Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-21
.ASQU|TH APPEALS
To LABOR MEN
FOR AMMUNITION
Declares Whole Nation Is En-
gagged in War and That Men
Who Work in Factories Are
Serving County.

ttAM fHHtAff fsUtitiHNs AHIN 70
ts.so D. mJ-The British prime min
isief, Herbert II. Asquitn. VIM so
often during his premiership has had
I % gioas over statements 90 mis- cab
met colleagues. lu an appeal tonight
. 10 the wurkmHu ~ fhe northeast cOnst
I a. speed ~ the output ct munitions -
+ wnr. refrained from ai reference 10
I the drink question and declared that
there had been 40 siaokncss 90 the
Z part ~ either tie smplDyeH on the
employers
The necessity for greater effort, ne
said, arose from the fact that an
enormous Quariitt on ammunition was
being expended. and from the success
81 recruiting among The workers and
tho consequent shouness 0f skilled
lahDf. This VAS being remcdied. and
the premier fofcshHdoWed the en-
iargemfnt ~ the present plants and
the utilization ~ factories otherwise
engaged t0 do government work. with
proper compensation
Whole Nation in War.
The premier declared that the de-
mand for men and material was on
so vast q scale q might ht said With
ont cKaRgeratiOn. that the whole ma
ton Waa taking part Joe the war.
The men who were making material
were, ln 1q true q sense as the sailors
ana soldiers, fighters ana combat
ants
Ia the early days 81 the war. aaid
the premier. the government had APP
peHled for recruits and had obtained
the LARGEST and finest body II men
who had over followed the colors
The premier denied that the govern
ment had only lately become alive ta
the Importance IT The need ~ ammu-
aiiion and declared that ia septem-
Der he had appointed committee.
headed by Lord lflfehcne the efforts
OF which had largely Increased the
supplies.
Nor is 1t true that there has been
any general slackncsA on the part Of
any employers or employees" c0ntin-
ued the premier. Some employees
register 81 to 90 hours per man The
situation can be otherwise explained.
II " due 70 the Unprecedented scale
on which ammunition has been ex-
pended on each side, to tie shnrtness
u skilled labor and Ia the success IN
recruiting
Two hundred and seventeen
thousand miners had enlisted-Z0
per cent OF the total hummer ana
nearly 90 per cent Of The men 81 mil
itary axe. said the premier. There
was an influx of 10000 men from
other industries, and there still was a
shortage ~ "a per cent of the for
mer numbers. the result being pres
ont diminuti0n of 2 per cent la The
normal output. while the war had
caused an Increased demand.
Mr. Asquith appealed 20 the men to
rival the patriotism Of their fellows
az the front by regular work and an
increase in the output
The manufacturers of war matrriql,
he said, were not entitled 60 undue
profits, trades unions would not
prejudice their Interests by suspend
ing their rules. and firms suffering by
the transfer Of labor or by inability
20 carry out their civil contracts would
receive prompt aud adequate c0mpen-
&iti0u
The premier congratulated the men
on the formation 1T committee 1T
New Castle which was devotlng It,
SELF to bring IN skilled labor TO FIJI
the vacant places in the armament
firms. The next thing was 10 broaden
tho basis of production Wv utilizing
works which at present ure devoted
to other purposes for the manufac
ture OF munitions