South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-11

have no sympathy for those who did. However, the
list forth boy the republican organ subject ~
change because of the provost marshas ruling con
tains names Of who never did ask for deferred
classification on official The slur at them is
for politics only.
Councilman vannet for instance. at whom he drive
particularly made. tried twice TO enlist
in the army and failed. His classification is IA
Deputy Pros. Samuel Schwartz did not ask for de
ferred classification ALL official grounds, and the
classification awarded him after he had been
examined By the exemption board ana found
physically Mr. Schwartz rejected on physical
grounds both On the first draft last fall. and then
again last month when called for examination under
his questonnare pretty cheap politics 20 display
such charge against him. by insinuation merely
because ne HAPPENS TO De a candidate for office
Another deputy prosecutor however did ask for the
deferred classification and temporarily got it, He right
fully with of our justices of tho
peace similarly is said with the county assessor
though understand it, the laters deferred class
fcation based upon his having dependant
mother. brief for anyone who seeks
avoid military duty in the regular selective order be
cause oil holding public office thinking they
should be exempted because they candidates for
reelection The point is that accusations of derection
should be confined. even in the newspapers to the
actual derects. and all rules with reference thereto
should apply where republicans are in office as well as
where democrats
It is being applied all over the state Indiana
by a considerable Gov James p Goodrich through
his major republican appeal boards. practically
all republican appeal commissioners. and major
publican exemption boards is afording Indiana a very
good example Of what miltarsm might mean and the
misuse might he made of it, by an INSCRIPTIONS
political party power, determined to perpetuato
itself there.
It seems quite in keeping with the republican cam
paign Irogram outlined year; any kind OF
dirt coercion, financial INSTRUMENTATION, railroadng
to partisan partialities, mollycodding Of pro-
Germansm. anything to get just another They
pirate in favor of universal military training and
the time do all their power render the
seective draft unpopular especially among democrats
invoking every hardship upon them. upon
complaint reminding the complainant that Wilson did
/ it; this is your democratic draft law!'
Politics in The war administration at Washington:
You needn't go of Indiana find politics in the
war administration only here it is just a trihe ultra
republican instead of democratc-and the same
throughout the nation, every state where
republican executive Republicans need try pick
with the democrats of the south Let them sweep
| their dooryarGs here in the north. Politics has
done to dissatisfaction draft law
by dozen times, than the T. w w. did. and just
such the politics Of Indiana We decline to give
crete examples for the sake of local harmony =
coming high time when the Indiana "Diazes" take
notice that they operating for a 80 years Of
self perpetuation in Mexico
Let the former republican chairman from the sixth
district Indiana conscrip agent the republi-
can attorney general having satisfied the appeal
COMMISSIONS the military the republi-
can machine-now kindly apply the rule all the
state and let all rules, henceforth be applied with
like equanimity. military justice the hghtins
men in this want great deal than partisan
advantage and the quicker everybody gets away from
partisanshp considerations in connection with
selections, the better it will be for the country and
for all of