stricken with the draft
est any body. giving instances where
hos encountered trouble in secur.I
TN help.
But" said the senator I'VE mu
TN have 3O9 men from Sussex county. AZ
most OF these must come from u
ou' farms II is . hardship. but VIII
else can Va do?'
Hervey Walker OF the grange col
''S mjttee in a short talk at the close
~ the conference, expressed as d
W opinion that to take the men from q
$40 farms will destroy the output
I'VE are too near the big ammunti
works" said he and there is abs
act mtely no chance for us to compC
with them, who are paying labor Sc,
lee. and SS a day.
AZ the close 20 was announced N
and the farmers Will probably not be call
on October 4, anyway as the board 1
eat already recommended TO the adiuta
general that they be put in the u
ach call. which in most cases Viii lea
them free on the farms until close
ket November 4.
1. The Local Board for Division No
nth announced the following list OF pers'
exempt or discharged from milit
service:
stle William Mcconnell. 93i Poplar STR
George NJ. Jackson, Az East Nj
nall street
Dclbert p. Robinson, zoo West Tw
lew iy-fourth street.
hey Thomas r. Woldin, Jr., 300 "
.ers Twcnly-fourth street
az Roland A. Melvin 80 West Twer
to- sixth street.
men Joseph percgoy. 9Oi East TweT
OF fourth street.
pot Malizia Luigi. 1914 East Thrice
rom street
the Earle y. Armour. 5i53 Pine str
ock' Philadelphia Pc
ain, Howard C. smith. iO2s Poplar str
sgin George Grub. Jr.. 9lO East Se'
1n7 teenth street
,.n Arthur E Reeder, 1901 KirkN
ioh street