The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28
WORK Or FIGHT
ORDER EXPLAINED
GENERAL cRoWDER ISSUES IN
sTRucTIoNs TO DRAFT BOARDS
REGARDING REGULATIONS.
Local Officials Requested to Assist
RegIstrants In Seeking Work as
Shifts Are Made--common Sense
to Govern in I'll Cases.

Washington. - Instructions to draft
boards were issued on June u by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder eX-
planning and simplifying the work or
fight order under which, after July !,
NIL men Of draft age, regardless Of
their classification, must engage i'm EN-
ployment held to be productive or Join
the army.
when 1t has been determined that
"A person in MISUNDERSTANDING Is an
idler, or Is engaged in non-productiye
service" says the instructions, 1.-THE
classification and order numbers of
such persons will be withdrawn, and he
will be Immediately indicted into the
military service"
Several specific rulings are made as
to the effect of the order on certain
classes named as non-productive. In
the case of sports and amusements, the
language of the order is repeated with
emphasis, but without mentioning pro-
fesslonal baseball, an expected an
nouncement concerning which had been
awaited with keen and widespread in
terest In making public the instruc-
lions, however, the officials of General
Crowder's office said baseball playing
lat present" is regarded as non-prO-
ductive, though there will be no ruling
until AIN individual case has been
appealed from local board.
Some Exemptions.
Managers, cooks, clerks and other
employees not engaged in the actual
serving of food and drink in public
places are exempted from the section
declaring such service of food and
drink non-productive. Store executives,
managers, superintendent and heads
of special departments, travelling sales
men, registered pharmacists, delivery
drivers, and men doing heavy work are
not included among the clerks and
statesmen of mercantile establishments
classed as non-productive.
Chauffeurs, public and private" are
eliminated from the non-productiye
class unless they engage in work held
to be non-producttve in addition to
their mechanical duties. This feature
of the instructions attracted attention
because 1t would class as useful fam
lily chauffeur who performed no other
service, and would send him into the
army If he also acted as butler or
handy man around the house.
The boards are directed to apply
common sense In considering with
drawals of deferred classification priv
ileges and to aid registrants in making
necessary changes in employment by
furnishing lists of those summoned for
examination to the United States EN-
ployment service.
To Aid Reelstrants.
Local boards are asked to assist reg
istrants to obtain new employment
through the federal employment serv-
ice and are given power to postpone
action while effort is being made to
place men in occupations held produc-
tive.
when 1t has been determined that
a person In deferred classification is an
idler or is engaged in non-productive
employment" the Instructions say.
"the classification and order number of
such person win be withdrawn and he
will Immediately be indicted into the
military service.
The regulations provide that persons
engaged in the service of food and
drink, or either, in public places in.
Guiding hotels and social clubs, are en-
gageo in non-productive employment.
This, however, does not include man
ayers, clerks, cooks or other employees
unless they are engaged in the actual
serving of food and drink
1.-THE regulations further provide
that passenger elevator operators and
attendants and doormen, footmen. car
riage openers and other attendants In
clubs, hotels, stores, apartment houses
office buildings and bath houses, are
engaged In non-productive employ
ments. The words other attendants
include bellboys and also include por-
tiers, unless such porters are engaged
In heavy work
1.-THE regulations further provide
that persons including ushers and
other attendants, engaged and occu-
pied In and in connection with games
sports and amusementS, excepting ac-
tual performers in legitimate concerts,
operas, or theatrical performances. are
engaged in non-producuve occupations
or employments. This includes, in adj
dition TO ushers ana other attendants.
all persons engaged and occupied in
games, sports and amusementS. except
actual performers in legitimate con.
SertS, operas or theatrical perform
ances.
As to Domestic Service.
THE regulations further prnvida