Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
ENGLAND PREPARES
FOR DEN|l)D|! I7hT|0N
Plans Aim TO Take Account Of
the Effect or In
dustrics.
NAME CENTRAL COMMITTEE
This Organization VIII Make
Survey to Provide Va
rious Workers.
NAME CENTRAL COMMITTEE
by WILLIAM j. urTLl,It.

l-oNDoN, November .3.---C;rtat Brit
ain already is engaged ON the gigantic
task of arranging The SYSTEM OF de-
mobilization Nof les huge war forces
following the declaration OF peace.
The military disqualification is, OF
course, entirely dependent on The kind
of peace made b! the allies" said
Minister OF Labor G.. II. Roberts NJ.
j.. ~ according u present calcula-
Great hritain {" maintain huge
standing army. then The dnmobiliza-
ton will be ACCOMPLISHED with tho
greatest possibl. rapidly.
1t is intended that lie men first
released will be those who will have
eInployment TO 20 to. This will APP
ply to boih officers and men. Follow
ing that men VIII he released ac-
cording to the Importance OF their
trades. The Ministry Of Labor. in con
juriction with the Ministry or Recon-
celebrating system by which it will
be possible to ascertain through labor
exchanges exactly how many men OF
particular trade are needed in a Ger
tain district.
"A central committee. known as the
labor resettlcment committee. repre-
in The various industries which will
be associated with the Labor Depart
Inent in the work, has been appoin ted.
There have also been appointed local
local ia Dor exchanges.
In all probability quite 4 hummer
or men. competent 10 rebuild n coun-
try will be kept in France and Bel
gium at attractive rates OF pay This
may affect a great number OF Amer
leans 1t Is not likely that any COM
The military authorities arc concerned
the evacuation Of the territories oc-
cupicd by our armies is likely TO take
some considerable time. and there ia
little prospect OF the colossal masses
Of war material in use abroad being
brought home for some months
The most serious problem is that
thought OF flooding our industries with
sudden influx OF 100000 men. II
entire G:slocation OF our economic life
perative that mon shall only be de-
modified when employment Is found
for them.
CIVIL CONGRATULATIONS
PROVIDES COMPLICATIONS
Civil rehabilitation is likely to pro-
necessary TO husband carefully our
available supply of raw materials,
which for some. time after the war
will be short owing to lack of ship
ping. All raw materials will be under
the control of a government priority
committee. which Will allocate them
ufacturinR concern increases.
There is also the problem of utiliz-
ing the machinery Of factories which
have been specially built to make mu-
their delicate machinery, will have no
difficulty in beginning almost at once
TO manufacture articles which prevI-
ously were made in Germany. Our
unrivalled steel trade. which. before
the war, was menaced by, Krupp's will
be in q position 10 supply the world.
The same remarks apply 10 our trade
in cutlery.
1t is nos anticipated that there will
be any great diihculty in dealing with
the problem of female labor. The ma
jority OF women now engaged in mems
work, especially the married ones Will
doubtless be glad enough TO return to
their homes. With regard to the sin
sic ones. efforts will be made to place
them in industries which will be es.
Ia biished after the war"