The Washington times., 1918-06-13
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registrants to appear and make state
ments.
It will not be necessary for those
on the anxious bench to bother about
the matter until official nUtices are
received asking them to appear. The
notice will give the day and hour
when the registrant may appear and
present evidence. by affidavit or
otherwise, bearing upon the reasons
for his status.
Where men are decided to be in
non-productiye occupations the local
boards will proceed to withdraw de-
ferred classifications the registrants
have and at once induct them into the
military service as though their class
and number had been reached, or if
the board has no call for men quail
fed for military service, IT will place
them in class 1 and assign them orr
der numbers which will insure theE
induction into service on the next
call.
The new regulation is especially
aimed at idlers generally and the
mere fact OF idleness Is to be taken
as ground for withdrawal OF deferred
classification unless sickness or rea-
sonable vacation, lack OF reasonable
opportunity to obtain proper employ
ment and other good rOasns may be
shown by the registrant
The Government terms as idlers
gamblers of all description, employees
of race tracks and bucket shops, for
tune tellers, clairvoyants, palmists
and the like.
All registrants engaged in these oc-
cupations are in Inproductive occupa-
tiOns: Persons serving food and drink
in public places. including restau-
rants, hotels and social clubs: eleva-
tor operators ana attendants; door
men. footmen, attendants in and
around clubs, hotels, stores, apart
ment houses, office buildings and
ushers and other attend
ants in connection with games, sports,
etc, except actual per
formers in legitimate concerts, operas
and theatrical performances: persons
in domestic employ; sales clerks and
other clerks employed in stores and
other mercantile Establishments.
Local boards are directed by Cen |
raj Crowder to use sympathy and
sense in consideration of
cases. He says there is a great de- |
mand for labor in all productive oc- |
cupations, specially In agricultur and |
necessary industries. Registrants |
who can engage in useful occupations |
should do so, he says, IL IT can be |
done without substantial financial |
loss or hardship to themselves or 9TH |
ers.
There are not many Washington In |
dustries offering employment to men |
who are likely to be affected by the |
There is an opening for |
a good many men in the public serv-
Ice corporations OF the District, par
as conductors and motormen.
The Washington Steel and Ordnance |
Company, the chemical plant at Con-
gress Heights and the Navy Yard are |
among emplOyments that may be
utilized
In the case Of store clerks with
the local boards already see
where injustice may be done men un-
less great care is takn to Investigate
fully. A store clerk making fairlyt
good wages, without training to do
hard physical work, and unable to OBJ
tain wages anyway near equal those
he has been making. would naturally |
suffer financial hardship for both
himself and family IL forced to make
l change.
The local boards are instructed by
ieneral CrowdeT to confine themselves
II present to. the handling Of cases
arising in the classes termed by him
Is nOn-useful. He states distinctly
hat mo occupation or employment
rot included in the list or Dissertation
II occupations and employments may
De held by any local or District board
o be non productive unless a ruling "a
irst obtained from the provost mar
ihal general"
For the present. therefore. the
oards will confine themselves to the
ist OF occupations declared 10 he
and will not 90 into occu-
ations not named. Questions have
lready ben raised as to young law
ers, doctors, dentists, clerks in de-
artments, and many others, but these
yill not be settled for a long time.
he boards will have their hands
ull with the work cut out for them.
Washington, IT was pointed out to-
ay, does not offer tie opportunities
or employment in war industries
hat are to be had in other communi-
les. While places are to be found
n nearby farms for city workers en-
aged in nonproductive occupations,
here would be considerable financial
1ss to men who are fairly well paid
{ the present time and have depend
nts to care for. General Crowder
ellis local boards that there may be
ompelling domestic circumstances
hat will not permit Of change Of en-
loyments without disproportionate
ardship to dependents, and where
nusual hardship would result in