Evening journal., 1918-09-14
SCHWAB TO ASK
100000 ship Men
Expects to Get Workers
from Nonessential Indus
tries by January !
TO MEET CROWDER
FOR CONFERENCE

Charles NJ. Schwab, director general
OF the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
and Provost Marshal General Crowder.
will confer next Tuesday in Washing
ton, i'm an effort 10 work out plans for
raising 100000 shipyard workers by
January T. The workers are urgently
needed. says Mr.. Schwab, n the nations
shipbuilding plans are to be material
lied.
This announcement, along with one
that the Emergency Fleet Corporation
will not seek exemption or deferred
classification for men or draft age who
/ otherwise would be placed in Classi, eN-
cept those vitally necessary In turning
out ships for the government, Is taken
| by many here 10 mean that all unneces-
sary Glass 1 men In shipyards Will have
I been removed by that time.
The question OF exemption OF the
shipyards workers will be discussed at
i the conference.
/ Il is said the latest plans OF the pro-
vost marshal and Director Schwab are
10 weed out every man working In a
shipyard who Is suspected OF slackerism
or draft dodglgn.
Regardless Of the great need OF men,
]
dodgers are 10 be barred from ship
work.
I'VE need men and need them badly"
Mr.. Schwab said, hut with the help OF
the Provost Marshal we are drawing
the lines tight TO prevent stacking ana
draft lodging. our purpose Is 10 work
out some plan whereby we can get ile
10000 men without interfering with
] nth
| Mr.. Schwab also gave intlmatiOn that
the ranks OF nOn-essential and less
essential war Industries will be weed
ed out" to get the 10000 men needed.
He said:
The ranks Of the deferred classes,
PARTICULARLY those engaged in less es-
sential occupations, will be considered
first as the source from which 10 re-
cruit the workers we need. We must
have the men and we are going TO get
them. AZ Hog Island today we have
only 55s gangs OF rlveters when we
! should have 1900. The same condition
. exists in other shipyards OF the coun-
, try.
"The question Of exempting men al
, ready employed Is receiving the grav-
est consideration. I do not believe IN
b blanket exemptions for shipyard work
b ers. since that would be putting TOO
! much power In the hands OF the ship
! yard owners and making them the
b courts Of last resort for handing out
/. exemptions. wisely or unwisely, as the
% case may be.
] "Only ESSENTIAL employees will be eX-
! empted. After a man who is deemed es-
!, sential receives his exemption, he will
4 have TO give US the best that is in him
Y or we will withdraw his exemption
The announcement Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation Of the course it in
= tends 20 follow in exemption and de-
. ferred classification follows:
D 'The Emergency Fleet Corporation
4 will not ask for exemption or deferre,
!, classification by reason of necessar,
Y government employment for any EN-
4 plove who would otherwise be PLACED
in Glass I. except those who are essen
! tial 20 the corporation in furtherins
% the production OF ships or equipment.
% "The Emergency Fleet Corporation
20 will ask for exemption or deferred clas
% silcatlon by reason Of necessary gov
, ernment employment for some en-
' ploves likely 20 be placed in Glass 2 ol
% Glass 4 II. in its opinion, these mer
} are necessary to Il in furthering the
< production or equipment.
/ "Those employees so designated by th'
corporation for deferred governmental
: classification are asked as a patrioti'
Z duty TO abide by the decision OF the
corporation and TO allow government
l deferred classification TO be asked fol
/ them in order that their necessary
( work may be continued.
3 "The Emergency Fleet Corporation
( will fll so FAR as is possible, all posi-
( tions. first with registrants having de
p fererd classification through depen
r dency or other cause. but for whom
| governmental deferred classification Wi
, moi be asked: second, with men or boys
r outside OF the draft ages; third Will
D women"