The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-21
LABOR NEEDED
FOR WAR WORK
United States Public Service Re-
serve Being lnaugurated by
the Government.
PRODUCTION TO Be sPEEDED
Skilled and SemiskiIIed Men Not Now
Engaged in Producing War Ma.
teriaI to Be Enlisted In the
Public Service,


Public Service.
Washington.-A United States pub
tic service reserve is being inaugu
rated by the department of labor IL
an effort to get men for work in the
shipyards. The department is work
Ing In cooperation with the shipping
board and William Edwin Hall is d.
recting the work. State directors are
| being appointed and local organiza-
lions are being perfected in every
state.
1.-THE primary object of this cam
paign," said Mr.. Hall, sis to obtain q
large list of skilled and semi-skilled
men who are not now producing war
material or doing work useful to the
prosecution of the war, and to get
them into the shipyards and the fac
tories which must be maintained at the
highest speed if industry is to meet the
Unsuitable demands of large army at
the front.
ut appears from published reports,
such as the arrival of the Rainbow Di-
vision in France, that the number of
American troops at or near the firing
line is constantly increasing, and we
civilians whom these troops have gone
over there to protect, would be shame
fully derelict in our national duty and
quite wanting in patriotism if 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-essential in
dustries are employing labor which is
urgently needed for war work-in the
shipyards, for example. One is sur
prised to see how many kinds of work.
ers are needed to build 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 shipbuild-
ing can be carried out in time. You
often hear it said that ships will win
the war but today it is being put in
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 it
for the United States to
continue to fight. A lack of ships may
ose the war;
'The United States public service |
explained Mr.. Hall, SIS work
ng at high speed today to obtain all |
hese men needed for shipbuilding, for
making equipment, for gun manufac-
uring, for mechanical draughting, for
of other vital operations,
rom the 'non-essential industries
hat is, from industries which are i'm
'ortant to country at peace but, in
he final analysis, virtually unneces-
airy to a country at war.
"Our effort is always to obtain the
,orkers for war industry without
ripping the peace industry. We will
OF draw away an Oyer-production Of
loyer. War means suffering. A con-
ny one industry, from any one en-
jloyer. War means suffering. A con-
derable disturbance Of industry is
levitable. The public service reserve
roposes to bring about the necessary
hitting of labor with just as little dis
Irbance as possible. We want no in
ustry and no employer to have to
ear any more than fair, legitimate
lare of the burden which the per-
nptory demands of war throw upon
1 of u.s."
Differs From Army Enlistment.
Men who enroll in the United
-ates public service reserve state
leir trade and suggest other classes
work they could do, if necessary, for
ain at their present jobs and when
ey are notified that an opportunity
put them into war work has arisen,
ey are under no obligation to accept
e new Jobs unless satisfied with
ages and conditions. Thus their en-
llment in the reserve differs from en-
tment in the army, where the soldier
s no choice but to obey.
EVERY day more and more Ameri-
n workers are beginning to feel in
cir hearts that in this critical period
the nations history they should be
voting their energies to the actual
r needs of their country. BY en-
ling In the United States public re-
we they enjoy happier conscience,
they know that they have thereby
dared their patriOtiSm and that the
ment q war Industry needs men of
ir type they will be given a chance
serve the country without leaving