The sun., 1918-12-19
INDUSTRIAL CHIEFS
HAVE WORK FOR ALL
Wages May Drop Slightly;
Women to Retain Places;
No Farm Relief.
JOBS READY FOR TROOPS
Council Says U. s. Will Pass
Easily From War to Peace
Production.

The United States will pass easily
from war to peace producton; wages
will drop gradually. but will not re-
turn to pre-war levels; there will be
plenty Of work for all. including the
old Jobs for any returning soldiers or
sailors who want them: woman will re-
tain the Industrial position she has
won; the farmer will continue to BE-
hampered by shortage of help.
Upon these points there was pretty
general agreement among the men,
bers of the advisory committee Of the
National Council for Industrial De-
fence, which held its fall meeting at
the Hotel Astor yesterday. The coun-
ell Is allied with the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers. Industrial or
CARNATIONS Of thirty-seven States were
represented in the conference. which
was private.
As optimistic as anybody was John
Kirby, Jr., former president OF tho
National Association of Manufactur-
ers. He said that 5000 operatives re-
Gently released in Dayton, Ohio. be-
cause of stoppage Of war work were
Immediately absorbed by other fac
tories, and he thought this typifed
what was going on in other manufac-
turing centres. He believed the Gov
eminent should end all except neces-
sary war work speedily. pocket the loss
and let indutry follow its natural bent
He did not like the word readJustment,
as It seemed to imply disturbance. and
according to Mr.. Kirby there will be
no disturbance at all. Nor was he i'm
pressed 'by all this talk OF the Gov
eminent finding places for the soldiers.
sending them back to the land"
Farmers VIII Lack Help.
well flnd," he said. that the SOL
der has a few ideas of his own about
this. As a rule he knows what he Is
going to do, and he is not going to be
Sidetracked by any offer to go out to
Oklahoma and build roads. Among tire
manufacturers there is the single idea:
any soldier that wants his old jo2
back will get It. In the future the
farmer will be far worse off than the
manufacturer. Boys are always leav-
ing the farms, anyway. and nov a lot
more who were taken away by the war
win stay away. The farm situation is
really serious. AS to wages in indus
try ] believe they will stay where
thsy are for a considerable period"
Charles c. Gilbert, secretary OF the
Tennessee Manufacturers Association
reported the South as in no trouble
whatever, for very few OF its factories
had been devoted TO war orders and
Government cancellations had no such
effect as In the North and West. Stocks
OF normal peace time products wore
greatly depleted. and the Southern
manufacturers were hustlng to catch
up with the demand and were having
little difficulty in getting materials.
serious but not permanent dis
turbance had been caused in the North
west by the cessation OF wooden ship
building. said Thomas McCusker. sec
Rotary and manager OF the Industrial
Association OF Oregon. The Portland
district had $3.50, 900. 900 worth Of ship
contracts and had already launched
having monthly payroll OF $4.47i. 200.
AZ the yards. in the logging camps and
AL along the line the cancellation OF
contracts for wooden vessels hal been
felt. Regarding manufacturing In Ken
eral. Mr.. McCusker said there was
shortage in every line OF products and
that next spring would see even the
lumber industry booming again as
building was resumed
Women to Retain Places.
Industry" he said, can take care
~ all the soldiers who come back. and
more too. And women whose patriot
&m enabled us TO see the war through
are not going to lose their places now
tne war Is over expect to see wages
30 down somewhat from the artificial
war levels. but doubt IL they get as
low as they were before the war"
c. Il. Mccoy, president OF the Ohio
Association Of Manufacturers, said
there would be no general wage re-
auction. lie noted that Akron had
Just appealed for 10000 men, which,
he said, lin spite OF the war restric-
tons is n good sign Of the times. =
Fred Fl. Smith Of indianapolis was
sure that Indiana could do more than
take care of Its returning soldiers
Ora l.. Stone OF Boston, secretary OF
the Associated Industries OF Massa
chusetts. said: More than 1000 OF
the separate industries of our State
have guaranteed the soldiers their
FORMER Jobs. Our textile mills have
orders for peace time commodities
which will require all the helm thew