The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26
INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL
FORMED BY GOVERNOR
Body VIII Make An Effort To Increase
Efficiency and Distribute Labor In
Old Dominion.
PROMINENT vIRGINIANS
COMPRISE ORGANIZATION
Richard T.. Byrd Is Made Chairman,
While w. T. Reed and j. j. Dreamer
Represent Richmond--Wiil Mobilize
Internal Forces OF State.

Needing the powerful and searching
appeal made a few days ago by Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson for a great ma
'tfonal and international service army
and believing IT appropriate and i'm
portant that Virginia should have an
organization for increased efficiency
in industrial production and the con-
seryation and distribution of the labor
entering into Manufactured products
of all kinds, Governor stuart yester-
day created the industrial council or
"a fety.
The state executive appointed nine
prominent citizens of the state to COM
prise this council. and all of them
have consented to serve. They are;
Richard Evelyn Byrd, Winchester,
chairman: william r. Reed. Rich
mond: William p Allen, City Point:
James ]. Dreamer. Richmond: Walter
f. Addison. Lynchburg: ]. B. Cline
dinst. Newport News. William Boneer,
Portsmouth: L. +. Palen. Norfolk,
and Miss Lille NJ. Barbour. Roanoke.
Governor Stuart says that 1t is the
duty of the Old Dominion to lend her
authority as a state, her governmental
machinery and all other things at her
command to the mobilization and CO
ordination of nil internal forces. which
snail TGpEestttL lFi No'iNt ~
common country in the discharge OF
the weighty and righteous task to
which we are committed.
Thousands of Negroes Enticed.
One OF the things to he done by
members OF the industrial council OF
safety is TO use means necessary to
prevent the wholesale invasions OF the
state By INSCRIPTIONS labor agents
who are enticing large numbers OF
la borers from the factories and from
all branches Of industry. Many thou
sand negroes have been lured North
in recent days while scores of white
people have also been taken from Vir-
gInia to work in factories and manu-
featuring establishments In other
states. This council will also devise
ways and means for the distribution
of the labor supply to the most USE
full forms of employment and for the
increase of efficiency in all lines or
industry
Following is a statement made yes
Stuart:
Co-opcration Is Desired.
The president of the United States
has issued a powerful and searching
appeal to his fellow countrymen for
n great national and international SER
vice army to he made up. not only
of soldiers and seamen, but OF men
and women equally necessary on the
farms. in the mines, in the factories,
in the shipyards and on the railroads
all potential members of the vast
indust rial forces of our country. This
a ppeal is made TO the nation as a
whole and yet il carries special
message to each of the forty-eight
states of the Union and challenges
the patriotic cooperation OF all.
ut is, therefore. the duty Of Vir-
ginla to lend her authority as a state,
her governmental machinery and all
other things at her command to the
and coordination of all
the Internal forces which shall rep
resent her contribution to our COM
mon country in the discharge of the
weighty and righteous task to which
We are committed.
ALREADY Virginia has her Agricul-
turai Council Of Safety. which has
entered actively into the field Of in
creased crop production and conser-
walton. II now seems appropriate and
that she should have her
Industrial Council of Safety for in
creased efficiency in Industrial pro-
duction and the conservation and dis
tribution of the labor entering into
products of all kinds.
The two councils must of necessity
be helpful TO the state and to the
country and to each other.
among the things to be under
taken by the last named council will
be the use of means necessary to the
OF wholesale invasions of
our state by INSCRIPTIONS labor agents
who are enticing large numbers of
laborers from our factories and from
all branches of industry under false
of wages. hours and
labor conditions to other states. In
this work the employer and employe
have joint interest, this interest
can be protected by n council such
as ! am naming. composed as II is
OF representative men from the ranks
both Of employers and employees. and
men from the professions who have
earned the confidence and respect OF
both classes Such u council Will find
: broad nsld Of usefulness In devis-