Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-03
Country Secured for Men.

NoUuLry secured LOT men.
TT has been found impossible to OBJ
tain craftsmen and men and women
trained in the various activities Of the
bureau" added Director Ralph. II have
had the cooperation of the national
officers Of the plate printers union,
the topographic pressmen's union. lith-
oEraphic Offset pressmen. photographic
transformers. engravers and book bind
ers In securing the country for the
services of competent men in these
trades to assist in the execution of
the work.
Every available man Of these crafts
is now employed in the bureau. Their
number is insufficient to meet the de-
mands created by war conditions.
Execution of the printing Of the
p 100000 liberty loan bonds in Itself
would require the service Of 1000 peo-
pie working an eight-hour shift for
one year. In addition thereto, the is
suance of 100000 interim certificates
and 2.o00.000,00O in certificates of in
debtedness has been completed and de-
livered without embarrassment to the
Secretary of the Treasury. and to the
satisfaction OF all concerned.
In addition, the federal reserve
banks have given orders to the bureau
OF engraving and printing for the
printing and delivery of $4,000, 000, 00O
in notes, In order to meet war condi-
tions. This work has been executed
promptly and in a satisfactory man
ner.
Other Work at Bureau.
Due to the increased demand for 81
ana ~ silver certificates to take care
OF the Increased volume of business
created by the war. the bureau has had
to meet this situation. It has content-
ed the treasurer of the United States
with deliveries made. and stock &C.
Quired.
1.-THE bureau also has been called
upon to increase 400 per cent the num-
Der OF warrants. checks and vouchers
necessary to carry on the official bust
ness OF the government. 1t is now
working twenty-four hours day
printing and delivering $50. 900 commits
sions for officers to the War and NAVY
departments
1t has now in stock and is shippfne
out at the rate of 100000, 900 a day the
new 3-cent postage stamps that are to
take the place of the 2-cent stamp I'M
der aer the pending e.. war revenue measure.
There are 1882 post Offices in the
United States which must be stocked
up with these stamps ready to issue
when the measure becomes law.
The bureau is printing and delivering
to the post Offices and to internal rev.
enue agents in this country $4,000, 900
documentary stamps provided for un-
der the same bill. It is actively en-
gagged in delivering postage stamps
Internal revenue stamps and silver GER
tificates for the use Of the Philippine
government to take care of the in
creased activities due to war condi-
tons.
Cites Demands on Bureau.
1.-THE demands made on the bureau
can be best understood when it is
! stated that the Secretary of the Treas
ury on Friday evening issued orders
to print s250.ooo,oo0 of certificates OF
English and French governments on the
following Monday morning. While the
bureau has met all of the demands for
certificates of indebtedness, interim
certificates, bonds. commissions. inter-
nal revenue stamps, postage stamps
| the most urgent demand made upon ii
| at the present time is for the printing
| Of the federal reserve notes to meet the
business requirements Of the federal re-
serve banks of the United States which
must carry the national war load
"It should be borne in mind that the
bureau Of engraving and printing il
the most modern factory in the world
wherein the employees have tho best
filtered and washed and renewed every
six minutes, where they have the at
tention of a male and female physician,
all the welfare features that tend to
minimize ana Improve ana make more
efficient the conditions of labor. The
cooperative 1unchroom. operated by
the employees Of the bureau, gives to
the employees substantial and whole
some meal for is cents"
THE bureau is inspected by the pub
lie health service once a year The
following statement. taken from the
report made thereon by the surgeon
general in April Of this year, may be
of interest. He said:
The bureau of engraving and
printing may well be taken today as
standard of what a modern Industrial
plant can be and should be. 1t shows
that, given properly constructed
building, with suitable and sufficient
appliances, an establishment of this
kind, with its 5000 employees, can be
conducted under sanitary conditions
which are above reasonable criticism.
Full credit for this high deeree ~
excellency must be given to those in
authority. because It is only by con-
slant effort and Intelligent supervision
that such standards can be maintained.'
mo woman. notwithstanding the mr.
gent rush Of work, Is forced to work
additional hours" declared Director
Ralph. ANY woman who states she is
physically unable to perform the work
Is excused from the overtime. Under
normal conditions the work day is Of
eight hours. but in reality they per-
form but seven hours toll, so that
when an employee is in the building
fynyn W hon ha ri,