The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-30
CONFERENCE
At DENVER DEBATES .
NEW REGULATIONS
Department of United States EN-.
ployment Service Being Perfect.
ed at Labor and Capital
Conferences.

tAAtCos
Plans for the asccrtalning Lv the
government Of the amount Of labor
available in the country. and is dis
trihutiun. were formulated az the con
ference Of the Representatives Of labor
and capital held IN Denver last week.
according To- the report OF g.. \. Kase-
man. who Just returned from the con
ference to which he was sent ~ q
delegate from this state.
For several years there has existed
tu the United states an employment
service conducted hy the fcoeral gov
eminent the details 81 which were
handled hy the immigration service
In january uf this year u separate
department was organized to take
charge 1T this work. under the United
States department n labor. and II Is
designated as the United States cm-
ployment service.
There is u state advisory board of
five members. This Will be selected
ty the organization committee. cuu-
sisting OF two representatives of I'm
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tire scheme contemplatcs an the waN
through 90 always have one represeu-
tatiyc ~ management and one repre-
sentative uf labor. together with one
employee nf the department AS COM
siituting % board or committee
The organization OF hi service is
now being perfected, and .d the re-
quest -: The director general Of the
service. j. 49, pcnsmorc OF Washing
ton. D. g. "a meeting was called In
Washington about q week ago. where
representative Of thirty-four state,
met. and later a meeting was called
In Denver. ON July 25. where repre-
sentativcs Of states met
These representatives consisted I'M
number of tive from each state. They
were suggested To- the director of the
service by the American Federation ot
Labor In states where they had e state
organization. and hy The National
chamber ~ Commerce, The repre-
seutntives from New Mexico were II
y karr 81 Albuquerque. president IT
tie New Mexico state Federation uf
Labor ana g. \ Ktsemnu of Anu
uuorpuo. selected hy the National
Chamber os Commerce. through the
Albuquerque Chamber NJ Commerce.
Subsequently Nes,rS karr and
kascmau. and ju fact ~ of the rep
t~cscntutiVos M Denver were appointed
with possibly one ur two exceptions.
rs AN organization committee from
the state from which they came, II
Is the duty of the Organization com
mit,ce To work IN connection with the
state director Of employment scrv-
ice. and the state director of public
s.rvic. reserVe. In u gauizing the state
FOR his work. Tho service will con
siSt 81 TWO principal departments. one
OF which viii be for IA" purpose
of ascertniuinT the amount of labor
washable. and viii bee under the di-
tocuou a.. j. ~ Wagner Of santa Fe,
the state director OF public service re-
serve. and the other will ~" the de.
partmeu' of the distribution ~ ths
labor under the direction OF n \,
Macpherson ~ Albuquerque state DE-
rector Of public service reserve In
addition to this there viii b." com.
muuitv labor boards in each industrial
community To- handle the local condi-
lions.
II Is hoped to get the organization
started Immediately and the president
Of the United States has issued a
proclamation. directing all perfons en-
raged in war work who employ m,
hundred men or more 80 secure al
their labor through this department
after August LIST. For the purpose oi
this department. coal mining Is con.
sidcred war work II Will however
have nothing to do Win farm labor
nr railroad nhur n l. at the pres
ent time only taking Jurisdiction over
common labor. but 10 VIII only be a
short time. depending upon how
quickly the machinery can be or.
rlnized. until skilled labor will be-
handled also.
Information has been forwarded {,
Washington hv an employers AS To- the
amount 81 labor which they VIII Pc.
uuirc. and after the directors ~ pub
lice service reserve Will nav rendered
their report as to the amount of labor
available i'm the different communities
the government VIII hc IN "a position
10 distribute the labor where mos
needed,