The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
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"The new regulations will also affect
the following classes:
"(Al-Persons engaged in the serv-
ing of food and drinks or either, in
public places, including hotels and So
cial clubs.
"(B)-Passenger elevator operators
other attendants of clubs. hotels,
stores, apartment houses, Office build
ings and bath houses.
"(C)-Persons, including ushers
and other attendants engaged and oc-
cupied in, and in connection with
games, sports and amusements, ex-
mate concerts, operas or theatrical
performers.
"(D)-Persons employed in domes-
tic service.
"(E)-Sales clerks and other clerks
employed in stores and other mercan-
tile establishments. Men who are en-
gagged as above or who are idlers, will
not be permitted to seek relief because
Of the fact that they have drawn late
order number or because they have
been placed in Glass II, III, or w on
the grounds of dependents. The fast
that he is not usefully employed will
outweigh both of the above condit-
ions.
viii Extend List.
at is expected that the list of non
useful occupations will be extended
from time to time as necessity will re-
quire so as to include persons in other
employments.
Temporary absences from regular
employment not to exceed one week,
unless such temporary absences are
habitual and frequent, shall not be con-
sidered as idleness. Regular vacations
will not be considered as absences in
this connection.
The regulation throws a further
safeguard around men not usefully
employed, by providing that where
there are compelling domestic circum-
stances that would not permit change
Of employment by the registrant with
out disproportionate hardship to his
dependents, or where a change from
non-useful to useful employment OF
occupation would necessitate a re-
moval Of the registrant or his family,
local boards may give consideration TO
the circumstances. The regulation fur
Their provides that where such
change of employment would compel
the night employment Of women under
circumstances which board might
deem unsuitable for such employment
OF women, the board may take such
circumstances into consideration in
making its decision
Gen. Crowder Explains.
Explaining the new regulation ana
the necessity for it, Gen. Crowder
said:
The war has so far disorganized
the normal adjustment of industrial
man power as to prevent the enor-
nous industrial output and national
organization necessary to success.
There is a popular demand for or
ganization of man power but no direct
draft could be imposed at present.
steps to prohibit idleness and non
effective occupation will be welcomed
by our people.
eve shall give the idlers and men
not effectively employed the choice
between military service and effective
employment. Every man in the draft
age at least, must work or fight.
This is not alone a war of military
maneuvre. 1t is deadly contest of
industries and mechanics. Germany
must not be thought OF as merely pos
sessing an army, we must think of
her as an army--an army in which
every factory and loom in the empire
is a recognized part In a complete
machine running night and day at
terrific speed. We must make of our
selves the same sort of effective ma
chine.
1T is enough to ask what would hap