The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-01-25
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nation how number of the heads
of agricultural enterprises were
placed in class l.
Moscow, II aho. January %, 1918.
Hon. j. B. Morris,
Chairman District Board, Div. Mol,
District of the State of Idaho,
Standpoint, Idaho.
Sir:
The Local Board of Latah County
recently received back from the
District Board, ninety-one question
aires with your classification and
action as to each. Ninety of these
cases were claims for deferred class
ification on agricultural grounds.
Of the ninety cases, you have placed
eighty-six of the registrants in
Class lie, which, when translated,
means that you have classed the en-
tire eighty-six as "unskilled farm
laborers.
While, under the rules of the Sc
lective Service Law, we are not
aware of anything we can do to
grant what we believe to be proper
relief from such erroneous rulings
by your Board. in order that you
may possibly be better advised
when you have another occasion to
pass upon similar claims for defer
red classification from this county,
we beg to most respectfully call to
your attention what we believe to
be the grievous errors of your rul-
ings. Having ignored our recon-
mendations in all but four or five
cases, it is evident that either the
Local or the District Board does not
understand its duties, or is not
properly performing them.
We want it understood in the be-
ginning that we do not question
the patriotism or the good inten-
tions of the District Board, as a
whole, and we do not deem it neces-
sary even to assure you that the
Local Board is honestly and patriot
ically endeavoring to properly per-
form the duties placed upon it, for
which we have neither asked nor
are receiving any remuneration.
The answers to the questions in
Series XII of the QUESTIONABLE are
not calculated to impart much in
formation of any benefit. 1t is
possible from them, however, to
find out whether the registrant is
the owner and operator of farm,
the tenant and operator, a skilled
farm laborer, or an unskilled farm
laborer; provided in all cases that
the answers are properly made. 1t
is also possible to find out whether
one is the necessary sole manag-
ing, controlling or directing head
of necessary agricultural enter
prise" or necessary assistant.
associate, or hired manager of a
necessary agricultural enterprise"
There are few, if any, agricultur-
al enterprises in Latah County that
are not necessary under the def
milton of the word as used in Rule
XVII, S. S. R. page 43. and we have
no apology to offer for having so
considered them, for they furnish
to the country surplus of wheat,
oats. barley, beans. peas, etc.
We have endeavored to place in
Glass w any registrant found nee
essary to necessary agricultural
enterprise, in the capacity of the
necessary directing head thereof.
In Glass III we have endeavored
to place the necessary associate,
assistant or manager of a necessary
agricultural enterprise.
In Glass II we have endeavored to
place skilled workers necessary to
necessary agricultural enterprise.
In Glass | we have endeavored to
place those farm laborers who are
not necessary to a necessary agri-
cultural enterprise.
Of course, we dono contend that
in each and every case our judg-
ment has been perfect; but we do
contend that we have been nearer
right than the District Board was
in rejecting our recommendations
in the eighty-six cases, above re-
ferred to.
Another thing we desire to call
to your attention is, that the men,
bers of this Board were born and
raised on farms, are familiar with
farming conditions, and know some
thing personally of the situation
generally with reference to nearly
all the registrants who are farmers.
1t is possible, without intending so
to do, that we have, in some cases,
permitted our own knowledge to
have some weight in making recon-
mendations.
Another consideration which
should appeal to both the Local and