The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
NEW ORDER MAY SHUT
DOWN ALL BUILDING
miami Metropolis.)

= ing circles are greatly disturbed to
: day over the news that the State Coun
Gil of Defense has given men between
y. the ages of Is and As in nom essentia
= industries only until Sept. Is to seel
employment In essential industries
g and classified non-war building
D. banks and retail and whole business
If es as non-essential.
. While Miami people desire to coop
y crate fully with the government II
/ supplying its share of labor for dis
i tinctly war work, 1t is realized here
that If the announcement of the State
o Council is to be strictly interpreted
' 1t will mean that large amount Of
:. buildings now going on in Miami will
come to an abrupt end, and that little
! short Of revolution will have to take
: place within Miami's business con-
Germs within the next two weeks.
The Metropolis has wired Tallahas-
see and Washington for fuller inter-
pretations of the order, but up to the
; time of going to press no replies had
been received.
The draft board and the Office Of the
federal labor agent in the government
building were besieged all today with
hundreds of people trying to find out
just exactly what the order means.
and what line of work they had bet
ter get into after leaving their pres
ent employment in non-essential in
'dRstries.
The following is the order issued BY
the State Council of Defense at Tai
lahassee on Aug. 81:
Whereas, There is a shortage Of
labor in government plants that has
become so acute that essential indus
tries are forced to suspend activities:
and,
Whereas, a definite quota has been
assigned to Florida, which quota is
$3.50, which must be raised by Oct.
!, 1918; therefore be It
Resolved, By the advisory commit
tee Of the Florida State Council of Ma
tional Defense, that the following in
dustries are declared n-essential.
tc-wit:
Hotels and cafes, including wait
ers,, bellboys and elevator attendants:
automobile dealers; accessory estab.
lishments, chauffeurs and drivers of
public and private conveyances, in
Guiding pleasure cars, hacks and taxi
cabs and sightseeing cars; motto,
truck drivers; bath and barbershop
attendants; bowling alleys; billiard
ana pool-room employers and attend
ants; bottlers; dealers in bottling
supplies candy manufacturers, deli
catessen establishments; builders and
contractors; dancing academies; mer-
camille establishments, wholesale and
retail florists fruit stands; junk deal
ers, livery and sales stables; pawr-
brokers aud employees; peanu. ven
ders; shoe shining establishments,
window cleaners; soft drink establish.
ments; soda fountain supplies; bank
employees; moving picture operators;
ushers in places of amusement: mes
senger service. painters and deeorat,
ors,gexcept when engaged in war
work; keepers and employees of clubs:
rewsdealers; saloon proprietors and
employees; carnival employees; fortune
tellers; employees of law offices and
clubs; janitors in public buildings
and churches, and that all EMPLOYEES
between the ages of Is and As are
hereby called upon to seek employ
nent where their services will be
utilized by the government in winning
he war.
Resolved, further, That we call on
he County Council of Defense.
throughout the State, to see that this
'esolution is enforced, and with CO.
/
'neration of the United States en-
'loyment service, through the Com
hunity board, assistance in getting
will be given all those
Who come within the scope of this
esolution.
Resolved, further, That the Florida
tate Council of National Defense
hall make such changes in the above
Ist from time to time as the needs of
he government may require.
THE executive secretary, H. s.
Toward. was instructed to convey this
esolution to the county councils of
efense throughout the State, with the
equest that they enforce the order.
nd that after September Is the order
I'LL be rigidly enforced, as the needs
the government may require"