Oxford eagle., 1918-08-01
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
L. ;. Employment Service.

managing Eultor,
The Eogle,
Oxford, Miss.
Dear Sir:
We beg to direct your attention /,
the plans Of the L. S. Employmen
Service, and to the great effect whicl
( tins program viii have upon the in
duStrial life Of the Nation.
On August !, the supplying of wa
industries with common labor will b,
centralized in the L. S. Employmen
Service Of the Department Of Labor
and all Independent recruiting of CON
mon labor by manufacturers having
payroll of more than 100 men will b.
diverted to the U. S. Employmen
Service. This is in accordance witt
the decision # the War Labor Poll
cies Board and approved by the Presi
dent on June II. (The War Labol
Policies Board is composed of rcpres
entatives Of the War. Navy, and Ag
ricultural Departments, the Shippinr
Board and The Emergency Fleet Cor,
poraticn, the War Industries Board
and the Foe Fuel, and Railroad AL
ministratiCn.. Its charm IN is Felix
Frankfur. e. assistant to the Secle-
tary Of Lahor.)
The above action was foiri neces-
Sary to overcome a periloIs shortage
Of unskilled labor in war industries
This shortage was aggravated by an
almost universal practice of labor
stealing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment of labor apply
only to common labor at The present
time, these restrictions will, as soon
as possible, be exte.Eei to include
skilled labor. Ia he meantime, re-
Grating of skilled labor for war pro-
ductior viii be subject to federal
regulations now being prepared.
This drastic change iE the Nations
labor program has beer found neces-
sa-yin order to protect he employer
a,.d the employed, "a conserve the
labor supply of the C. mmunities and
to cut down Unnecessary and expen-
sive labor turnover (Which in some
cases, is as Ugh as 100 per cent a
week., ard to increase tic production
of essentials.
While none -se-tial Industries will
be drawn upon to supply the neces-
say labor for war work, the with
drawal viii be co.duct u en- an equi-
table basis in order to protect ne
individual employer IS much as pos
sible.
Under the operating IhethoGs adopt
ed, tie cou--try KS been divided into
,hirtee, federal districts, each district
II charge Of : superintendent Of the
L. S. Employment Service. The states
witain each district are in turn in
charge Of a State Director, who has
full control Of 'hc service within his
STATE.
In each community there is being
formed a lccal community labor
beard. consisting Of a representative
Of the U. s. Employmes,t Service, a
representative of employers and a
representative Of the employed This
beard viii have jurisdiction over re-
c-uiting and distributing labor IN its
locality.
A survey cf the labor requirements
Is being made, and in order thct each
community may be fully protected
rulings h-vc been iszued that no Ia
Dor shall be transported out Of any
community by the L. S. Employment
Service without the approval Of the
State Director; nor shall any labor
be removed by the Service from one
tate TO another without the approval
Of the L. 8. Employment Service al
Washington. Every effort vii be
made to discourage any movements
from community % community OF
s.ate to state by any other service
This labor program has the ap'
proval of all producing Department.
cf the Government. through the Wal
Labor Policies Board.
Itmust be understood that farm
labor will be protected, for the indust
rial program distinctly includes speci
al efforts TO keep the farm supplied
with labor.
The requirement that unskilled Ia
boz must be recruited the sole agene,
Of the L. 6. Employment Service doe
not at present apply in the following
FIVE cases:
/. Labor which is not directly o
indirectly solicited
.. Labor for the railroads
8. Farm labor-to be recruited u
accordance with existing arrange
ment with Department Of Agricui
ture.
4. labor fo~ non-war work