The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
DEFENSE COUNCIL
CALLS FOR MALT
IN LABOR RAIDS
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serious delay may be incurred in get
ting the men back to their homes for
induction in the military service.
Many Of those who are being taken,
II IS said, arc now regi,trants and de-
lay and confusion IN getting their
questionnalreS to them is anticipated to
by General Gipson. There was a sug-
geStion around the capitol this morning
that the matter may be brought TO the
attention Of General Crowdcr before
the end OF the day
Cooperation Offered
Nowhere is there any objection to
giving the fullest cooperation and
assistance 10 the government in filling
It's labor needs, which are as essential
as any other phase OF the war pro-
gram. but the summary methods that
are being employed by those conduct
ing the round up are generally critic
ned and IN many instances condemned.
1t is generally believed that il was
the intention OF the war industries
board in issuing its orders to have the
employment representatives call upon
the men engaged IN the non-eSscntiAl
lines, as veil as the so-called "loaiers,
tell them OF the governments need Tor
their services IN useful capacity and
give them reasonable time to adjust
| their affairs and leave Tor the scene
ot essential activities When the men
would refuse To follow The suggestion,
then and only then It is pointed uui
by many should summar action be
taken.
Those who disagree with the forclble
methods that are being employed point
to the TACT that only recently when
congress had the new man power bill
under consideration It specifically
voted against conierring authority
which i, now being exercised IN the
state when It voted down an amend
ment that proposed drafting laborer'
Tor work -
Officials Free Men.
Despite the fact that DR. J, g. Street
Mike Donnelly and j. {. Walton, mem
bers Of the board OF city commissioner,
visited the jail this morning At u'clool
and released six negroes and one alleI
Mexican who. they allegs were sds
tanned without legal sv,hoFity, Chief o
Police Nichols ordered his sqaad \
again cooperate with W. G. Ashton
special representative OF the Unte'
States employment service, In weedinl
out loaicrs, to be iorcibly inducted int
government industrial labor at Littl
Rock.
II will bag every loafer who canno
prove ms position 10 the contrary /
the declaration OF Nichols, but he eau
toned his men to use discretion an
release men Immediately upon thei
own recognilancc to return II to b
shipped,
Glass I Man Taken
I'VE are not taking Class | men an
never have" is the position taken b
W. @. Ashton, when discussing the sit
uation IN regard to exemption board
Vet, Richard {. Watson, honorably dis
charged through injuries from the iiri
coast artillery, San Diego, reported I
the city commissioners that his brothe
John n. Watson, new regixlrant
Class /, who arrived yesterday fror
Kansas City TO visit his mother, Mr.
Ella Watson Of S2l East Fifth stree
was picked up on the street at ? o'cloc
lats evening before he had an oppol
luuity to reach home and was sent ,
Little Rock with the 10 men from Ol
lahoma City and Muskogee at y o'clocl
Young Watson IS one OF three sor
in the service, Samuel {. Watson no
being overseas,
Trouble was reported at Shawn,
: early this morning where several a
. torneyS were preventing the work
the United States officials by public
advising men NOT to respond TO the ca
Ashton notified his agents that unlei
they ceased operations he would ca
them before the state council Of defen,