Evening star., 1940-10-02
eighteenth OF a Series.)

(Redders OF The Star are in
pited to mail their queries to the
Conscription Editor, pho ,piu
attempt to reply through these
articles, but not through personal
correspondence. Queries cannot
be anSDered by telephone, nor
,DiH duplicated questions be
anSwered again.
Are Federal employees to be de-
ferred from military service in the
draft because Of their importance ia
the Nation?
Local boards will decide whose
services are indispensable "to the
maintenance of the public health
safety and interest" But it is safe
to assume that very few Federal
employees, whether on civil service
status or otherwise, will be found
eligible for deferment unless they
have dependents, are physically un-
fit. or are otherwise ineligible.
If they think their services are in
dispensable to the Nation, they must
obtain certificates from their su-
periors for presentation to the local
selective service committees along
with the QUESTIONABLE which will
be mailed to registrants after their
serial numbers are picked. The
boards will then decide how i'm
portant the employe is.
The only Federal civilian en-
ployes specifically deferred from the
draft are members of Congress, the
Vice President and judges The
only State employees specifically de-
ferred are members of legislative
bodies and judges. But their de-
ferment ceases when they leave
Office.
will Federal employees be sure of
getting their jobs back after they
have served a year as a conscript?
Yes. Federal employees. whether
they have civil service status or not,
were given job security in a Sec
ton of the Conscription Act which
provides for restoration to their
original jobs "or a position of like
seniority, status and pay"
Even If the position were elimi-
mated by Congress through failure
to appropriate funds or by elimina-
ton of bureau after the employe
was ordered to duty, he would re-
ceive another job.
Does this apply also to employees
of the District of Columbia?
Yes, The same job security pro-
vision applies to the District as well
as to Government employees OF ter
ritories and possessions of the
United States.
Are municipal and State employees
elsewhere in the United States safe
guarded from losing their jobs after
service?
Congress can not legislate security
for employees of States and munich
palities. However, it provided a
security provision declaring 1T is
hereby declared to be the sense of
the Congress that such person
should be restored to such position
or to a position of like seniority,
status and pay
Practically all State and munic-
ipal civil service boards are provid-
ing similar security for State and
city employees as that extended to
Federal workers. In some instances
as in New York City, plans are being
contemplated to pay conScripted
employees the difference between the
pay of a soldier and that received
as civilian employe.
The member of Congress for whom
1 work was not renominated and is
now a lame duck. Since i am not
on civil service status will 1 get
another job from the Government
after l serve my year as cOnscript?
There is no compulsion for the
Governme1t to furnish you with a
Job. Although you are on the Federal
payroll you are considered a ''legis-
lative' employe. AS such you would
get the same protection provided
for workers in private industry, that
is. return to the position, or one
of like seniority and pay unless the
employers circumstances have so
changed as to make it impossible
or unreasonable to do So"
am on probationary status as
= civil service emplOye. When l
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