Show I f D R Denies I. I Bureaus Aid Slackers Says 32 Per Cent Of Workers Have Deferment WASHINGTON Oct 26 UP UP- UP president Roosevelt Tuesday denounced de de- de- de as groundless and irre reports that the federal government was a haven for draft dodgers submitting figures to congress congress con con- gress iteM showing that only 32 per percent percent percent cent of the government civilian work ork force has received occupational occupational occupational deferment Mr Roosevelt offered no male- male female breakdown but the civil service commission said about one- one third of the people employed full time tune by the government were women That would in the light of Mr Roosevelt's statistics statistic mean that about 49 per cent of the men employed by the thc government had received occupational deferments In identical letters sent to the house speaker and senate president president president dent Mr Roosevelt said that on last July 31 1 the latest date for which complete figures are available available avail avail- able aole there were full time government of whom had received occupational occupational I deferments Mr R Roosevelt's defense of the governments government's draft deferment policy pol pol- icy for its followed closely close close- ly a a. a rec recommendation by a house military ry affairs affair subcommittee for foran forn foran an an n investigation of deferments in inthe inthe inthe the war navy and six other government government gov gov- departments on grounds that they have used replacement to protect civilian em em- from the draft f The chief hief executive reported 84 occupational def e r m men e n t s samong samong among the civilian em em- of the war and navy department departments departments de de- de- de including workers in government arsenals and ship ship- yards There has recently been much loose and harmful talk about the of the federal govern government ment ent Mr Roosevelt said in his letters In an effort to discredit those tose in public services s groundless charges are being made and irre- irre rumors ors circulated l ted that Ith tic the federal government Is a haven for lor draft dodgers' dodgers and slackers rJ ra In simple justice to the m many many ny fine Jine Jine spirited public-spirited and devoted persons in the government employ j. j these e e unfair accusations must b be denied Some Sonie members of congress see seeking seekIng seek seek- e- e ing t to delay the draft of fathers have ave accused the federal government government govern govern- ment meat of harboring thousands o ome of men me nen who should be in the armed forces Senator W W. Lee ODaniel D. D DI t Texas Monday night said in radio aradio address that Washington was overrun by people seeking to perpetuate their federal jobs 4 Mr Ir Roosevelt said that of the persons employed by the government full time in the United States les less than 9 per cent worked in Wa Washington h This compilation ex excluded the additional em em- who work worle outside the continental continental continental conti conti- United States Mr Roosevelt's Roose Roose- velt's totals also did not include persons employed in part time lime jobs or without compensation lauch uch Euch as draft and ration board members Offering figures to silence the slingers mUd the said as is of January 1 I 1943 there w were re 1 federal in the armed services He estimated the total Tuesday at about a half mil mu- lion Other deferment statistics pre- pre by the president One One One-Of Of war department in Washington only ire now deferred on occupational grounds ground Of navy workers here 1016 are ae deferred Two Two Only Only 61 of post postOffice postoffice office department workers all workers all of the we 61 are postal inspectors and 12 2 of them fathers have fathers have been de de- de- de I Three Three Three-Of Of the remaining government gov- gov govI I emment nearly half are omen There are about hlen of a age e in this tion This includes single toen hlen of whom 11 arc are in class JF as physic physically lly unfit for military mill mill- tory tary wy service In class claM one were 3 82 awaiting induction 1 1502 02 in inela ela clus lass 3 for dependency deferred single men and 0 information on some 2743 2713 Most Of f the deferred single men are ape ape- such as weather observers men G-men men and radio experts Four OUr Four Of married men without children in iii government employ were deferred for ocCupational occupational oc oc- oc- oc reasons awaiting Induction physically unfit and in class 3 because of dependency dependency depend depend- ency tacy or hardship |