Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-12

tons which the man makes and call
on him for as little aid as we can In
determining whether or not he Is TO
be exempted
"A rec strant is therefore at liberty
II ne secs fit, 10 trust to the scrutiny
OF tho boards to discover the necessity
for his defernent
Boards Need Aid.
Nevertheless, the boards will well
come and will need AL the aid that can
be furnished for the indication OF
calm made for deferment. With this
aid tho process will become n simple
and speedy one. Time and labor VIII
not be wasted on needless search: ana
ample time will be gained for thorough
attention to those cases explicitly rails
ing a question of occupational DEFER
ment.
But wNo Is to make that claim
Ordinarily the rcCistrant himself VIII
indiC atc the claim on his QUESTIONABLE
But II. thru mistaken chivalry, nc
should fail to do so, another may make
il for him. In industry, agriculture or
other occupations this other person
will naturally he his employer or some
other representative Of his associated
group. And this brings mo TO the
second feature above mentioned.
40 Why should the employer or
other third person in such cases make
the claim Because the employer IN
this situation represents the nation,
because Gin tho statutory phrase) the
maintenance of tho military establish
mont or Of national interest during the
emergency requires that some wen
advised third person should look AFTER
that national interest which the resS
trant himself may not have su1lciehus
considered.
Appeal to Employers.
"It Is at this point that I wish 10
address TO EMPLOYERS (and other repre-
sentatives) the suggestion that 1nes
charge themselves more systema'icd'y
than hitherto with this responsibility.
have above referred to such thlrd
nersons as well advised and thus Is
the place to emphasize to employers
the Importance of making themselves
well advised for the execution OF THIS
duty.
How many employers, having
charge Of some industrial or other oc-
cupational group. have hitherto taken
pains to inform themselves systemat-
ically which Of their employees are reg
istrants and which are not? How many
have studied carefully the required
conditions for occupational deferment,
as laid down in the presidents regula-
tons pursuant to the statute? How
MANY have made it a point to survey
their entire plant so as to single out
the really indispensable individuals?
Larger Outlook Necessary.
with the oncoming of moro eX-
tensive registration. an even larger
outlook is necessary. The general in
dustrial conditions. the supply of skill
ed men in the industry at large, the
possibilities Of training substitutes. the
advisability of women workers-these
are some Of the considerations which
bear directly on the need Of Occupa-
tional deferment as related to the need
Of the army.
Moreover, it is often forgotten that
the selective draft is only one element
in the depletion Of particular indus
try's man power. A second and large
element is found in the voluntary with
drawals for enlistment: how large this
is may be seen from the circumstance
that the total inductions by draft have
reached some 100000, while the total
enlistments in army and navy amount
to some 1.40o, 00O-nearly three-quar-
ters as many.
"A third element very large but
unknown as to its precise extent. has
been the transfer of labor power from
one industry to another. i. e. into the