Show exclusive on farm draft by walter shead washington correspondent the farm public Is unduly alarmed over the recent directive of war mobilize james F byrnes birnes subjecting agricultural workers 18 to 26 to induction in the new mobilization ot of manpower for the army and navy according to farm leaders in the nations capital there Is no evidence they say that the selective service commission intends to nullify the tydings amendment to the selective service act which specifically provides for deferment of farm labor if replacements are not available and if local draft boards determine the workers are more essential on the farms it could be authorities say here that if there are any farm workers who have left the farm for other work if there are any who may be considered nonessential such as workers on hop farms or mushroom growers they may be called to military service under reclassification I 1 |