The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
j. s. CONTROL
ALL WAR LABOR
Advisory Council Created by
Secretary Wilson with
Presidents Approval
EX-GOV. JOHN LIND
BOARDS CHAIRMAN
Agnes Nestor to Represent Women-All
Work to Be o-ordinated-Labor to
Be Represented by John B. Lennon
of Illinois.

of Illinois
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-A nation
al war labor board to bring together
under single control all the ends of
war labor work and effort was created
by Secretary Of Labor Wilson yestcr-
day with the approval Of the Presi
dent.
The new board win have full power
to deal with every phase of the labor
problem, enrolment, distribution, trans
portation, housing and training of
workers for the army, navy, shipping
board and every other government
agency having excessive labor de
mands, as we'll as for all of the private
industries engaged upon war work.
The whole will be under the dircc-
ton of Secretary Wilson, and the war
labor board, which is to be officially
known as the advisory council, will as
sist him
Since the United States entered the
war the council of national defence
through labor committees, the shipping
board, the war and navy departments
dHu INT utpdA liHtIAl VI ldbbit udNC
built up labor organizations designed to
meet the heavy demand for skilled
workers OF every kind Everyone of
these existing organizations is to be
brought under the central control and
direction of the secretary of labor and
his advisory council.
The women Of the nation are to be
! represented on the council by Agnes
Nestor Of Chicago. president of the
| Chicago Women : Trade Union league.
member of the committee on woman 5
defence work of the council of nation
al defence and member of the sub
committee on women in industry of the
council. Miss Nestor formerly was
president of the glove makers union.
| John Lind, former governor Of Min
uesota and personal representative OF
the Pre- Sideut in Mexico III 1919, is to
be chairman OF the council aud repre-
sentative Of the public.
Waddill Catchings, president of the
Sloss sheffield Steel and Iron company
of Birmingham, president of the Platt
fTUu-W6rl5 u Dayton, Ohio. and chair
man Of the war committee Of the cham
Der of commerce Of the United States
is TO represent the employers of the
country on the council, as will \. y
I.andon of Buffalo, general manager OF
the American Radiator company, vice
chairman of the aircraft board and
president of the Buffalo chamber ei
commerce.
Labor will be represented by JOIN
B. Lennon of Illinois, for % years
treasurer of the American Federation
of Labor and John B. Casey, mcmbe
OF congress from Pennsylvania.
DR.. l.. c. Marshall, a nationally
known economist and teacher at Har
ward and the University Of Chicago, i
named rs the economist on the council
To secure unity Of action between
the various departments Secretary vii
son later will increase the council b.
appointment of representatives of tn
. war, navy and agricultural department
and the shipping board. All conhic
! and duplication of machinery and eff
I fort to supply war industry with labo
, will be eliminated and complete coon
lination established.
o Labor policies will be standardi1e
and distribution will be on an estai
). lished priority basis.
{ Employers and workers alike wer
. called upon last night by the Unite
States employment service, under tn
- direction of John B. Densmore an
!. which is being expanded to take can
l. of the task of the economic distribl
. tion OF workers, for aid in recruitn
), industrial workers and to back up t:
e fighting men. 1t was estimated I'll:
e for every soldier on the firing line $
=. civilians are needed to supply him Wi
70 food ard munitions, two of them b
! hind the lines in France and four
l home.
Within the next six months, Il
service announced. I'VE must furni
approximately 100000 workers f
agriculture, nearly 4000 900 for shi
CT building, 100000 TO man the shll
= 25O,0 for transportation and 25O.0
rs for the manufacture of munitioi
., Other war industries will call for
at similar number
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