Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-23
ALL idle AND REGISTERED
MEN HOLDING NON USEFUL
JOBS HIT In CR0WDER PLAN
Gives Choice of Certain
Tasks or Army-Ef-
fective July /.

Washington, May 23.-Erery
man of draft ;.ge must work or
fight after July I, under "A dras-
tic amendment 10 the seleCtive
service regulations announced
today by Provost Marshal Cen
eral CrOwder.
Not only idIers, but all draft
registrants engaged in what are
held to be nOn-usaful OCcupr-
tiOns are TO be held before the
boards and given the choice Of
new job or the army.
Gamblers, race track and
bucketShOp attendants and for
tune teiIers head the list. hat
those who Will be reached by
the new regulation also include
walters and bartenders, theatre
uShers and attendants, passen-
ger elevator operators, and 9TH
er attendants of clubs, hotels,
stores, etc, dOmestics and
clerks I'm stores.
Deferred classification granted
on account Of dependents will be
disregarded entirely in applying
the rule A man may be at the bot
tom of class / or even class (. but
il he falls within the regulation
and refuses to take useful employ
ment, he will be given a new num-
ber in class l that will send him
into the military service forthwith
Local boards are authorized TO use
discretion only where they find that
enforced change of employment
would result in disproportionata
hardship upon his dependents.
End COnscrlptiOn Talk.
1t had been known that some
form of work or fight" plan had
been submitted TO President Viii
son. but there had been no intima-
ton 1t was so far-reaching in scope.
Both the military authorities and
department of labor officials be-
lieve it will go far toward solving
The labor problem for farmers,
shipbuilders and munitiou work
ers, and will end for the present AZ
least talk Of conscription OF labor.
The announcement today gives mo-
tice significantly that the list OF
non-useful occupations will be ex-
tended from time to time as neces-
sity requires.
Cr0wder's Statement
The statement Of the provost
marshal generals Office follows
Provost Marshal General Crow
der today announced an amend
ment to the seleCtive service regu-
lations which deals with the great
question Of compelling men not en-
gagged in a useful occupation imme-
diately to apply themselves TO some
form of labor contributing to the
general good The idler too. will
find himself confronted with the al
ternative of finding suitable EN-
ployment or entering the army.
This regulation provides that
after July ! any registrant who i7
found by the local board to he
hahitual idler or not engaged in
some useful occupation shall he
summoned before the board, given
chance TO explain, and i'm absence
of a satisfactory explanation, 10 be
inducted into the military service
of the United States
ANY local board will he author
lied to take action whether It has
original jurisdiction of the regis
trant or not; in other words. any
man loafng around a pool room
in Chicago may be held 10 answer
10 Chicago board even though he
may have registered in New York
and lived there most of his life.
List Of Barred Jobs.
THE regulations which apply 10
IDLE registrants will be deemed TO
apply also to gamblers OF all de-
scription and employees and attend
ants OF bucket shops and race
tracks. fortune tellers. clairyoyants,
palmists and the like who for the
purpose OF the regulations, shall be
considered as idlers.
The new regulation will also ar
feet the following classes:
"tAJ Persons engaged In the
serving of food ard drink, or either.
in public places including hotels
and social clubs
"(Bl Passenger elevator opera
tors and attendants. doormen. foot
men and other attendants of clubs
hotels. stores. apartment houses. Of
hce buildings and bath houses.
"tCl Persons. including ushers
and other attendants. engaged and
occupied in, and In connection with
games. sports and amusements eX-
cepting actual performers in lcgiti
mate concerts, operas or theatrical
performances.
"tD) Persons employed In do
mestic service.
"CED Sales clerks and other
clerks employed In stores and other
mercantile establishments
Classification No Help.
Men who are engaged as above
or who are idlers. win not be per
mitted TO seek relief because of the
fact that they have drawn a late
order number or because they have
been placed In classes two. three or
four on the grounds ~ dependence
The fact that he IS not usefully em
ployed viii outweigh both OF the
above conditions.
1T vs. expected that the list Of
the non-useful occupations viii be
extended from time 10 time as ne
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