Evening journal., 1918-07-19
Government LABOR
PLAN IS EXPLAINED
Employment Service Expert
Outlines Regulations Be-
ginning August |
CENTRAL BUREAU
OF ORGANIZATION

Harold Stone, Of the United States
Employment Service, addressed the en-
ployers OF Wilmington last night at
Eden Hall. giving an explanation Of the
federal regulations in regard 10 en-
ployment OF labor that Will be- in force
after August T. Charles Warner, State
director OF the Public Service Reserve,
opened the meeting, introducing John
c. saylor. district superintendent OF the
United states Employment Service, as
chairman OF the evening.
There Is only one employer OF labor
today declared Mr.. Stone, and that
Is the United States Government. Many
OF tho essential industries OF today are
bidding against each other-members OF
the same family In open competition.
This has brought about the employ
ment OF manager OF employment-the
Employment Service, and 10 will correct
90 a large extent the many evils with
which we now have 10 contend"
Mr.. Stone spoke OF the organization
OF community labor boards 10 cooper
ate with the federal bureaus.
Each community labor board Will
consist OF three members, one rep
resentative OF the United States
Employment Service and the other
two representatives OF the employers
and workers. respectively. The En-
ployment Service representative Will
be appointed by the State director o!
the Public Service Reserve OF the En-
ployment Service and VIII act as the
boards chairman. The employers
and employees OF each community will
selecte their own representatives,. the
manner OF selection 10 be determined
by the State director OF the reserve.
The number and territorial iurisdic-
lion OF the Community Labor Boards In
zach State VIII be determined by the
State's reserve director, according "a
he number and extent OF the war In
lustries OF the State. Under the regu-
atlons prescribed By the War Labor
Policies Board each Community Labor
Board viii have general jurisdiction
over the recruiting and distributing OF
abor in It's locality. subject 10 the
State director.
Since the recruiting OF labor FOR war
production Is exclusively the function
" the Public Service Reserve. each
BOARD in recruiting work VIII utilize
he services OF the local agents OF The
reserve. In the distribution OF the la
,Or thus ercrulted the board viii USE
he agents and ofllces OF the United
states Employment Service proper. lr
m distribution work the particular
reeds Of an establishment engaged
n priority work are 20 be considered as
We'll as the priority Of the industry.
In the selection OF the employers
representative In a board for a com
nunlty where there are war industries
he Employment Service recommend:
hat employers In both .nOn-essentla
md essential production be called 60
yether by the chairman Of the Com
nunity Labor Board ,the represents
tive OF the Employment SeFviee) anc
hat such employers choose representa-
lives OF all industries 30 act as a gen
eral committee, which VIII pass on
questions Of the relative importance OF
lhe needs Of employers for workers and
select one Of their number 20 sit as the
employers representative In the Com
munity Board, 10 general. the employ
prs' representative will have the recOm-
mendati0n of some organization Of EN-
Movers. such as the local chamber OF
commerce. or manufacturers assOcia-
ti0n,
Workers organizations, or groups
Of workers where no organizations
exist. similarly viii be consulted in the
selection Of their representative In
the local community board. State fed.
erations and city centrnls and locals
ViI cooperate in this manner in COM
eunities where labor organizations
exist. Where there are no such bod
les af least iye or six individuals
either workers or individuals who
usually represent the workers inter
ests. will ba consulted In the seiec-
fiOn OF q representative.
one question asked was that OF The
secretary OF the local manufacturers
association, regarding the right OF the
association 60 direct labor undor thg
new order.
Mfr. Stone stated that IL was his opin-
ion that the manufacturers associa.
tion had no right 10 send men any
where after August 4, except TO h'
II. 5. Employment Service.
In closing Mr.. Saylor called atten'
,ion 20 the hearty support given th'
Fmployment Service by the newspa'
pers OF Wilmington.
Mr.. Warner explained a simplineo
man-power census 10 be taken In the
State. He stated that this was the only
foundation by which the Public Ser
vice Reserve could determine where
men were most needed. and he fell
sure OF the hearty cooperation OF tht
employers I'm this work. He stated
that agents OF the reserve would cal
on every employer in the State within
short time, 10 secure the data needed