Evening star., 1945-01-07
SeIective Service Tightens Grip
On Job ronsfers as Roosevelt
Requests National Service Law
Droft Board Okoy
Needed to Quit
Essential Work
BY the Associated Press.

National selective service las
night ordered the induction o.
exceptionally deferred men, in.
cluding those below general Arm!
physical standards, who qui
their essential jobs without draf1
board approval.
The action followed swiftly OF
Presidents Roosevelt's message tt
Congress recommending sweeping
new job controls.
Designed to halt "job-skipping
once a deferment has been obtained
the order makes 5000, 900 men agee
18 through 81 subject to military
duty under what selective service
calls "drastically lower" physical
standards.
Will Fix Special Quotas.
The Army will fix special draft
quotas for this group, and such in
ductees will be assigned to other
than regular Army duties. The
Army did not divulge the lower
standards nor the proposed size OF
the special draft calls.
The new Tightening Of the Gov
errment's grip on manpower covers
all men deferred for occupational
reasons except those in agriculture,
whose deferment is protected by the
Tydings Amendment.
The Tydings Amendment, how
ever, carries a threat of induction
for men leaving agriculture with
out draft board permission and a
Tightening of agriculture deferments
for younger farmers already has
been ordered.
Men who left the jobs for which
they were deferred and took less
essential work were ordered reclassi-
fled recently, but new action plugs
loophole by covering those regis
trants whose physical impairment
gave the Government no hold over
them.
Thus the new regulation covers
men classed as 2-A-L, and 2-B-L
who would be eligible for limited
service if not deferred, and 2-A-F,
2-B-F, who would be classed 4-F if
not deferred, in addition to those
listed as ga and 2-B (engaged in
essential work or direct war produc-
tion). 1t does not apply to regis
trants who left their jobs prior to
last December II.
Must Notify Boards.
Local boards Of the Selective
Service System have been in
structed," the headquarters an
nouncement said, promptly to re-
classify new men who change jobs
without satisfying their local boards
that the change will result in a
greater contribution to the war ef-
fort.
"The boards were informed that
Army physical standards to be ap-
piled to these men will be drastic
ally lower than those under which
men are inducted for general mill
tary service"
Local boards will be directed
henceforth to call up for induction
not only specified numbers of regis
trants for general service, but at
the same time specified numbers
of men who do not meet the physi-
cal standards for general service
but who are acceptable for military
service under the lower standards
because they left the jobs for which
they were deferred without local
board permission" it was stated.
Men in the Is through 81 age
group are equally liable for service
In the armed forces" the announce
ment stated. "Deferments are
granted not for the benefit of the
individual, but in the interest of
the Nation as whole.
Strict Interpretation Demanded.
National welfare demands strict
interpretations of the provisions OF
the act that no deferment shall
continue when the reason for the
deferment ceases to exist"
Local boards were instructed to
classify as IA, LAO or 4-E any
class ga or 2-B registrant who
voluntarily leaves the employment
for which he was deferred, unless it
has been determined in advance
that the change is in the best in
terest of the war effort or that there
are adequate personal or family
reasons justifying the transfer.
Explaining the draft classification
references, selective service off,
cial said the letter 81" added to
such regular designations as ga or
2-B means that the regiStrant is in
that regular group but has been
found fit only for limited military
service. The addition of "F" means
unfit for any military service.
Glass LAO is for conscientious
objectors available for noncomba-