MORE STRIIIGEITT I-CLI GY
by Selective Service System.
Due Palmer Selective Service board, at its meeting of February
25th, issued the following news release:
John McCormick, Territor
ial director of Selective Service, announced today that the Selective
Service System has adopted a more stringent policy regarding the de
ferment of men from military service. Irreplaceable men wh■> are ab
solutely essential to the national health, safety, and interact'will
continue to be deferred, biro it or I’cCormick emphasized. however, that
there remains a clear responsibility upon each employer so pr-smt
clearly to local boards the necessity for deferment in each : divi
dual case. Unless and until this necessity is proven, the local
board will not defer a man who is qualified for general military ser
vice-. The Director pointed out that we arc now passing through that
phase whore many'employers feel that each one of their employ ;os is
an essential man. A closo examination of the facts shows that in marr
instances those employees can bo readily replaced. '.There such re
placement is impossible,1 the local boards will grant deferment for a
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period of time sufficient to enable the employer to r..plac;
m
chvi ua.L I or whom deferment is requested. Director i. c^ornicm empia
siz : Selective Service will insure that every man cssc.rial to
war production will bo loft in his job so long ns he remains irre
placeable. nevertheless, as the pool of available men in the combat
ag ns becomes depleted, it is essential that every possible effort be
made by employers to look to sources other than Class 1-A men fer
their employees. This means a greater employment of women, and of
men below and above the combat ages, those with dependents, or physi
cal difficulties that disqualified thorn for military service, or
who otherwise arc not available for combat duty. It is probable ,
the Director stated, that those groups will bo the only available la
bor supply in the not scurlistant future. In the demands made by de
fense industries, government services, and private employment on
men who arc eligible for military service, the demands of the armed
forces must and will take precedence. Director I-cGormick further
pointed out that upon the employer rests a definite responsibility to
replace and make available all men who arc qualified for full mili
tary service. Ho further advised all employers to look for.ard to
the time when they will attenet to rot)lace all men
fnoir employ
who arc 1-A cligiblcs, but who are now deferred, ns our casual
lists gra
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it is questionable how long public opinion will support
deferment of a nan whos<
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