Evening journal., 1918-09-14
RAILROAD men
TO BE Deferred
RegionalDirectors Are Noti-
fled to File Claims for
Exemption
THEIR SERVICE
NECESSARY AT HOME.

WASHINGTON. Sept. ii.-Regional
directors Of the Railroad Administration
have been instructed 10 claim deferred
draft classification for railroad general
officers, shopmen. trainmen, skilled yard
men, road and maintenance OF way fore
men and skilled workers. telephone and
telegraph operators and other essential
employees
Aside from employers named on the
list sent 10 the regional directors, the
administration said. deferred classlflca-
tlon should be obtained for others
clearly necessary, the Federal managers
using The greatest care and discretion
IN doing 50. Following are those on
the list
General officers, master mechanics,
roundhouse and shop f0rcmen, ma
chinists, blacksmiths, boilermakers'
tin and cOppersmiths. pipenuers, cleo
tricians. freight car and passenger car
repairmen and inspectors, helpers and
apprentices OF the foregoing, chem
lists, locomotive inspectors, gang lead
ers. superintendents and assistant su-
perlntendents, trainmasters and assist
ant tralnmasters, train dispatchers and
directors, yardmasters and assistants,
road foremen Of engines and assistants
travelling engineers. flremen, inspectors
locomotive engineers and motOrmen'
locomotive flremen and helpers, con-
ductOrs and brakemen and fagmen'
train baggagemen and express messen-
gers. yard fOremen and helpers, host
lers. enginehOuse men, telegraphers and
telephone block operators, telegraph
clerks, maintenance Of way engineers
division engineers. roadmasters, neld
engineers, supervisors. construction
fOrcmcn. section foremen. fOremen
bridge building and water service fore
men. bridgebuilding and ship and
wharf carpenters, signal maintenance
men and telegraph and telephone main
tainers.
"As TO employees not IN the 'foregO-
ing list" said the administrations In
structions, "the Federal managers
sEuld exercise the greatest care and
discretion 20 aid in obtaining deferred
classification for those clearly neces-
sary. while refraining from taking thi:
step in other cases. Where a given
position can be reasonably filled by
promotion or by the employment Oi
an outsider, male or female, no en0r
20 secure deferred classification should
be made. The mere question OF incon
venience or increased expense is no
sufficient for regarding an employe al
necessary. But where, on account o.
the character Of the work or the com
plete lack Of availability Of another Z
do the work the incumbent Is reall!
necessary, the Federal managers should
take all practical steps 10 secure de
| ferred classification.
"The railroad under government con
troll is an essential industrial agency
| Its necessary employees should be givei
deferred classification. Il Is desire'
that the Federal managers give thf
matter their active personal attention
/ 20 make sure that deferred classification
I Is properly claimed for employees tina
are necessary. and also that no sucl
claim Is made where Il can be reason
ably avoided, since the making OF un
necessary claims is both unfair 10 tn
government IN its work Of creating tn
! necessary military and naval forces anC
Injurious TO the Railroad Administra
tion in its effort % secure deferred
classification for employees who arr
really necessary"
Railroad Administration officials estl-
mated that more than twO-thirds OF IN,
100000 railway employees are included
In the groups for which deferred classi.
lcatiOn is TO be asked.