South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-02
LABOR PROBLEM
SERIOUS MENACE
County Agent BOrdner Warns
People of South Bend of
Real Famine.

Five hundred recruits for the boys
working reserve as soon as they can
possibly be enlisted and a guarantee
Of $50 men TO County Agricultural
Agent John :. Bordner by Saturday
for work on farms was the goal set
by the members of the executi e
committee of the St. Joseph county
branch Of the United States boys
working re serve at a meeting held
Monday night in the offices of John
G.. Yeagley. chairman of the local
board.
a means for the enlistment of men
and boys for immediate farm work
is 10 be threshed out Tuesday night
when the members OF the manufac-
turers' committee of the chamber of
commerce, the county council of de-
Tense. boys working reserve and
County Agent Bordner are 10 meet
Although the local committee of the
boys reserve has been hard at work
for some time few results have been
obtained, according TO the report Of
County Agent Bordner, hence the
reason for calling of the special
meeting Tuesday
A committee OF three were ap-
pointed by Chairman Yeagley 70
consult with Prin. John 5. MCGOWAN
of the high school in regard for the
immediate release of boys that would
agree 70 go 10 work on the various
farms in this county, and assure the
boys that they would receive their
full years credit. Mr.. Yeagley
stated that he had had letter from
Mr. Straus of the state board Of
education authorizing the release Of
the boys at once and giving them
their credentials for the full year.
Barry Scanlon, one of the members
of the committee. stated that he had
the names Of 1S5 boys in the high
school who would be anxious to get
10 work on the farm Immediately If
their marks would be assured them.
Carlisle Gives Report.
c. A. Carlisle, a member of the
committee. gave a report of the con-
ference he had with the manufac-
thrers' committee. in which he trie6
TO secure number of men from the
various factories in this city, but the
manufacturers claim that il is i'm
possible to part with anN of their
men, owing TO the fact that num-
Der Of local factories are working
on war orders and are experiencing
difficulty in securing help them
selves. Mr. Carlisle suggested that
the farmers organize a representa-
tive committee TO cooperate with
- L.
so doing develop community inter
ests and accomplish the desired re-
suits in production.
Now is the time to get help. You
can go ahead and cooperate all
you want to, but you cannot get the
men to 90 to work on the farms.
Dozens of farmers are calling daily
ard pleading for help. The only
men you can get for farm work are
those men in class 1 in the draft.
and they only agree to work after
they have been assured of deferred
classification in the draft The fact
of the matter is. if we don't start q
get results bv placing men on the
farms within the next few weeks we
are all going to go hungry this
fall" declared Mr.. Bordner.
Would Draft Men.
State Representative George Y.
Hepler proposed a resolution that
the committee OF three be appointed
TO confer with the Chamber of Com
merce in regard TO petitioning the
governor Of the state TO call a spe-
cial session of the legislature at
once, with a view of enacting suca
laws as will make a vast amount Of
idle labor in our municipalities
available in this stress or emer-
gency. The resolution was accepted
and a committee appointed TO visit
the Chamber Of Commerce.
W. w. Schneider chairman Of the
enrolment committee. reported that
he had enlisted a total Of lao. boys
from st. Joseph county to work On
the farms. State Representative Gus
F. Haslanger proposed motion
which was adopted for the enroll
ment of boys at the various theaters
throughout the city. The enrolment
booths will be established in the lob
bies of the theaters and an enroll
ing officer Will be on the JOB 20 ac-
cept enlistments.