The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
By Brederio J Haskin. \

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at conveniently located pointslff they
WILL cooperate with tile government
by allowing their men certain periods
or leave OF abesnce at the time OF har-
vest Wherever there Is found q viii
EiinEness To grant these leaves with
ont endangerinE the standing Of the
men IN their regular employment
atives Of the government will
attempt to organize what they term
vacation clllbs..n Certain numbers OF
men. whose fitness for harvest work
is Obvious. will be asked To join these
clubs They will he organized into j
Excursions and tho best rates obtain
able will be secured for them. They
|MFll go to points where it is positive
~ known there is work for them.
There they will be employed for tWo /
weeks, month, six weeks. When
the harvest is over they will return
to the mills or mines from which they
came and to their former Jobs.
There are material difficulties in
the way of working this plan underI
present conditions. The railroads.
for instance, are anxious to grant
very low rates for the transportation
OF these harvest hands. They arc un-
able, under the law, to do So a rate
may not be granted to one class Of
the distance to be Travelled is great.
Eal1 profits in. such short time WI r1S
ARE eaten UP by the railroad fare Yet
the railroads would be willing. if they
were allowed to grant very favorable
rates to harvest hands. They are
anxious to get the crops gathered
that they may haul them. The de-
partment OF labor. if its expe1ime
are successful. will probably ask the
next Congress for special legislation
that will allow special rates to har-
vest hands.
The beneficial results that would
accrue from system of this sort are
as being many and varied
In the first place. Secretary Wilson is
convinced that tile workmen would
regard it as a most pleasureable va
cation. He calls attention to the fact
that most yacationers work harder
when away from their tasks than
when performing them. They row
boats. climb mountains. go tramping.
IT would seem. therefore, that vaca-
ton should be defined as a change OF.
would probably regard two weeks IN
the harvest fields as a great lark.
They would return TO their ordinary
tasks much benefited.
The educational effect upon the
worker would be great He would bel
given an opportunity TO see world
that was entirely new to him. He
would be given new interest in life.
Great numbers Of Work1nen have the
idea that they would like to get back
TO the soil. Yet they know nothing
of how to accompl ish this end. Here
they are given an opportunity to
tlearn. nd ITO DIET ermine Rhe ether they,
would like the Iife Eany OF these
men have money in the hank IT. il
Tecognized5ss thai. one Bf THE gfeatest
of national needs is that the tide
isholrlds turn back TO the land Its
reasonable TO suppose tina these har-
vest time vacations would lead many
men to farming. IS #
But there are still other classes of
workers to whom the federal. govern
ment is this YEAR to extend more de-
tailed i'd in securing work in the har-
vest fields There are two very large
classes whose vacations seasons come
at harvest time These are the teach
:ers Of the nation and tho youngsters
who are being taught. Teachers are,
not earners OF large salaries, and
there are thousands of young men
are working theiriway through school.
The government hopes to have the
opportunities for employment SO We'll
in hand by the time the present school
terms end, that it vii l be able to tell
these two classes where they may 60
Tor Immediate employment The har-t
vest fields offer good chances for saw
ing considerable sums Of money be-
cause there is no expense for board OF
slndsins s when So employed and the
. 80 ia day. are entirely clear. The
lexperience OF getting close to the
great, prod,rc Give forces Of the nation
IItiss regarded as a most valuable one
to- either OF these classes Of work is.