Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
Draft Boards DriDen
to Drastic Methods

Continued from rarc Gpe
! ness could easily be continued during the
1 absence Of the man of the family.
THE ALIEN QUESTION
Mr.. Connolly said that the exemption OF
1 aliens at the present time is a much
mooted' question and that he will not ex-
| empt them. by accepting them !: will put
the responsibility directly UP to the two
| district boards" he said.
I'm our district" h7 explained, more
than 10 per cent of the total registration of
! 5000 is alien.
ITO exempt them is not fair TO the
| American-born boy. 1t would mean that to
! fill our quota of 25s we would have to call
| on very large per cent of all the Ameri-
| cans in the district"
| II was explained that aliens have enjoyed
| all the privileges Of American protection
| and liberty and that it is up to them to do
their share in time of need
At the SEVENTH district headquarters in
| the Fifteenth and Vine streets police station
| announcement was made that married men
| without children would have to undergo a
severe grilling concerning their living ex-
penses.
Edwin e. Atkinson, member of this board
made 1t plain that married men who are
giving their wives less than $25 month
will find the read to exemption very rocky.
| The man who gives his wife allowance
| which is less than s25 will not he exempted
by this board II he wants exemption he
will be forced to carry an appeal to one
! of the district boards. OF course, q man
| who is supporting a wife and two or three
| children requires a greater sum for their
! support than the monthly allowance of $50
| month which is paid to soldiers. But
there are many married men who never
| give their wives s25 a month. Now IL such
men are drafted they will receive $50 and
out of this will be able to give their wives
a monthly allowance Of s25.
In regard to aliens Atkinson did not
agree with Connolly and held that an allen
| who insists upon exemption must receive
it. THE law governing the exemption of
| aliens" added Atkinson, lis very plain.
We can do nothing else than exempt the
aliens If they insist upon 1t. The problem
of dealing with married men who are in
business with their wives will prove diff
cult one to solve. Personally ! believe that
all cases of this character must be handled
by district boards"
Governor Brumbaugh's message put an
entirely new phase on the draft situation,
and it is believed that exemption on the
plea of supporting dependents will now be
more difficult than ever.
| II is pointed out that the monthly wage
of soldier is $50 in addition to subsist.
ence, clothing and medical treatment. Out
of this it is shown that a soldier could at
least send a dependent s25 monthly.
Reports of the various exemption boards
| snow a great neSltdUCy OH tHe part VI
aliens to enter the United States service.
In the hope that they may be stirred to
action DR.. John III. Bailey, of the Twenty
second District Exemption Board. has sent
plea to the consus of the Allies that they
urge their fellow countrymen to join the
new army.
The message from Governor Brumbaugh
regarding the question Of dependents fol-
| lows:
Washington calls attention to the fact
that IA soldiers pay is not less than $40
month and that all clothing. subsist.
furnished to him. Under the law he may
1t of his S aTe
support of dependent relatives In case
of death in line of duty the Government
will pay to the beneficiary designated
by the soldier six months pay
Section of the Selective Service Act
provides that those In a status with, re-
, spect to persons dependent upon them
sion or discharge advisable may be dis
, charged, but, it does not REQUIRE that they
sa't srston ne of 'S the Board @ Is involved by this
provision and such boards may well take
$ the facts recited above into consideration
dependency. with a view of determining
whether, as matter Of fact; the person
s1if as good or r'b Better position to- support his
/. dependents after selection Tor miitary
! service than he was before. III such Is
the case, OF course, uiscnarse Huse ho'
! be granted.
: Mr., Woodruff said that this knotty prob
. | lem put up to the local boards added con
: siderable weight to the burdens which they
7 | already carried In fact It made the board
: | definitely determine whether or not regis
n trant's dependents could live on $25 pei
e month, and it seemed to mean question o
o | ascertaining how much each man asking
r for exemption was contributing toward the
!. support of the dependents.
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