The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-12

army Is web prepared in every way
for anything that may come. Con
gress seemingly never has been will.
ing TO appropriate enough money 10
keep the service departments up to
the standard, but with the lesson OF
the Spanish war behind them. the de-
partment chiefs have done the best
they could with the money which was
forthcoming. Any army of the United
States which goes into the field to-
day will be well fed. we'll clothed. well
armed, and every precaution will be
taken and every means afforded to
save the men from the ravages OF
disease.
1t was Just after the Spanish war
that the general staff of the army was
established. The moving army spirit
in the work was William II. Carter.
now a major general of the service
with three or four years more ahead
of him on the active list. The general
STAFF not only has looked after plans
for operations in case of emergency,
but il has done what 1t could to see
properly distributed and made avail
able for instant use.
General AIeshire's Department.
Under an act of congress, approved
two years ago, the quartermaster.
subsistence and pay departments of
the army were consolidated in a
single organization to be known as
the quartermasters corps. July l.,
1907, President Roosevelt nominated
Maj. James B. Aleshire as brigadier
general in command Of the quarter
masters department Today General
Aleshire is a major general with
supervisory authority over the three
departments which, consolidated,
make up the Quartermaster's corps.
Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe is the
commissary general
The responsibilities resting on Gen.
eral Aleshire are perhaps greater
than those which rest on any other
man OF the United States army. With
General Sharpe and the other officers
of the quartermaster's corps he Is re-
sponsihle for feeding and clothing the
armies in the field. Soldiers do not
growl as hard at the man who leads
them to defeat as they do at the
man who fails to lead them to dinner
A good many people probably will re-
member the plight in which an Off
Ger of the subsistence department
found himself because Of the beef
scandal of Spanish war days. There
was a court-martial and suspension
from rank and command with heavy
II not total loss Of pay for two years.
Plan Of Labor Commission.
The commission on industrial rela-
tons, which congress established
some time ago to study labor mat
tiers, has made public certain propos-
ais for legislation to wipe out what
are called 'chronically chaotic con-
ditions in the country's labor market"
and thus, as the commission puts it, to
strike a blow at the annually-recur-
ring evils of unemployment in the
United States"
The chairman of the commission is
proposals are tentative and that the
commissioners would like to receive
criticisms and suggestions from all
who choose to offer them. 1t is pro-
posed by legislation to establish In
Washington a national bureau of la.
Dor exchange to be connected with the
department of labor, of which William
B. Wilson is the secretary. 1t is pro
posed to have branch offices in other
cities with a clearing house in each
for the district Immediately surround
ing that city, the plan being to divide
the entire country into divisions. The
legislation asked will empower the bu-
reau to establish and conduct free pub
lie employment Offices.
Labor Market Bulletins.
One of the most important services
of the bureau If established will be to
gather and distribute accurate infor-
nation concerning the labor market
in different places in the United States.
1t is the intention II the proposals get
the form of law to publish this infor-
nation in the form of bulletins to be
issued frequently and to be given such
circulation as to make II available to
every person who is in search of work
| and to every employer who wants
workmen.
1t is proposed, and this feature of
the plan the commission thinks will be
| interesting to the country, that ad-
visory councils shall be appointed for
the national bureau and one for each
of the district clearing houses. These
councils will be composed of equal
numbers of Representatives of employ
ers and Of employees and will assist the
director In all matters pertaining to
the management, will aid in determin.
| ing policies and will see to it that the
bureau is impartial in disputes be
| tween labor and capital thus gaining
! for it the confidence of the public. II
is the intention to have the secretary
| of labor appoint the members OF the
district advisory councils.
The duties, powers and authority OF
the bureau will be to collect and fur.