Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-10
INDUSTRY PRloRITIEs DO
 NOT BIND DRAFT BoARnS

Washington, Sept 9.-The new pri critics classification of industry an nounced yesterday by the War indus tries Board will not bind district draft boards in determining deferred classi-r ncatlon on occupational grounds of n1en between the. ages of IS and a45 years. who are to register Thursday, The boards may determine that other industries are necessary, but ts, granting defrerd classification. they must satisfy themselves that the in- | Gustry Is necessary and further that the individual registrant, is essential to the industry.
 These facts were disclosed by Pro- vost Marshal General CroWder's plans for applying g. more liberal cccupa- tlona1 exemption scheme in classifying the new reGistrants. which was made rubiic today, together with the com rlete text of the anendel draft reg | u:ations and a supplement to the Guestionnaire explaining to regis trants the sections in which facts re- lating to their classification should be noted
 The regulations provide that tha ad- v;sory committee of three to each district board, one to be named by 1 the department of labor, che by the l department of agriculture and the ! third by the board itself, may intro l duce at hearings on deferred classifi- cation, the war industries board pri- i critics list. but adds:
 | Such lists shall not be regarded
 as binding upon the district board in 1 its conclusions as to whether or not | any particular industry, occupation or
 employment, including agriculture, is a necessary industry, occupation or i employment within the meaning of the law and regulations, nor shall such lists prevent the district board from holding as necessary any indus
 try, occupation or employment, in 1 clltding agriculture, not contained therein Such preference lists and other facts and information in the possession of such odvisers will SUD- piement the informa ton in possession
 Of the district boards. and will also
 be used to assist the district boards in dealing with specific cases"
 Detailing the method boards are to
 fellow, the regulations say a regis trant shall be considered entitled to exemption only when completely en- gagged" in an occupation the boards class as essential: when his removal
 would result in substantial dam3de to the enterprise. and when "the ayaila- bie supply of persons competent in the dpacity. is such that the reglStrant cannot be replaced without direct,
 su bstantial material loss and detri- ment to the effective operation of the Ierterprise.''
 Further restricting the granting of
 ferred classification on industrial
 grounds, the regulations notify boards
 that they should consider among oth-
 CT things the length of time a regis
 trant has been in employment, and
 become convinced, before granting his
 calm, that he lis not now so engage
 for the primary purpose of avoiding
 military service
 ] In general, the regulations fix the
 place of a necessary workman in .
 necessary occupation in class IT. the
 place of an expert or assistant mana ger OF divisional head in class III; land the place of a sole manager or d
 rector in class ".
 The advisory committees to thu draft boards are empowered to claiIr deferred classification for registrant' who are entitled to it, but for patri- otic reasons may object to making the , claim for themselves. Provost Mar shaI General Crowder has insisted that registrants entitled to such clas' sification should make the claim whei filing out their questionnaires as {
 patriotic duty to prevent eInnecsssar. l work by the a?srt boards.