The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-16

the particular enterprise?
There may be cases where, in
thoughtlessness or design, discharges
will be claimed on circumstances that
raise a question of private loss or
cessity. Such cases are without the
power of district boards to relieve and
it is only necessary to ask "Is this
case so far within the national nece0- |
sity that This man should be relieved
of service and another man, whose
time would not otherwise have come, |
should be asked to offer his life in,I
order that this man or some other in |
respect of him shall save the material |
benefit thus claimed"
1t is not expected that district or
appeal boards will reopen each de- !
pendency case in the automatic ap-
peals which are taken, but it is in
tended that each case will be scanned
with a view of determining whether
its result is in accord with the rul-
ings of the provost marshal provided
in each case. Where such is not the
case, the decision should be reversed
or modified, to the end that the Sc
lective service law may be applied
with even justice throughout the ma
tiOn.
On the government appeals in
other cases, the bulletin says:
Over and above the interests of the
government, as such, there is a sub
stantial measure in which every reg
istered person, and indeed every men,
| Der of the community has a real in
terest in each exemption and dis
charge granted by a local board
Registered men have placed them
selves at the disposition of their
country. Since the obligation and
duty of all was equal the order in
which these men are to be called had
to be determined by lot Once that
order is determined, each man has an
| interest in its maintenance. When
ever, through lack of full infOrma-
tion or otherwise, man Is improper
| ly exempted or discharged by a local
board other men whose time has not
yet come must be called for service.
There should be a method by which
such other persons can present facts
in their knowledge which indicate that
an exemption or discharge by local
board is not in the best interests of
the nation or that it injuriously af-
fects other registered persons.
To this end and to the end that the
appeals in dependency cases may be
promptly taken, section 27 of the reg
| ulations provides that some person be
designated to appeal all discharges or
exemptions on the ground of depend
ency and to appeal particular CAKES of
| discharges or exemptions by local
boards on other grounds.
This designation has already been
made for Escambia county, being
Judge Bellinger.
The person so designated is directed
by section q of the regulations to
appeal every case of exemption or
discharge on the ground of depend
ency. in other cases he will keep
himself informed of the action of To-
cal boards in other cases, and, on his
| initiative, or upon information that
may be brought to his attention by
other persons, he should appeal other
cases of exemption or discharge, when
in his opinion the best interests of
the government and justice to other
! registrants make such an appeal de-
sirable.
Miscellaneous Rulings.
Claims of exemption on account of
marriage since July 20.
Question. Can a person married
since July 20 base a claim for dis
| charge on that ground?
Answer Marriage is not of itself
a valid ground for making claim for
discharge.
A man whose wife is mainly de-
pendent on his daily labor for sup
port may claim exemption on that
ground. But dependency is a matter
OF fact The rule does not ask, as
the husband, as a matter of law. liable
to support the wifes" 1t asks, as