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PRIORITIES NOT BINDING
Crowtler Rules Draft Boards May go
Beyond LiSt-Job Can't Protect
SiaCkerS.

/ SiaCkerS
! Washington, Sept. 9.-The new
priorities classification of industry
announced yesterday by the War In
dustries Board will not bind district
/ boards in determining deferred clas-
sification on occupational grounds OF
men between the ages of s and 40
years. who are to register Thursday.
The boards may determine that other
industries are necessary, but in grant
ing deferred classification they must
satisfy themselves that the industry
is necessary and further that the in
dividual registrant is essential to the
industry.
These facts were disclosed by Pro-
vost Marshal-General Crowder's
plans for applying more liberal oc-
cupational exemption scheme in clas-
styling the new registrants, which
was made public today, together with
the amended draft regulations and a
supplement to the QUESTIONABLE eX-
planning to registrants the sections
in which facts relating to their clas-
sification should be noted.
The regulations provide that the
advisory committee of three to each
district board, one to be named by
the Department of Labor, one by the
Department of Agriculture, and the
third by the board itself, may intro
duce at hearings on deferred classi-
fication the war industries board pri-
critics list, but adds: :
such lists shall not be regarded
as binding upon the district board in
its conclusions as to whether or not
any particular industry, occupation
or employment, Including agriculture;
is a necessary industry, within the
meaning of the law and regulations,
nor shall such lists prevent the dis
trict board from holding as neees-
sary any industry, occupation or en-
ployment. including agriculture, not
contained therein. Such preference
lists and other facts and information
in the possession of such advisers
will supplement the information in
possession of the district boards ,and
also in dealing with specific cases"
Detailing the method boards are
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istrant shall be considered entitled
to exemption only when completely
engaged" in an occupation the board
classes as essential, when his removal
would result in substantial damage to
the enterprise, and when the avail
able supply of persons competent in.
the capacity is such that the regis
trant cannot be displaced without di.,
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detriment to the effective operation
of the enterprise"
Further restricting the granting of
deferred classification on Industrial
grounds, the regulations notify
boards that they should consider
among other things the length OF
time a registrar. has been in employ
ment, and become convinced, before
granting his claim, that he lis not
now so engaged for the primary pur-
pose of avoiding military service"
In general the regulations fix the
place of a necessary workman in a
necessary occupation in Glass 2; the
place of an expert or assistant mana
ger or divisional head in Glass 3, and
the place of a sole manager or direc-
tor in Glass 4.
The advisory committees to the
draft boards are empowered to claim
deferred classification for registrants
who are entitled to it, but who for
patriotic reasons may object to MAX
ing the claim for themselves. Pro-
yost Marshal-General Crowder has
insisted that registrants entitled TO
such classification should make the
claim when filling out their question:
naires as a patriotic duty to prevent
unnecessary work by the draft boards
Draft boards have been asked by
Provost Marshal-General Crowder to
reopen all cases where skilled rail-
road employees have been placed in
class one and to determine anew
whether the men concerned are en-
titled to exmption from military ser
vice.
The review is asked to cover all
skilled railroad employees without re-
gard to the branch of the service.
| Men in railroad service between Is
| and As years of age who register oD
Thursday will be held for service or
exempted under the new regulations
in reference to occupational exemp-
ton. The present order only applies
| to those within the old draft ages
who are not in service.
Glasses of railroad employees most
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+ All Men From Is |