The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-09-28
CAN SERVE NATION
Provost Marshal General Makes
Appeal to Employers.

III lutSHutu W. NbV
guidance of employers of lnbor and
other representatives of Industry, in
the matter of their responsibility in
the classification OF new rcgistrants
under the sclectlve service act, Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder says:
I have noticed, In the general ex-
pressions of the public attitude which
reach this office, two frequent features
which lend me to the present conf
ments. One Of these features Is the
belief TINT the process Of awarding de-
ferred classification To n registrnnt re-
quircs merely the filling out OF the
QUESTIONABLE. and TINT the selective
service bonrds will perceive the pro-
prIety of making the dcfernrnt. with
out the assistance furnished by the
registrnnt's formal claim indicating
the deferncnt desired. The other fen
ture tx the employers future to rent
lie his responsibility to intervene In
aiding the boards determination. ana
therefore To inform himself fully on all
the considerations which should AFFECT
the decision MS to dcferment.
1. As to the first mentioned belief.
II must be pointed out that II 1t were
universally acted upon. the process or
classification would he seriously hnW-
pered and delayed. Someone must In
dictate that The individual case IL one
which should arrest the special ntten-
tion OF the boards In respect to the reg
istrant's occupntiOnnl status. The
boards do not po.sess n superhumnn
omn,scencc.
Boards viii Make Examination.
The ,,oorls will do NIL that they pos
sibly can. on their own Initiative. to
reach a lust decision nv n complete ex.
animation Of the questionable, even
where no claim is expressly mnde. A
registrar, is therefore Mt liberty. II he
secs fit. 10 trust to the scrutiny OF the
boards 10 discover the necessity for his
tieferment
Nevertheless the bonrtls will well
come md will need nj, the aid that can
he furnished by the Indication OF II
claim made for deferment.
Q WHY should the employer. or 9th
or third pcrson. in such cases, make
the cInim? Becnt,se the employer in
this sItuotIon repres,nts the nation,
hacausc lin tho stotutory nhrnse)
.the maintenance Of the military es-
tnb,ishm.nt or Of nntionnl interest
during the emergency" requires that
some wcll.nlyiseN third person should
Look nf+cr TINT national interest. which
the repj.,ront him.elf may not have
s,,fac,entIv considered.
II IL often forpotten TINT the selec-
five drift ia only one element In the
den,e,i,n ~ n particulnr INDUSTRIES
mnn.power. A second md large ele-
mont ,s found in the voluntary with
druwnls for enlistment: how large this
Is moy he seen from the circumstance
that tho total InductIons nv drift hive
reached some . oooo nm while the total
onI,s,ments 4, army and noyv amount
IN some I IN, On-nenr,v three-ounr.
tors no many A third element. very
largo but unknown ns to its precIse
ox,ont In. hecn tho tr,nsfer NJ labor
nouer from ono industry IN mother.
n,mcIv into tho d,stIpct,vc,v vor In
dus,rIcs offering tho Inducements. of
b,,hor u..oe. How ro,,,,ve,v smn,,.
In actual efrcct hns boon tho effort Of
,l,o so,act,ve ,,roft 10 coon In tho fact
,bot for al, tho occunntions represcnt
oil In tho q 7oO mn classified regis.
tronts NJ Jonu,rv 1919 tho perccp-
.o,a 10 Tho on,,ro ,pdus,r,,, nopu,o-
zion ranresepted nv tho c,nss I regis.
,ror,s nrounteI "a on,y q nor cept II
RIM nc low M a nor cont for some oc.
cnno,,o,s md corrcsnopd,no,v b,rber
Gov some other occuno,,on.. but the
no,,onoI .vo-,oo wos on,v q nor cent.
anr no,,h,y ,orcor icn,ctIor in n,r,,c.
,,I,r ,pLv.tr,o. ,,rst ,h.r.fore b,ve
hoo, duo r,rt,, In o,,,.tuen,s md in
nrohnhlv greater degree. In voluntary
,,,,s,or, int other ,pdustr,.s
Must e.n.uh., N.tion,s Need.
Thcse other ,pf,upnces nre therefore,