Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-24
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curing men not engaged in useful
occupation to Immediately apply
themselves to some form of labor con-
tributing to the general good. The
idler. 20. Will find himself confronted
with the alternative Of finding suit
able employ ment or entering the
army.
This regulation provides that after
July any registrant who is found by
II al board to he an habitual idlel
patton shall he summoned before the
board. given n chance to explain and
in the absence Of n satisfactory ex.
PLANTATION. be indicted into the mill
'arv service IF the United States.
An local board will he authorized
to take action whether 1t has original
Jurisdiction OF the registrant or not;
In other words, any man loafing
around a pool room in Chicago may
he held TO answer to Chicago board.
even though he may have registered
in New York and lived there most Of
his life
The regulations which apply to idle
registrants will be deemed to apply
and employees and attendants of
bucket shops and race tracks, fortune
tellers. clairvoyants. palmists and the
like. who for the purpose of the regu-
lations. shall be considered as idlers.
The new regulation will also effect
the following classes;
tAp-Persons engaged in the serv-
ing Of food and drink. or either, in
public places, including hotels and
hotel clubs.
(B)-Passenger elevator operators
and attendants. doormen footmen
md other attendants of clubs, hotels,
stores. apartment houses, office build
ings and bath houses.
tO-Persons. including ushers and
other attendants. engaged and occu-
pied in connection with games. sports
end amusements. except actual per-
formers in legitimate concerts, OPP
eras or theatrical performances.
CDD-persons employed in domes-
tic service.
tE)-Sales clerks and other clerks,
employed in stores and other mer-
camille establishments.
Men who are engaged as above. or
who are idlers. will not be permit
ted 20 seek relief because OF the fact
that they have drawn late order
number or because they have been
PLACID in Class III. III or " on the
grounds OF dependency. The fact that
he is not usefully employed will out
weigh both Of the above conditions.
n is expected that the list Of nom
useful occupations will be extended
from time 10 time as necessity will
require. so az to include persons in
other employmCnts.
Temporary absences from regular
employment not to exceed one week.
unless such temporary absences are
hahitunl and frequent. shall not be
considered MS idleness. Regular va
cations will not be considered rs alb
sences in this connection.
The regulation throws further
'afcguard around men not usefullv
employed 10y providing that where
there arc compelling domestic cir
cumstances that would not permit
change OF employment 10y the regis
trant without disproportionate hard
ship to his dependents. or where n
change from non useful to useful en-
rloNment or occupation would necos-
state n removal OF the rcgistrant. or
his family, local boards may give
consideration to tho circumstances
Tho regulation further provides that
where such n change OF employment
would compel the night employment
~ women under circumstances which
hoard might deem not suitable for
employment &C women. the board
maN utr consideration in making It's
decision"
Explaining the rev regulations, Gen.
trowdcr said.
The war has So far disoreanized the
norma adjustment ~ industrial man
power as To- prevent tho enormous In
dYstrial output and national organi1a-
ton ne essary 10 success
There - popular demand for or
ganizatlou 81 man power hut no diroc,
draft could be imposed at present
steps To prohibit idlcness and non
effective occupation Will he welcomed bv
our people
We shalt give tho oilers and men not
effectively employed the cho between
milltar. service and effective employ
mont Every man. IN the draft age at
least. must work or nght
This Is not alone war OF military
msneuver, Il is deadly contes, OF in
duttries and mechanics. Germany must
not bc thought Of as merely possessing
IN army we must think OF her as being
an army-an army in which every fac
Tory and loom In the empire Is a recog-
nlzed part IN a complete machine run
nlng night and day NJ terrific speed
We must make ourselves tho same sor
~ effective machine
1T Ia enough 10 AK what would hap
pen II every man in the nation turned
MS hand 20 effective work We must
msks ourselves effective. We must or
fanixe for the future; ue must make
vast Withdrawals for the army and
close up the ranks OF Industry behind
he sap with sn acceierating production
Of every useful thing in necessary meas
ure How IL this 20 be done? The IN.
s~er IL pSin. The firrt step toward the
solution Of the difficulty is TO prohibit
engagement by able-bodied men in the
feld of hurtful employment, idleness or
Intellectual employment and thus induce
aud persuade the vast wasted excess
into useful fields.
The very situation We are now