El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-10

TIE work OF fight order must be enforced Il not being
enforced IN some parts Of the southwest apparently
Residents Of Of the towns surrounding FL Paso say
there has been any effort the part Of officials to
enforce the order Men within the draft age, supposedly
gwen deferred classification for some reason OF other are
working at non essential occupations Notwithstanding that
tire work fight" order promulgated by provost
sha general Enoeh Crowde in June and went into effect
o. July I.
IN one town healthy, husky young men are driving
nes carrying men and women on pleasure Excursions In
aloner instance young man IS saio TO nave been acting
entertainer in cabaret. Neither occupation could
hs called useful much less essential Scores Of such in
stances prevail IN the southwestand probably elsewhere
While enforcement Of the work fight order rests
primarily With the local draft boards aided by other gov
eminent agencies state county city or town officials
are expected 10 lend active assistance
That assistance has been given in e PasO and also in
Phoenix Tucson Bsbee Prescott and other towns but there
s others where effort at enforcement Of the order
has been made possibly because there department
Of justice agents United States deputy maTshals there
take the lead because the local boards unable
secure the cooperation OF local officials whose tenure Of Of
ice depends their popularity with the electorate.
II All these towns where the work fight order is
dead letter must be given life. It be enforced
i IS not fair TO the young men-nauy Of them with
fazhes-Wbo have gone willingly for husky young fellows
70 be left at home in occupations that might be better
fed- Even If serving IN useful occupations they should
be drafted AID older put into their places There
many men old to 20 to who can I'll the positions
AZ home Only who have duty towards the support
Of Dependents should be left at home these days.
L nay b necessary for the federal officials to get after
one Of the draft boards if this IS necessary the sooner
the better for the day Of the official Stacker" should end
For the guidance Of local boards and more especially
local Officers forgotten what the
LOB essential occupations the following statement pro-
mugated BY the provost marshal generals office is re-
while sales clerks in stores and clerical workers Of
toes 1ssec uonproducer boards directed to
exempt department. store executives and skilled workers
attached 20 such establishments Travelling statesmen VIII
considered as en9aged in productive eu1ulovmeut but
automobile sslesmen cities viii not Public private
caueurs are held to be nonproducers only when they
combine other work with their mechanical duties.
Locsl boards asked assist Tegisrants obtain
new employment through the federal employment service
and given power to postpone action while effort is
being made 20 place occupations held productive
when Il has been determined person IN deferred classl
ilcaon IS an ider OF Is engaged IN nonprodueve employ
sn ne insrueuons says the elaSSllleaton and oroei
number OF such person VIII be Withdrawn and he VIII I'M
meeiately be indicted into the military service.
The regulations provide that persons engaged IN the
service Of food and drink either IN public places incud
ing hotels and social clubs, engaged N nonproducve
employment This however does not include managers
The actual serving Of food and drink.
The regulations further provide that passenger elevator
operators and attendants and door men, footel, carriage
openers and other attendants in clubs hotels stores apart
houses office buildings and bath houses, engaged
non-prOductiVe employment The words other attend
ants include bell boys and also include POrteT unless such
Porters are engaged in heavy work.
The regulations further provide that persons including
rshs and other attendants engaged and occupied n and II
connection with games, sports and ausements excepting
us performers IN legitimate concerts, operas theatrical
performances, engaged in nonproductiVe occupations
employment This includes, addition FISHERS and
other ATTENDANTS all persons engaged and occupied in games
sports and amuements except actual performers IN eg
innate concerts, operas theatrical performances.
The regulations further provide that person engaged
IL domestic service is engaged IN uonproducve employ
neut occupation but this does not include public or
private chaueur unless they should be engaged in some
ether occupation employment defined comprehensive
The regulations further provide that sales clerks and
oner CLERKS employed IN stores and other mercantile esa
sheuts engaged in nou-productve empoyments, but
hg does not include store executives Managers supern
ndents the head Of such departments accounting
financial advertising credit purchasing delivery receiving
and other deparments does include registered phar
maess employed in wholesale and retail drug establish
ents and does not include travelling statesmen buyers de-
livery drivers elecrans engineers, carpet layers, upho
eer any epoye doing heavy work outside the usual
duties Of clerks However sales clerks and other clerks
iacuds the clerical force IN the office and in all depart
ents Of stores and mercantile establishments The words
and other mercantile establishments include both
Wholesale and retail stores and mercantile establishments
engaged in selling goods and wares"
This statement issued for the guidance Of local
boards and other officials during July but in practice the
regulations have been frightened considerably For instance
shcugh boards allowed to exercise discretion about