Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-21
BUSINESS MAY BE MATERIALLY
AFFECTED BY ENFORCE.
MENT OF RULE.
MSNY TO be FORCED
TO CHANGE VACATIONS
Regulation Pertaining to Clerks
Extremely Elastic and VIII Affect
Many Industries az Well az Retail
Trade-ldier Clause First TO Be En-
forced.

Des Moines, June Eff Iowa draft
boards enforce Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder's work or fight" order
which goes into effect July /, strictly
according to the letter Of the order,
business will be profoundly affected
Hundreds of men who have been SIX
ing in the false security OF deferred
classification because of dependents,
will suddenly find themselves faced
with the alternative Of taking the high
road to the front line trenches, or to
the farm, or the war factory.
Boards Too Busy.
Even in quarters upon which en-
forcement of the order will rest the
understanding of 1t still is hazy. Draft
officials. busy with answering the many
recent army calls, reclassifylng newly
weds and answering anxious questions
OF multitudes of registrants, apparently
have been too busy SO far to work out
their enforcement program.
No Official detailed Interpretation %
the revolutionary provost ruling is
available now. and in the places which
will be hardest hit there is much men
tai confusion because there is no one
who can answer their questions def
initely. But action may be expected
shortly after July l.
Citizens Responsible.
Changes No. A. OF the selective
service regulations. which embodies
the entire work or fight" plan. makes
it the duty OF ali citizens, as well as
all persons connected with the admin
istration OF the draft, to report to the
registration board of their jurisdiction
'all facss which may come 10 their
knowledge concerning registrants who
are idle, or who are engaged in any &C.
cupation or employment defined as non
productive.
It is clearly necessary, therefore,
for employers in so-called nonpro-
ductive occupations who would observe
the law to report those among their
employees who are of draft age, to their
local boards, for examination. Whether
a penalty will attach to failure Of en-
ployers 80 to report Is not clear.
Board to Notify.
A person picked for reclassification
will be notified by his local board to
appear and present such evidence
bearing upon the reasons for his status
as he may care to submit" Either the
local board of original jurisdiction Gin
which the person affected Is registered
or the local board In the Jurisdiction OF
which that person Is then living. may
send out this notice. The day set for
hearing must be not less than three
icSo
In cases in which the registrant is
living outside the Jurisdiction Of his
own local board, evidence and recon-
-mendations will be forwarded to boards
of original Jurisdiction, which will
make all orders resulting from work
or fight" Investigations.
All Cases Reviewed.
In case the registrant is found to be
an idler. or engaged in a non produc-
tive occupation, the local board will
recommend immediate inductance into
the military service, and forward the
case to the district boards for review.
All cases must be reviewed, and the
district board may affirm or reverse
local boards decision. II the district
board decides against the registrant, it
shall Immediately induct him into the
military service, if he is physically
qualified, even tho he has not been
reached in the order of call.
Appeals may be taken from the dis
trict board to the president "if there
was vote in the district board against
the withdrawal Of deferred classical
ton"
IdIers First.
%hoco o,-t ba rrAa
OF draft age come first. Classed as
idlers are gamblers Of all description,
race track employees, bucket shop en-
pioyes, and fortune tellers, clairvoyants
and palrnists. There Is no question
about their status. They are wild
game" to be forced into an olive drat
uniform at the first opportunity. Sick
ness, a reasonable vacation, lack of
reasonable opportunity for employ
ment, and temporary absences from
regular employment not to exceed one
week. providing these absences are
not habituaD are legal excuses fol
idleness under the regulations.
There are five classes of rcc pro
ductive occupations listed, beyond the
boundaries of which local draft boards
are specifically prohibited to go unless
a ruling upon individual cases is Sc
cured from the provost marshal gen
eral
The first class: persons en-
gagged in the serving of food and
drink, or either, in public places,
including hotels and social clubs"
There seems to be little chance fol
a variance in Interpretations of this
class. A waiter of draft age in any
club, hotel or restaurant is clearly do
ing nom essential work. Male chefs OF
draft age, and all male kitchen help
probably will be hit too The rule
makes clean sweep Of soda squirts,
dairy lunch counter men, male dish
washers and bus boys. Any male
waiter legally at work in Des Moines
viii have to be less than q or more
than 30 years old.
The second class: 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"
A great proportion Of Des Moines
Office building ,proprietors apparently
saw this rule coming" The process
Of substituting women for men eleva
tor operators has been going on for
several months. Nevertheless there are
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