Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
EMPLOYERS NAME COMMITTEE TO AID
 J. s. LABOR SERVICE

Employers met at the Phoenix Cham Der of Commerce yesterday to further complete plans for the organization of an employers committee to cooperate with the MaricOpa County Community Board of the United States Employ ment Service. All present expressed themselves of the desire to cooperate, to the end that the government may secure the help that is necessary and that production be carried on without interruption in the Salt River Valley.
 Edward r. Parker, vice president and general manager of the Southwest Cotton Company, and representing em- plOyers on the County Community Board, sent a communication, outlin- ing the full scope of the proposed plan. Mr. Parker was to have been present, but was called away sud denly to Los Angeles on business.
 At a meeting held several days ago it was decided to elect a general con- mIttee of fifteen to cooperate with the community board and to represent the employers of labor in this county. This general committee was to consist of two delegates each from different sec tions in the valley and the commercial organizations in each place were in vited to nominate these members.
 The following were appointed by their respective committees to serve on this general committed: From Chandler, C. R. Gordon and George R. Johnson; from Glendale, C. C. Green and Charles W. Campbell; from Phoe- nix Chamber of Commerce, H. D. Me Ney and W. R. Elliott; from Merchants Association of Phoenix Dave Goldberg and r. H. Ensign; from Buckeye Val ley, George ?. Brown of Buckeye, and W. r. Walton. of Palo Verde; from the state engineers office Mir. Cassidy: from Mesa; Cal Phelps and o. S Stapley; from Tempe, Charles Wolfe and F. w. Hudson.
 Every part of the valley was rep resented at the meeting held yester- day afternoon at the Chamber of Com merce. In order that the work of the committee might be facilitated it was decided to elect from within the dele. gates present an executive committee of nine, including two officers, chair man and a secretary. On motion carried unanimously, Charles Wolfe of Tempe, was elected permanen chairman and w. R. Elliott was elected secretary of the executive committee
 The membership of the executive committee of nine as finally elected was as follows: Chairman, Charle. Wolfe, W. R. Elliott, Secretary: other members. F.. w. Hudson, Cal Phelps Charles W. Campbell, C. R. Gordon George P. Brown, H. D. McVey. Dave Goldberg.
 The delegates went over the plan O organization as outlined in the bulletin Of the United States Employmen service and MT Staplcy explained some of the work that the committe, will eventually undertake Mir. Parker. statement regarding the employmen service, it's functions and it's great pos abilities, was read by Secretary Harr, Welch of the meeting. The statemen follows:
 The growing inability of war indus tries to secure the men needed to car " on their work, thereby seriously Eetarding production, seemed to mak. it necessary for the government {, adopt labor plan
 Causes
 Labor shortage and inefficiency ar, due to several main causes, viz: De creased immigration since 1914 in con junction with increased industrial ac tivities; competitive recruiting for Ia bor by one war industry from another and recruiting through wage cOmppti