Evening journal., 1918-06-13
PLAN GREAT UNION
OF MANUFACTURERS
War Convention Approves
Federation of 100000
Plants
SIX STATES ARE
REPRESENTED

: ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. June 49,
d Plans were set in motion here yester
5 day for a great federation Of the in
J, dustries Of the United States embracln
= 100000 large and small plants, with
s combined capitalization running int
: tens Of billions Of dollars and employ
e ing more than 100000 workers q
aeht Germany behind lines and safe
eugrd the interests OF big business il
tho taxation problems connected there
! With and the great trade and tariff prob
lcns 10 follow the war.
The fundamental details were agreed
upon by manufacturers OF Pennsylva
mia, New York, Delaware, Connecticut
Massachusetts and New Jersey in a wal
convention at the Hotel Traymore. TIT
gathering, which is recognized by th'
United states government as well as
the foreign governments, was arranged
by The Manufacturers Council OF tht
state OF New Jersey. Upward Of 3O,OV
pianis, approximately a tenth OF all
those upon which the government de-
pends for the supplies we're represented
The output OF the Industries represented
/ by the six states II said to be approx
mately third OF the industrial produc-
tion OF the nation.
give us such an organization, link
ing the manufacturers OF this great
country into one great federation, and
there will be no problem during The war
or after the war that il cannot solve,
declared Colonel Austen Colgatt Of Jer-
sey City, Vice President Of the New
Jersey Council.
The manufacturers again pledged
their unfaltering support TO President
Wilson in a resolution which was
adopted and teleg'aphed 30 the Presi-
dent Vice-President Marshall and
Speaker Champ Clark The resolution
says that the manufacturers wish fur
thermore TO express their confidence
that the cause OF America and our allies,
being a lust and righteous cause, not
only viii inevitably triumph over the
forces OF might, conquest, cruelty and
greed. but with every energy and every
resource o. the United States brought
TO bear through the cooperation OF cap
ital and labor in supporting the vail
ant deeds Of our army and navy here
and overseas, the victory Will be
brought 10 a speedy realization
Warren C. King, President OF the New
/ Jersey Council, upheld the Administra-
ton and urged that criticism and fault
finding be sidetracked As a result OF
organization New Jersey manufactur-
ers, he continued, have been able Ia
obtain a hearing in opposition to- what
they considered the Illegal abrogation OF
power contracts by the public servise
corporations The manufacturers con
cede that public utilities are entitled tc
an odvance where rate schedules do moi
allow a return on their investment, bul
They deny the right Of utilities TO adj
vance rates upon unexpired contracts
I The councils insurance committee also
4 has registered a protest against the un-
/ fairness OF the present employers ha-
bllity insurance rates in New Jersey
Governors Brumbaugh of Pennsylva-
mia and Edge Of New Jersey sent mes
sages OF encouragement TO the War
Conference Governor Brumbaugh said
be would favor the communicating OF.
labor n Il was found that the manu-
facturers were in need Of such an eXi-
gency. Charles A. Otis, Chief OF the Bu-
reau of Resource and Conversion of the
War Industries Board. said:
1T Is obvious that, as we progress,
the government Will be- TO a great eX-
tent, the only buyer II is facing US now
hat many industries must Immediately
develop their organization along the
line Of war requirements or be put out
1f business. To save this very serious
situation Is the work OF the Resource
and Conversion Section. and its work IS
dependent upon the hearty support OF |
every business man OF the country.
Helpfulness between districts will be |
accepted. Where an organization Is |
doing a certain work we'll and another
resource must be started 10 keep up
the volume, the successful man will be
expected TO give all possible informa-
ton 20 the one starting in TO Increase
this production. A study must be made
OF the fuel ad power situations so that
districts loaded with work VIII not in
crease beyond the limit OF the power
and transportation facilities OF the
but Others be developed for
the work"
H. z. Miles, Chairman OF the Indus
trial Training Cection for the War
Council OF National De-
fense. said: "This war is a war OF ma
chlnists and OF mechanics. There are
many idle men in some sections OF the
country. but the draft is lessening their
number somewhat. About one-third Of
the army at the front must consist OF
skilled men for repairs and mainten-
ance. We must take over great num- |
bers. of skilled men from the non-essen-l |
tial trades into war production. We
must stop hiring and firing and pursue /
instead the English and French method
of fitting each man 10 the job he is TO |
do. Every employer Of 300 men or more
in France has been required to place a
training department in his plant The
English Ministry OF Munitions virtually
makes the same requirement in its con-
tracts for supplies. A start in this di-
recuon has been made in America a
laundry shirt ironer was able after
three days training in Ihe Bridgeport
Trade Schcnl TO tend a milling machine.
1T is coming TO be said that women
are more skilled than men in light ma
chinery. OF course this is a gross mis-
statement A high class Of women arc
coming in, and both men and women
are sticking better because. they know
,heir work better One Of the biggest
things we must do now is 10 make our
wage rates with the utmost Intelligence
and then never cut them until the end
Of the war. This will give us from 20
to 80 per cent. greater production in
many Places.