The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-08-13
Congressman Young
Gets Results
Ringing Speech DenOuncing General
Hershey and Selective Service
Confusion Creates FurOre

Washington. - Ohio Congressman-at-
Large Stephen Nj. Young on July 10,
in speech in the House of Repre-
sentatives denounced inducing mar
ried men into our armed forces until
single men, without dependents, had
been drafted. Congressman Youngs ad-
dress resulted in immediate action in
General Hershey's office and the Con
greSsman is now in Washington pre-
senting evidence that General Hershey
is not enforcing these recent regula-
tions. Congressman Young on that oc-
casion said:
81 call on Major General Hershey
to issue an order applicable through
out the country, directing local draft
boards to hold up the induction of all
married men into our armed forces
until September 1. 1t is the clear intent
of Congress that single men without
dependents and that single men with
some financial responsibilities to rela-
tives be inducted into the Army ahead
of married men. Yet the utmost con-
lt''loil BiCN ais III Ihthy 1oSdiLiCso uuS
to the failure of Major General Her
shey to act in fortnight manner,
following the clear mandate Of Con-
gresS.
DO not blame local draft board
members Local draft board members
are rendering real needful, and patri-
otic service. They want to do the
right thing and are not to be blamed
for the confusion that exists. The
blame and responsibility is at the top.
Let General Hershey follow the man
date of Congress and issue positive,
carefully worked-out orders, carrying
out the will and wishes of Congress,
and confusion and injustices will cease
to exist.
'Uncertainty and confusion in the
administration of Selective service mea-
sureS exist to Il marked degree in the
State | represent. 4 Cleveland draft
board defers all married men. Another
Cleveland draft board inductS many
married men into the armed forces
ahead of single men. This is dead
wrong. Naturally, injustices such as
have been permitted cause people to be
resentful.
Proper and adequate action by Gen
eral Hershey will Immediately do away
with confusion and apparent discrimi-
nation.
Continued induction of married men
and defermen of single men must not
be permitted. The last thing that we
in America want is that our citizens
have cause to question the operation
of selective service. Failure of General
Hershey and officials surrounding him
to act in a fortnight and effective
manner has already caused some in
jury to the public morale. 1t is of
transcendent Importance that the i'll
tent of Congress be carried out with
out delay. General Hershey. further
more, has duty and responsibility to
lay down hard and fast rules to local
draft boards regarding the deferment
of men who are doing essential war
work in defense jobs and necessary
work on farms. When he passes the
| DUCK TO local uTdll DodGuS, ulScIIlD-
nations are bound to result. 1t is most
unfortunate that in one area liberal
exemptions are permitted, while an
other nearby draft board refuses 10
consider applications for deferment
made by defense plant and farm work
ers. When local draft board workers
are permitted wide latitude, great in
justices are likely to be perpetrated.
Gross differences in deferment and in
ductiOn between one board and another
should not be tolerated, and could not
occur were General Hershey to do his
duty.
Let us end this confusion. 1t is up
to General Hershey to act and to act
Immediately. If he eyadeS his respon-
sbility and fails to give proper, de-
cisive, and clear-cut orders applicable
throughout the country responsive 10
the expressed will of Congress, then he
should be displaced"