Arizona republican., 1917-11-19
REASONABLE HOURS / URGED FUR ARSENAL
 AND ORDINANCE. MEN
Republican A. p. Leased'WireI.

WASHINGTON, Nov. .1s.-faiIAw scales, reasonable hours aIni. good working conditions are suggest ed to arsenal commanders and manUfactur- CTS executing orders for the bNfeau of ordnance and quartermaster depart ment of the army in general orders made public tonight by those4 taepart- ments.
 Attention is called to the. fact that tn the haste to deliver needed ws,r mat qe- rials care must be exercised Hest the safeguards with which the people of this country have sought to protect la bor should be unw9sefy and. unneces- sarily broken down
 Industrial history proves that req sonable hours, fair ysOf1Ing condit ions and a proper wage scale ave essential to high production, said the statement During the war every attempt should be made to conserve in every way pos. sible all of our achievements.in the way of social betterment.
 The department wishes, to be aS- sured that schedules and hours oh- viously excessive or wage scales dis tinctly unfair, or working conditions such as should not be tolerated will | be brought to its attention" The statement says circumstances are not such as to render apploprah te the issuance of definite orders this subject al this time and that no ef- fort is made to establish or even to suggest, definite rules of cpnduct.' It is recommended that standards of | wabes already tablished sn the indus - try and the locality should, not be lov>- cred and that the minimum wage rates should be made in proper relation ito the cost of living.
 The length of the days work, it is i pointed out, should not exceed the c3ls- | tomary hours in the particular esgab- | lishment or the standard already at tained in the industry and in the com munity. Ten hours is suggested as the maximum for an adult workman, and eight hours per shift in continuous A l hour work
 Manufacturers are asked to guard against unnecessary overtime to give half holidays on Saturday; to allow all employees at least one day of rest in every seven and to give them nation al 1 holidays. 1 As to negotiations between employer and employees. the department sug gests that existing channels should be | preserved and new ones opened if Fe quired as their need is especially great l in the light of critical points of con l troversy which may arise in & time, like l the present"
 | Efforts should be made to restrict
 the work of women to eight hours. the ! statement continues, and employment
 of women on night work should be pro-
 hibited. as a necessary protection mo
 rally and physically
 Where women are employed to do the
 work heretofore performed by men, ii
 is suggested that the standard of wages
 be not lowered and that the hours be
 no longer than were those of the mer
 replaced.
 In the case of children tlAe order says
 the federal child labor law must bs
 strictly observed and that both boys
 and girls under Is years of age should
 have the same restrictions on theii
 hours as outlined for women employees
 Existing legal standards to prevent
 danger from fire, accident or other hazards and to provide good light
 ventilation, sufficient heat and propel
 sanitation. the statement continises
 should be observed as minimum re
 quirements.