Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-30

the welfare or the council. The people
OF the state who are DESTROYS to CO.
operate with the council-and they all
are-should address the secretary, Jo-
seph Hansen, at Boise.
SPECIAL LABOR REPORT.
The labor committee submitted a
special report to the council which was
adopted 1t is provided that the labor
committee cause to be made in con-
nection with the state labor depart
ment, an investigation of labor condi-
tons in the state of Idaho at once, and
that the committee do everything rea-
sonably possible to alleviate unsatis-
factory existing conditions, and that
the committee report to the next meet
Ing of the state defense council with
recommendations.
The labor committee was instructed
to have taken a labor census of all
males between the ages OF IA and so
and Furthermore that the governor be
requested at such time as the COM
mittee may determine to issue a proc
lamation concerning the labor census
WANT STANDARD FIXED.
A resolution was adopted that it is
the consensus of opinion of the COM
mittee that the value of labor service
should not be determined by SEX but
by the efficiency of the service; and
that wages of laborers should now be
so determined that the wage shall be
commensurate with the additional
value of the service resulting from war
conditions to the end that laborers
standard of living shall not be lowered
but may be maintained.
On motion by DR.. Bryan the labor
committee was instructed to secure
any labor possible other than oriental
for future labor In the state.
Governor Alexander assured the
council the state board of examiners
would honor any and all warrants
properly signed by the council officials.
Chairman Bryan was instructed to re-
fer to the various committees of the
council the matters referred to by the
governor In his address as needing at
tention.
When discussing the coal situation
In the state Mr.. Gooding stated that
everything was being done to bring
about relief and to get coal into the
state. Efforts, he pointed out, were in
progress to give coal the right-of- way
over other freight In the event q SER
ious coal shortage developed.
CROPS GOING TO WASTE.
Harvey Alfred. state director of farm
markets, told of the serious car short
age to, move crops and the lack of ia
cilities on the farms to store the crops.
c. A. Sundeglin declared that the is
sue of preventing people eating less
meat and wheat was not the one that
Is paramount in Idaho but that It is
the labor situation and the failure to
preserve the crops in this state that
are now going to waste. that requires
attention. If the labor situation Is
solved and the crops are saved, much
more will be accomplished in the con-
servation plans. he pointed out.
1t was decided TO authorize the COM
mittee on sanitation to draft strong
resolutions on the moral status of SOL
diers in cantonment camps and forward
them to the secretary of war. This
action was taken after communica-
ton was read from the Western Hy-
'giene association of Portland request
ing this state set aside $4,000 to assist
the association in'improving conditions
at the camps.
resolution was unanimously pass
ed requesting Governor Alexander to
call a conference of stockmen and
others associated with the livestock
industry. together with state and gov
eminent officials, to discuss the ques-
ton of providing adequate trails to
national forest ranges which was
urged by Mr.. Gooding. This issue has
been before the land board and rep
resentative of the department of the
interior has been investigating the ap-
plication of stock and sheep men for
the withdrawal OF 100000 acres of
land from public entry. the land to be
used as trails.
The labor committee recommended
that the governor issue proclama-
ton providing for the taking of a la
Dor census In which all males between
the ages ofs14 and 6O<will be listed 1t