The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-10-18

scloctive service. regulations as set
forth, particularly with reference to de-
ferred classificRtipns in the Islands az;
ricuItural enterprises, are observed by
the district boards under advice Of the
advisory boards, the disruption of such
an essential agricultural and industrial
enterprise as the production and manu-
fact6re Of sugar should be reduced to
a minimum consistent with the neces,
sary increase of the fighting forces
of the Nation.
This is The general summary Of an
analysis of tho seleetive service reglla!
tons, with particular reference to the
coming registration on October 26, and
how II will affect the sugar industry
which has been received here from
Washington by Mai. H. Gooding Field
seleetive draft officer.
Decided on Merits
Every individual claim of an agri.
cultural employe for deferred classified.
tion following the registration Of men
Der N26 will be decided upon Its merits
and the local boards and the district
board will act as rapidly as possible ia
give, the, classification, 70 the iregistrant
and fix his status Without unnecessary
delay. This will be of extreme value
to the sugar plantations rs II viii give
them all an opportunity to determine
just how they stand with reference to
future labor supply for the cuitivating
of their next crops. .~
1t must be shown, however, as already
outlined in The Advertiser, that the
claimant is especially fitted for the
work he is engaged in, and also that he
is absolutely necessary to the enterprise
with which he is associated.
Maj. H., Gooding Field is to receive
the cooperation Of the labor bur@Ru OF
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associa
tiOn to facilitate the handling of such
questions. The bureau will send cards
to plantation agencies containing the
questions that each registrant is re
CURED to answer, to give. the workers
6ppottunity 20 MI I'm the cards before
registration day. Each worker will then
know just what questions he is to an
swer and about how he should answer
so that upon presenting himself at 9
registration booth, he will save time
for himself and the registrar.
Responsibility Of Employers
The Washington correspondent OF
Facts About Sugar writing frem Wash
ington September "a, gives a graphic
summary of the new draftregulation!
concerning sugar employees and de
ferred clussifcations as follows;
Examination of the revised seIectivt
service regulations which will govern
the classification of men registered un
der the new eighteen to forty-ive ag'
limits shows that they present Sc
mGny features important to the yRri
Gus branches of the sugar industry tina
presentation Of the principal change
made should be of interest to thos,
who may not have followed them il
! detail.
That acquaintance with at least th
! bI Dad outlines of the regulations, OF
the part of employers especially, il
considered important by the war de
rartment authorities is indicated b'
! the notice sent out by Provost Mar
shul General Crowder calling upon then
to cooperate with the draft nuthoritie
in the matter of deferred classified
tons for industrial reasons, and sug
gcsting that they charge thCmselve
more systematically than hitherto wit
the responsibility of making defermen
claims for their employers. In Orde
to carry out this responsibility inteI
ligently it is necessary that employer
->shpuld be acquainted with the reg
lations.
No Element Of Skill
That the production Of food is, be
- wand ,Ianht :,
, has been made sufficiently clear an
it is, also apparent that Paintenanc
Of the supply of sugar, one of tn
most essential. Of foodstufrs, is vita
factor. With regard to the questiO
of what classes of employees are t
be considered as coming within tn
defnition of the term necessary
the most important change affectip
the industry Is that stated as follow
in the Manual for Legal Advisor
Boards, issued by the provost marsha
general:
Attention is called by the fact tina
as to necessary labOrers q
workers in necessary industries, Occl
patiOns or emplOyments, including agr
culture, the element of skill has bee
eliminated from the revised reguIi
hOns.
Old and New Wording
! This is apparent from cOmpRriso
of sections SO and 81 of the old and tn
new regulations. The word "skilled
which appeared in these sections in tn
old regulations, has been omitted an
replaced by the phrase "especially Il
ted for the work in which he is el
gagged The new wording of thes
sections is as follows:
Section 80. Class II (cOntinued)- j.
Agriculture. Rule Xxx. In Class
shat. be placed: (c) Any registrar
found to be engaged IN necessary
agricultural enterprise, and found
be "peeessary" to such enterprise
the =. capacity of q farm labOrer e
pecially fitted for the work in whic
he is engaged.
Section 81. Glass II (rOutimupd)
Industry, occupation, or employment
Rule NXIN. In Class II shall |