Evening star., 1943-02-14

to find their place on a monde
ferrable list
I must tell you frankly that. as
the war goes on, We will have to go
without more and more things we
would like to have. AS the situa-
ion demands it. we will be forced
20 name still others both on the
essential list, on the one hand, and
Oh the n-deferrable list on the
other.
But let me warn YOU of this.
Guessing as to when these lists will
appear, and what activities and Jobs
they will include, is not q useful
parlor game. If any one tells you
he has the inside dope" he knows
more about it than I do. Until
list has actually been published, do
not believe what you hear from the
the man who is Just back from
Washington, or who has a friend in
the Government, or makes some
other claim to prophecy. In this
matter, no one is the seventh son
Of seventh son.
These lists are not the result of
somebody's whim. They are based
on careful study, and l would like
to tell you something OF the way
they are arrived at.
In the War Manpower Commits
sion we get detailed reports from
many agencies--the Army, the Navy,
the War Production Board. the
Maritime Commission, the ONCE of
Defense Transportation, the De-
partment Of Agriculture and many
others. These agencies have repre-
sentatives on joint committee
which reviews all the facts and
findings as they are reported to us
by management. labor and govern
mental units all over the Nation.
Theirs is the task of studying job
needs What is most urgent?"
What can best be spared?" Those
are the questions they ask. and
through the cooperating agencies
the extensive resources OF govern
ment are modified to find the right
answers.
You may count on it: No activity
or occupation will ever go on the
essential list unless it is OF great
urgency to the war effort.
Businesses Aren't Target.
You may count on this 100: No
activity or occupation will be added
to the nom -deferrable list un.ess the
hard arithmetic of war indicates
that We must have its able-bodied
manpower for other needs
There is another question often
raised which deserves a fair and
honest answer. Many men affected
by the non-deferrable list have
asked: rs it your intention to put
US out OF buSiness?"
The answer is, or should be, rea-
sonably obvious. OF course noJ! No
one Is trying to put any one out of
business. What We are doing is try
ing to raice an Army and Navy
and to supply the most essential ar-
tivities with the manpoTer they
simply must have.
II the businesses affected can
manage to get materials, they can
carry on They can utilize men over
3s. They can replace men with
women.
They can utilize the handicapped,
or those who have been rejected for
military service.
Advice to Men in ga.
All this means readjustment. All
this means inconvenience. But in
making the omelet OF victory, We
must expect to break few eggs.
Let us suppose now that you are
one OF those affected by the recent
nom -deferrable list. Let US see ex-
actly what you should do, how you
should proceed, and what may hap
pen to you.
Let US say for illustration, that
you are married and have children.
That you are now between the ages
of 18 and 38. And that your draft
status is now 3-A.
You now know that, unless you
have made move to get into work
more useful to the war by April l.
you are liable to reclassification-
to be declared IA in the draft, re-
gardless of your dependency claims
Is this any reason to get panicky?
To leave your job? To rush of
somewhere else looking for some
other kind OF work7 I certainly do
not think so.
Register for War Job.
The first move you should make
is to 90 to your United States EN-
ployment Service Once This once
is probably listed in your local tele-
phone directory, and II there is not
one in your town, there Is one not
far away.
At the Employment Service Of
fee you simply register your name
and address and talk over the kinds
OF jobs that are available locally
and the sort of work you would
most like to do. You can start
training for any one of variety
of jobs. If training Is needed-and
this training is provided by your
Government at no cost to you, In
many cases, training Is given at
night, so that you can carry on
with your present work until you
are ready to step into your new
job.
If you do this. if you make an
honest effort to get into more ur-
gent work either in civilian or war
activities. you have no reason to
fear any immediate change in your
draft status.
Cases to Be Weighed Carefully.
Suppose that, through no fault of
your own, you are unable to get
more essential work by April l.?
Again I say that if you have made
an honest effort you save nothing
TO fear.
You will be given an extra 80 days
before your draft status is changed
And if, at the end of that time.
you are still in your old occupa-
ton. your case will be carefully re-
viewed by your local draft board.
In the typical American way. ap-
pearing before group OF your
friends and neighbors, you will be
heard by group who have made
notable record for their fairness