The Washington herald., 1918-05-25
GOVERNMENT
TO GET JOBS
FOR JOBLESS
But All Shall Heed Order
Says Provost Marshal
General.

The burden will rest upon the
|regfstfant to secure useful employ
ment under Provost Marshal Gem
eral croYder's work or fight"
amendment to the Selective Service
Regulations. The War Department
holds that there Is sufficient NUM-
Der Of openings In essential war in-
dustries for every person affected
by the new order. and that no man
will be,able to substantiate a claim
that he, could not find a Job of the
nature prescribed by the Provost
Marshal General.
This IL no charity matter" said
q member Of General Crowder's stan
last night. "Shipyards, munitions
factories and other plants engaged
directly or indirectly in war. work
need thousands OF workers. II "a
up to the man to get himself one Of
these Jobs. He will have little or
no difficulty in finding useful en-
ployment. II he still Is without the
right kind OF a job after the new
regulation goes into effect, he soon
will find himself on the way to q
military camp"
Ample Safeguards.
Tentative machinery for the en-
forcement Of the order throws ample
safeguards around men usefully en-
ployed. Great care will be taken to
see that no injustice is done.
The right to order a registrant into
military service because OF non-use-
iui employment Is not left solely In
the hands Of the local board. The
district board must approve OF every
such order by the local board before
It becomes effective,
AFTER July 1 when a registrant is
observed by q local board to be an
idler or not In useful employment, the
BOARD Will serve him with a notice
10 appear before it on a given date
10 show cause why he should not be
inducted into military service.
II IL appears to the satisfaction of
the local board that the registrant
Is not usefully engaged. 1t will pre-
pare summary OF all the facts and
SEND q transcript OF the entire record
TO the district board.
II tne case Is decided AGAINST the
registrant by both boards, he will be
ordered to present himself for physi-
Sai examination. Unless physical de-
Iecs suncient to render him unft
ior miltary duty appear, he imme-
olately VIII be sent to the nearest
army training camp
Cases on Merits.
suhcient elasticity is nrovid.5 a.,
the machinery for enforcinT ,hn
regulation to permit local bo..Ss
~. nahoie each individual case on
merits. Sickness as a legiti-
In1 excuse may be accepted by the
Ia poaros' under instructions to
nt out by Gen. Crowder. A
qui[eo when a registrant claims
sichhess' however. and when he ba 9
.osereo 10 point where the doc
.or VIII not renew his certificate
II Will be work or fight" .eain
The country is alive to the mead
OF an army abroad ana war worI'
efs at home" one of Gen. Crowd
er's officers stated last night .sMoro
than million young men bsre
been drafted. Their relatives snS
friends will not stand by idle snS
see other young men loafing ybiia
'helr own boys are at the front. No
man not in useful employment viii
be able to escape this vigil"
Street Car Men Not Affected.
Cnofficial announcemep. was made
yesterday from the ONCE of the
provost Marshal General, in renIv
10 query of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company, that
men employed as motormen or con-
uuctors in Washington would be
considered as engaged in essential
work. when the regulation calling
upon all men within the draft age
Tor war service goes into effect july