Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-02
TO RID SHIPYARDS {
Of DRAFT DODGERS, !
LATEST j. S. ORDER
Clerical Help and Assistants Whose
Work Others Can Do, May
Go Into Army.
TO BE NEW QUESTIONNAIRE

4 drive To cxpcl all draft dodgers
from the shipyards has been rnaugurated
bv the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
If the order is carried out as intended,
the only men of draft age. who VIII be
retained IN any shipyard, will bc those
who do work that no other man can 90.
Clerical workers, helpers and assistants,
whose places can he filled very readily
by older men, will lose their slnccures'
ii the Emergency Fleet oihrlaIS use
their authority. r
Under the order issued, every man OF
draft age must fill out questIonnairc'
containing a complete history oi ms
military eligibility and existing dra't
status. - :,
Under the order. issued hy hoWard
Coonlcy, vicc-prCSldCnt oi the corporation;
evorv man must till in. sign and forward
to him personally the completed question:
raire on or before August 10. The order
effects every man of draft age. whether
he IS or has been within the draft, or
has been exempted thercfrom ar whose
induction has been temporarily DELAYED.
The qucStlonnarcs. after completion,
will bc rCfrcrrcd to the heads ot the
ticpartments III which the men are
located for recommendation Zach de
partnrnt head will thcn notify Mr.
aoonlcv whether the individual can he
released for immediate military service
without retar,IIng ship production
Only IN such cases will deferred cias-
sifitatlon be approved where the Quallhca-
tions of any services which arc being ren-
derod hv tho draitcc arc moro essential
for ship production than for military
scrylcc
The fleet corporation VIII not aud any
drsftcc To Obtain nj hls own instance such
deferred classlG cation Tho whole ques-
tion of exemptions viii hc considered
from the viewpoint oi tho national good
and not the individual $ own welfare.
The following statement was maze
bv Mr. Coonlcy upon issuing the order
The officers OF the ntCd states ship
ming BOARD Emergency Fleet Corporation
fecl that they should ask for exemption
for those individuals only who have spc-
claI experience and ability which makes
thcra essential to the successful carry
,ng out of the shIpbluldinQ program.
In such eases. the officials take the
r,osltlon II K the duty Of the individual to
subordinate j natural desire tor active
service M the front. 10 the greater service
winch hc can render III the smpbmIdine
program
vt i. therefore. his patriotic duty tc
bo governed hv our Judgment IN tho mat
tor In eases Other than these, i tot
that tho greatest national good can b'
rendered ny entering the military ser.
wee
..Tho time has come when the country
needs every available man THIS corpora
t,on must take its sacntCrs lnst a'
other industries arc dong IN suhordma'
ing all interests to tho national welfare
DO We need tho individual enough I,
ask him to give up his privilege and h'gl
duty of military service tor the production
ol ships, is the sole question to govern
exemptions IN tho future
The initiative IN tins matter ~ eN
cmpilon mus: come from ilS and not iron
the man himself should tho individual
ask for his exemption. II Will nc rctUs"'
without further ado. and, furthermore
We will Immediately discharge hlm
The onlv kind ol man We want IS IN
kind who wants 10 90 bnt WHO IS Wllhn
to subordinate has personal desire 10
army service TO advance the naiiona
good
The uuestionnairc 10 be filed ont con
tains a scrics Of searching questions IN
tended to reveal tho present status Of tn
draftec, his physical qualifications
whether his superior fleet corporatio
official has requested his exemption 9
whether the individual or any ono !
his behalf has sought exemption on an
grounds whatever