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Show FARMER, LABORER, EMPLOYER TO BE Y Oil BOARDS - War Department Asks Got ernors to Choose Men to Select Soldiers. ' ' By Webb Miller (United Press Staff Cecre.gane'sM.) WASHINGTON, June M-Warnlng of the gravity of the taak, the war department de-partment today called upon .tat goy-irnnrt goy-irnnrt for their nomination to th Jptrtbunal. that will single out the men for America's new armies. On each board the farmer, th big employer and the laboring man each will have -a friend at court." In a letter to each governor secretary secre-tary Baker drew attention to the double dou-ble responsibility that rest, upon board to raise armie and at the him time avoid Injuring the trltal In-dustriale In-dustriale needs of the nation He de-1 dared It wa the most vital problem of the war to strike a balance between military and Industrial necessity." a. the suggestion of the department every board will k. MmpmM-trf-wv member In eloee touch with h arrl-eulture arrl-eulture eltuatlon of each district, another an-other member with wide knowledge of the Industrial alluation of the district affected and one In touch with the laboring la-boring man, preferably a "Polf''v ef organlaed tabor. In addition there win be ete phyaiolaa and one lawyer. Secretary Baker emphasised that the need of the nation demand only men of th highest steading for hteae dim-calt dim-calt position. They must be men poeeeeslng the mentality, experience and information that will enable them t eolve the very difficult economic problem to be encountered." en-countered." He told the governor. They must be men of uch stability, patriotism and Integrity as wll! Insure the Intereatr of the nation against the urging of private claim. Th moat delicate taak of the whole draft fall upon shoulder ef the appellate ap-pellate board. Th final and ntlr responsibility of sorting out the "in. dispensable" men In th -vltaly necessary" neces-sary" Industrie ie left to thee group of men. . "To the district board." Baker wrote. "Is Intrusted th moat vital problem prob-lem of th war. Two thin are to be accomplished to raise armlea and to maintain Industries. As the war proceeds pro-ceeds more and mors men will be required re-quired for the battle line and yet there are eertala Induetrlee that must be maintained to thet end. "Any eonoelvabie diminution oi men must to enme extent Interfere with Industry. The diminution must be made and hence It is self evident that the problem la to reduce th Interference Interfer-ence to th minimum. "A balance muet be struck and maintained main-tained between the military and Industrial In-dustrial needa ef th nation and the necessary sacrifice must be distributed with scientific accuracy. "Th Intereet ef Individuals er associations asso-ciations cannot be considered aa such. It I th Intereet of the nation solely that muet ee considered." With th letter a number of nomination nomina-tion from th American federation of Labor, the council of national defense and the chamber of commerce of the United SUte were submitted to the governor. In thickly populated Mellon th board will be eompoaed of several group of five each, constituted In, the game way. The appellate board, are veeted with original jurisdiction In occupational clalme for exemption. An appeal from their decision to a national central tribunal tri-bunal I provided for. In cases ef appeal ap-peal on dependency caae the appellate boarda act aa th board of review. Many of the governor have already aent tentative nominations to th upper board. |