Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-12-21
LABOR NEEDED
FOR WAR WORK
United States Public Service Re-
serve Being lnaugurated by
the Government.
TO Be SPEEDED
Skilled and semiskliied Men Not Now
Engaged In Producing War Ma.
terlal to Be Enlisted In the
Public Service.

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Public Service.
Westinghouse United States pub
lie service reserve IN being nnugu-
rnted by the department Of labor IN
an effort 20 get men for work In the
s%hipynrds. The department Is work.
Ing In cooperation with the shipping
board and William Edwin Hall IL d.
rectlng the work. State directors nre
being appointed and local organlza-
lions are being perfected In every
state.
THE primary object OF this cam.
pnign." snld Mr.. Hall. 'is 10 obtain n
large list OF skilled and semi-skllled
men who are not now producing wal
material or doing work useful TO the
prosecution OF the war, and TO get
them into the shlpyards and the fac.
tories which must be maintained at the
highest speed II Industry Is TO meet the
Unsuitable demands Of a large army nj
the front.
1T appears from published reports,
such us the arrival of the Rainbow hi.
vision In France, that the number Of
American troops at or near the firing
lne Is constantly increasing, and we
civilians whom these troops have gone
over there to protect. would be shame
fully derellct In u national duty and
quite wanting In patriotism II We did
not make every personal sacrifice to
keep our soldiers 100 per cent sup
piled.
Labor Needed In War Work.
"a number Of the non-essenral In.
dustries are employing labor which Is
urgently needed for wal work-in the
%shipyards. for example. One is sur.
prised TO see how many kinds Of work.
ers are needed to build n ship. The
shipping board has prepared for the
public service reserve a list OF SO DIFF.
ferent peace" occupations from which
men must-absolutely must-be drawn
In order that our tremendous shlpbuild.
Ing can be carried out In time. You
often hear It said that ships will win
the war; but today II Is being put In a
little different way by those who know
the situation: A failure on the part
OF American civilians to build the nee.
essary number Of ships will make II
Impossible for the United States TO
continue TO fight. A lack OF ships may
lose the war;
"The United States public service
reserve" explained Mr.. Hall, "Is work.
Ing at high speed today to obtain all
these men needed for shlpbuilding, for
making equipment, for gun manufnc.
turing, for mechanical d%raughting, for
hundreds Of other vital operations,
from the 'non-essentlal industries
that II. from industries which are i'm.
portant TO n country at pence but. In
the final analysis, virtually unneces.
sary 10 n country nj war.
"our effort Is always to obtain the
workers for wal industry without
crippling the peace industry. We viii
not draw away an over-prOductlon OF
ployer. War means suffering. A con.
any u industry. from any one en-.
pjloyer. War means suffering. A con.
siderable disturbance OF industry Is
inevitable. The public service reserve
proposes to bring about the necessary
shifting Of labor with just ms little dis.
turbance as possible. We want no In.
dustry and no employer to have to
bear any more than a fair, Legitimate
share Of the burden which the per-
emptory demands OF wal throw upon
all OF u.s."
Differs From Army Enlistment.
"Men who enroll In the United
States public service reserve state
their trade and suggest other classes
OF work they could do. II necessary, for
the war. The enrolled men will re-
main nt their present Jobs and when
they are notified that an opportunity
TO put them into wal work has arisen,
they nre under no obligation to accept
the new Jobs unless satisfied with
wages and conditions. Thus their en-
rollment In the reserve differs from en-
llstment In the army, where the soldier
has no choice but TO obey.
Every day more and more Ameri-
can workers nre beginning to feel In
their hearts that In this critical period
Of the nations history they should be
devotlng their energies to the actual
wan needs Of their country. By en-
rolling IN the United States public re-
serve they enjoy a happier conscience,
for they know that they have thereby
declared their patriotism and that the
moment q war Industry needs men OF
their type they will be given a chance
to serve the country without leaving
civilian life"