Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

AOI any lHluk Nnht may come. NOn-
gress seemingly never has been will
Ing TO appropriate enough money to
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 Amy army OF the United
States which goes into the field to-
day will be well fed. well clothed, well
armed, and every precaution will DO
taken and every means afforded to
save the men from the ravages OF
disease.
II was Just after the Spanish war
that the general stan 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 It has done what II could TO see
that the supplies OF all kinds we're
properly distributed and made avail.
able for instant use.
General Aleshire's Department.
Under an act OF congress. approved
| two years ago, the Quartermaster.
subsistence and pay departments Of
| the army we're consolidated In a
single organization to be known as
the quartermaster' corps. July 1,
! 1907, President Roosevelt nominated
! Mai James B. Aleshire as brigadler
| 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 Qua-,ormaster's corps.
! Brig. Gen. He, @ Sharpe is the
commissary GEM
The responsibility eating on Cen
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 quartermasters corps he is re-
sponsible 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 viii 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 a suspension
from rank and command with heavy
If 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 1t, to
strike a blow at the annually-recur-
ring evils OF unemployment In the
United States"
The chairman OF the commission is
Frank p. Walsh. who says that the
proposals are tentative and that the
commissioners would like to receive
criticisms and suggestions from all
who choose to offer them. II 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 win be to
gather and distribute accurate infor-
nation concerning the labor market
in different places in the United States.
II 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 IL available to
every person who is in search of work
and to every employer who wants
workmen.
II 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. It
is the intention to have the secretary
of labor appoint the members Of the
district advisory councils.