Evening star., 1940-12-29
Draft Is Answering Doubters
Of Democracy, Dykstro Says
SeIective Service Head Sees Great Benefits
Accruing to Nation From Its Effort


that is not possible in their normal
civilian life. The sons Of rich men
and the sons of poor men, men from
the cities and the farms, will mingle
together in new kind of society.
They will learn something of the
points of view and convictions of
men from entirely different walks
of civilian life.
A year Of training will broaden
their perspective and make them
more tolerant.
Re-employment Plans.
I see: great opportunity in this
training program for us to send
these men back to their homes and
their communities as better men and
as better citizens. Even at this
early date we are looking ahead to
the day when these men will be
turned back to civilian life after
their training period. The Selective
Service System is now completing
its plans for the creation of its re-
employment division. Every avail
able facility of our Federal, State
and local governments is being
called into play in a Nation wide
co-ordinated plan to insure the re-
turn of an old job or placement in
a new position for each man called
for selective service training.
The Selective Service Act makes
provision for the civilian re-employ-
ment of men after they have full
filled their training requirements
and with the first contingent of
men now being inducted selective
service officials are making every
effort to safeguard their civilian
jobs.
Selective service advisers on occu-
pational deferments, who now are
stationed at all States headquarters
to assure that the vast military
training program does not unduly
interfere with the Nations economic
life, are also taking steps to make
the return of mems jobs a certainty
and to locate new jobs for those who
are now unemployed.
Public Agencies Cooperating.
Every Federal, State and local
agency having to do with the task
of finding employment for civilians
is also cooperating in working out
the selective service unemployment
program.
In addition, many employers have
given their employees and the selec-
tive service officials assurance that
every man in their employ who is
called for training will be restored
to his job or to similar job when
he returns from training.
1t has been most gratifying to me
to learn that employers realize that
the men who go into training are
performing a service to the Nation
of which their employees are a part.
The men who are called for
training are meeting a grave obli-
cation and we know that they are
doing it in generous and patriotic
way. The responsibility of the en-
ployer is equally great and he, too,
is meeting it with the same spirit
of generosity and patriotism.
1t is important that the morale
of the men called for training be
preserved Those men who know
that a Job awaits them after they
have completed their services are
certain to fulfill their selective serv-
| ice training obligation with a
l Df y,
those who face the future with
uncertainty.
VIII Be Better Employees.
1t is to be expected that these
trained reserves will return to their
former jobs as more valuable en-
ployes.
They will not have forgotten their
civilian functions in the year OF
| training, but they will have learned
many things that will make them
better men, better citizens and bet
er employees.
AS we enter the new year, I am
happy to say that the selective serv-
ice system is ready" The Nation
wide selective service machinery is
completely organized and already
functioning. The experiences OF
the past few months have uncov-
cred many practical problems
These practical problems have been
studied and analyzed. They have
been solved.
1 am confident that during the
coming year selective service will
discharge its duty to the Nation
with honor-an honor that right
fully belongs to the thousands OF
patriotic Americans who voluntar-
lily serve their neighbors, their COM
munities and their Nation as men,
bers of local boards, advisory
boards and appeal boards, and as
examining physicians and Govern
ment appeal agents.
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