Evening journal., 1918-09-21
KEEPING TABS NOW
ON WORKERS IN
=. WAR INDUSTRIES
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most serious situation with regard
TO labor supply.
"As you know. our whole war
program has been moved ahead. Ade-
quate measures are being taken to
place ana enormous army in France
early next year. This means that
the industrial program required to
supply and equip II must be hurried
at a pace which today seems well
nigh impossible.
THE War Department has pro-
jected an enormous program; ap-
parently reckless Of the fact that
there Is not enough labor avail
able 10 carry IL out; in reality rely
ing on the will of the American
people TO drop everything alse and
put il through.
AT this moment this program is
seriously retarded for lack Of man
power in war industry.
III we can have shells enough in
France next year. we can blast a
path TO Berlin. To the extent that
we fan behind in the supply OF
material we shall have 10 make up
the deficit from the living bodies Of
our young men. This Is not rhet-
oric. II is cold. precise, military
calculations.
AS soon as the facts are real
lied, Americans are going to cease
carrying on business as usual and
swarm into war work; making pos
sible that which now seems i'm
possible.
zone Of the fundamental process
es which is going to save our war
program will be the introduction 4
women into some phases Of war
work. and the use OF women in non
war work so as ID enable men 10 go
into the w6r work.
This process cannot begin too
soon.
son the other hand, TO carry out
such a shift too impetuOusly, with
out proper direction and control
would result IN great harm. If men
are released too quickly they will
suqer from unemployment, while
they are finding new positions. II
women go into industry too rapidly
they will suffer from undertaking
Jobs for which they are not flt. or
from labOrlng under conditions
which are not flt for women.
ITO stimulate, and at the same
time supervise and steady these
movements Ct labor into war indus
try and Of women into nOn-war in
dustry, Is one OF the chief duties
Of the Community LabOR Boards.
"The immediate procedure is to be.
as fOilows. '"-e
i'FrOm the Federal Director for
your State you will soon receive, II
they are not already az hand, IN
stru5tions TO 6dd two women 10
your number in accordance with
General Order BIS. TO act with you
on questions concerning the use Of
women in idustry.
Subject 10 instructions from the
Federal director for your State you
should then proceed to study the
Industries in your community with
a view 20 determining those in
which women can be used in war
work and in what non-war indus
tries. women should replace. men
so mat such men may go into war
work.
"All your decisions with relation
70 the use OF women in industry
should be in accordance with the
resolutions Of the War Labor Pol
f.f.- n,n~d ,.,4Ifuod Ia fho fpolocad
leaflet entitled "Women in Indus
try Service"
When you have determined upon
a list OF industries in which wom-
en- shall be used, 10 should be sub
mitted for approval. to the Federal
director and Advisory Board in
sour state Additional lists may be
required from time to time.g
"As such lists are made and ap-
proved you should give them wide
spread local publicity.
In face OF such publicity en-
ployers In nOn-war industry will
hesitate to use men where you
have indicated that they should use
women Men who are working at
what a board such as yours shall
determine 90 be woman's job
during war times, VIII OF their own
accord be prompted to take up
other work.
1T will be the task OF the L. s
Employment Service 10 place wOm-
en- in positions where you deter
mine they should b eat work In
performing this task the Federal
director for your state viii. doubt
loss renlire voilr active co-Opera-