The Glenwood post., 1918-09-14
PROVOST MARSHAL
SUSTAINS LOCAL BOARD

snort time ago someone from Glen
wood made complaint to Provost Mar
shal Evans concerning the classifica-
tion by the local draft board of Chas.
R. Keck, Tom Dever and John H. Heis-
Ter. This brought an inquiry from Mr..
Evans, and the following explanation
by Secretary Hubbard, and the letter
of approval by the provost marshal are
self explanatory and should do much
to clear the atmosphere along the lines
that have caused more than enough
discussion the past few months:
Sept. end, 1918.
John Evans, Provost Marshal,
Denver, Colo.
Dear SIR
In regard to the attached letter REL
ative to complaint as to Classification
of Chas. R. Keck, Tom Dever and John
II. Heisler lions Heisler) would say
that we have done the best we know
in the matter and if we have erred it
to hew to the line.
If these men should be in Glass !
then we have placed in deferred class
great many men who should be in
Glass l, and are not competent to oc-
cupy the positions we do, and should
be replaced by men who have more in
telligence (for instance, some of our
critics), since there are quite number
of men whom we have placed in de-
ferred class for the identical reasons
that we have placed Mr.. Dever and
Mr.. Heisler in Glass " because each
has a wife and child dependent on them
for support.
Mr.. Keck was placed in class II for
the reason that, although married, his
wife was capable of earning living.
There has been great deal of crit
icism of this board because we did not
place him in Glass I, but, as we trans
late the rules, we should not place him
there unless he was married subsequent
to May IS, 1917, and as he was married
on April 2lst, 1917, We cannot see how
we have any authority to do so.
If We have done wrong in any of the
above cases you have our permission
to publish the fact broadcast. If, on
the other hand, we have complied with
the rules and regulations, we would
like to be vindicated and freed of the
stigma of bribery and favoritism,
which is undoubtedly implied by our
accusers.
l am sending you the questionnaires
of the men referred to, so that you
may have a better idea of the reasons
we have for our action.
In conclusion would say that each
inspection by the legal advisory board
without any change being made lin fact
there is a notation on Mr.. Keck s
QUESTIONABLE that reads thus: "No
CHANGE
Yours very truly,
CHAS. +. HUBBARD.
Relative to complaint made to Pro
vost Marshal that Glenwood local board
had Disseminated in favor of Chas. r.
Keck, Thos. Dever and John H. Heisler:
Mr.. Charles E. Hubbard, Secy.
Local Board Garfield County,
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Dear Sir:
have your favor of the I'd inst,
and understand that your classifications
of the cases mentioned are perfectly
right and proper. Many people file
complaints who are not familiar with
the selective service regulations, and
who think that simply because they,
in their opinion, believe that man is
not entitled to deferred classification,
If he has secured deferred classification
it is improper. 1 have been endeavor.
ing to locate the correspondence upon
which was initiated the inquiry, but
am unable to locate the same. 1t was
possibly an anonymous Communication
and will be subsequently located.
It is no insinuation, when we make
inquiries in regard to classification,
that the board has not made proper
classification, and you may depend upon
it that any person accusing our boards
Of bribery and favoritism will prove