The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-25
GEN. CROWDER AIDS
DRAFT REGlSTRANYS
Makes Public Manual to Lcca,
Advisory Boards on
Questionnaires.
ASKS EXEMPTION CLAUSE
Reminds Men With Dependents
That These Must Make Sup
porting Affidavits.
Special Despatch TO Tux srx.

Special Despatch to TEE srx.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 24.--Provost Mar.
shal General Crowder took two timely and
practical steps to-day toward ASSISTING
draft reglstrants who are now rece,v.
Ing their missionaries.
He made public a statement urging
registrants to assist the boards in speed.
lily classifying them by stating frankly
whether or not they have grounds for
deferred classification. and he mad.
public a manual for the local advisory
boards the contents of which serye 70
show registrants how to make out their
questionnaires properly.
The exact date of the national LOTTERY
cannot yet be announced owing to de-.
lay In getting the last belated returns
from the various boards charged with
the duty Of assigning serial numbers
One board got its instructions tangled
and will have to assign serial numbers
again to Its entire list. However, there 4,
still hope Of holding the national lotter,
this week.
Wants Claims Made.
The frank statement by Gen. Crowder
regarding claims for deferred classic.
cation is particularly timely, because
this important issue again has been he
clouded by certain newspa pers discussing
ACCIDENTALLY the question of whether a
man should or should not dispense
with false ideas of chivalry and answer
frankly the question on page l. DO
you claim exemption or deferred classi-
fication. &C.?
Gen. Crowder points out that II he
registrant really wants to assist the
Government instead Of catering to his
own individual sense OF mistaken
chivalry" he should do as the Gov
eminent asks him. Gen. Crowders
statement Is as follows:
I'm order once again to correct err
roneous impressions which appear to
exist in some quarters this office de-
sires to reasscrt that there has been
no change made in the regulations re-
garding the authority OF local boards
to grant deferred classification to reg
istrants on the ground of dependence
Local boards have always had the right
to extend deferred classification TO reg
istrants. irrespective OF whether the
registrants do or do not make claims
"A registrant Is therefore at liberty.
II he sees fit, to trust to the scrutiny
OF the boards to discover by examra-
ton OF his questionable the necessity
for his deferment. But pressed as they
nave been In their work boards have
been and Will be prone to defer 10
the Judgment of the individual himself
on the point that he has no dependents
who require that he continue In civil
life and TO refrain In such cases from
giving deferred classification on the
ground Of dependency.
VIII Speed Up Process.
AS explained in my statement q
September Q. addressed to employers
and other representatives of industry. IN.
boards will welcome and need all the AID
that can be furnished by the indication
OF a claim made for deferment WIN
this aid the process will become SIM
pie and speedy one. Time and labor
will not be wasted on needless search.
and ample time will be gained for at.
tention to those cases where the claim
Is explicitly raised.
at should be borne in mind by 10
individual registrant that the military
programme OF this country, bull,
around the desire of all concerned %
win victory for our cause as quickly as
possible. demands OF the selective sys-
tenn the utmost speed in classifying ths
100000 approximately who reg stored
on September IL.
III all these 100000 Registrars
were to incline to aid the boards by IN.
dicating their own attitude regarding
deferment and were to rely entirely On
the ability of the boards to perceive tHA
mr. ~ OF ne L i've lAf ), /. Ia,
process Of raising the army would 70
seriously hampered and delayed. Tbs
applies equally to those entitled to A.
ferment on the ground OF depend'rw
and those on the ground of neceU ~
occupational employment. Either TO
claim should be made by the reglstra1t
or by a competent third person In ms
behalf"
Careful reading OF the questionna'rs
will enable the registrant to answer ia
other questions without difficulty, hG,
Series X. covering dependence. WI
need In many cases to be carefully
studied. The reglstrant must answer
the first question, but II his answer =
mo" and he does not claim deferrNi
classification on account of dependou".,
he need not answer the other quest NJ
II his answer is yes he must aNswe-
all the other questions
Wives Must Mako Affida,iu.
Claims for deferred classifcat'or ~
the grounds OF dependency are not va''d
unless supported by affidavits Of the L.
pendents. II the husband claims de-
ferred classification because OF q d..
pendent wife and children the wife must
make affidavit that she Is dependent "p
the husband and that his answers ars
true
Likewise in quest ions Of indus'rt7' ov'
emption the employee In clamirg de-
ferred classification on the grourf =
being necessary to a necessary industry
must have supporting afiiday e. a
his employer. Tho claim without "a
supporting affidavit has no va!Vr In
the case of the employee afidavr ~
must be made out by his immed,a'" BE-.
pertor and affidavit No. . by the eNa,,.
tive head OF the enterprise.
II the business extends into moro '.1
one State affidavit No. may ," Pr ''
by the head OF the division or p'E'
which the registrant is actually cH-
ployed. IL the registrant's super
also executive head OF the enter -f.
AFFIDAVIT No. l shall be made .y
executive and affidavit No. . need no. 10
executed.
NeBlstrants having Dotn d ClHlN B.
de pendents and as TO occupation are
structed to make both. The Clairar'
says the regulation. should Ind -
every claim for deferred classhcn'
even though his claim OF deferme'.t %
less deferred class may seem !ncou be
ent with his claim for defermcnt
more deferred class"
II the registrant is part owner o. -
enterprise as a stockholder or "A partner
affidavit No. l must be made Nv
stakeholder or copartner and af5tN'