Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-22
Immediate Induction Into the
Military Service to Be Fate
of All Men Not Engaged in
Productive Labor,
BALL PLAYERS ARE IN
N0N-PR0DUCTlVE LIST
viii Be No Ruling on This,
However, Until an Individual
Case Is Appealed; Chauf-
feurS Are Exempted.


Washington, June 21.-lnstructiohs
to draft boards were issued today by
Provost Marshal General Crowder, ex-
planning and amplifying the work or
fight" order under which after July
all men Of draft age, regardless of
their classification, must engage in
employment held to be productive or
| join the army.
when 1t has been determined that
person in deferred classification is
| an idler. or is engaged in non-pro-
| ductiye service, says the Instructions.
"the classification and order number
of such persons will be withdrawn, and
| he will be Immediately inducted into
the military service"
Several specific rulings are made as
| to the effect of the order on certain
classes named as productive. In
the cases of sports and amusements.
the language of the order Is repeated
with emphasis, but without mention
ing professional baseball, an expected
announcement concerning which had
been awaited with widespread inter-
est In making public the instructions.
however, officials of General Crow
ders office said a baseball player .'at
present. is regarded as non-produe-
tive, though there will he no ruling
until an individual case has been APP
pealed from local board.
Those serving Food and Drink.
Managers cooks. clerks and other
employees not engaged in the active
serving of food and drink In public
places are exempted from the section
declaring such service Of food and
drink non productive. Store execu
lives, managers, superintendents and
He n do m ~ anti tra n
ing statesmen. registered pharmacists.
delivery drivers and men doing heavy
work are not included among the
clerks and statesmen of mercantile es-
adjustments classed as non- n-produc-
tive.
Chauffeurs public and private" ara
eliminated from the on-productive
class unless they engage in work
held to be productive In addition
to their mechanical duties. This feai
ture of the instructions attracted at.
tention because 1t would class as uses
ful family chauffeur who performed
no other service and would send him
INTO the army If he also acted as but
Ter or handy man around the house,,
The boards are directed to apply
common sense In considering with
drawals of deferred classification
privileges and to aid regstrants In
making necessary changes in employ
ment by furnishing lists of those
summoned for examination to the
united States employment service.
Use Common Sense.
Local boards will consider cases Of
withdrawal or deferred classification
with common sense, General Crowd
ers instructions say, and they name
illness, vacation, the impossibility OF
securing productive employment with
out change of residence as reason
aple grounds for waving the general
order. While sales clerks In stores
and clerical workers in offices are
classed as non-producers, boards are
directed to exempt department store
executives and skilled workers attach-
ed to such establishments. Travelling
statesmen will be considered as en-
gagged in productive employment. but
automobile statesmen in cities will not
1t was explained. Public or private.
chauffeurs are held to be non-pro<
ducers except when they combine
other work with their mechanical
duties. 8N
Boards To Aid Registrars.
Local boards are asked to assist
regtstrants to obtain new employment
through the federal employment, serve
action while effort is being made to
place men in occupations held pro.
ductive. ~
When It has been determined
person in deferred classification is an
idler or Is engaged in non productive
employment" the instructions say.
the classification and order numb ber
of such person will be withdrawn and
he will Immediately be inducted into
the military service. The regulations
provide that persons engaged in the
service of food and drink. or either In
public places. including hotels erd
social clubs are engaged in non-pre
ductive employment This, however,,
does not include managers clerks.
cooks or other employees unless they
are engaged in the actual serving Of
food and drink. ha
Further Provisions. 8y
THE regulations further provide
that passenger elevator operators and
attendants and door men. footmen.
carriage openers and other attendants
in clubs hotels. stores. apartment
houses, office buildings and bath,
houses. are engaged in non-produc-
tive employments. The words other
attendants include bell boys and also
include porters. unless such porters
are engaged in heavy work
THE regulations further provide
that persons. including ushers and
other attendants, engaged and occu>
pied in and in connection with games,
sports and amusements, excepting
actual performers In legitimate COM
certs. operas or theatrical performs
ances, are engaged in non-producttyq
OCCUPATIONS or employments. This