The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-23
blVElNnENT To
CONTROL LABOR
lnbor Stealing and The I'm
usual Turn Over Will
Be Stepped.

tIo employer and the employe. 70
UvOroome . perilous shortage Of un-
okI|lod labor In war Industries and TO
80 labor stealing and poaohiog and
the unusual labor turnover now
o[lDting. the employment Of common
l31or for war Industries WI he cen
ts1lsed after August Ia the United
olateS Employment Service OF the De
Dolfnent q Labor. No employer
~ war bQqneas VINO employs more
IT, 100 men viii be permitted 10 re-
90 eonl1a0n laAer.
1llo eefilRn VA1 made BY the War,
LAZY. KUl6its Board and approved
~ Eto1ltent Wilson and is the most
ls.FeachiDg step yet tsken for the
utilization and conservation Of the
nhtlon's man power
Director General J. b. DensmOre Of
tie United States Enployaent Serv-
10 n . communication 10 the Coun-
ell q National Defs4se. asking the CO.
ODeratioa Of the state AID county
o9nncih Of defense. says chat while
TIE re0orietiOn against the private
oUDloym6lt Of labor apply only to
c6Iim0l hhor u tbe present time.
t16qs nssts1stiQss viii as soou as Eos
eNR. - eitt6ded to inelade skilled
Lennsl ,. spaSn, Ia the diEsctor of
The UNITED StatS6 Employment Sery-
IL n West Vfi6inia. Director Spaun
~ oGiceO at ,Cbsrleston and branch
gNops At Bsntinston. BlueAeld
O'fiabuFg and wheeling The state
oIIi9tor is II full and complete charge
oI'tho governments program in this
TIE sweeping plan promulgated b.
tie lgRef1hent TO mobilize Ameri-
en- ill15tTy ~ making available ev-
olH ot1to u human energy. is a war
mlatdfo. and II intended primarily to
MIKE employers get their help and
'onn'DHoD get their Jobs through
cl1|l oOvornpent agency. the Unit
q oI1t6s Employment Service of the
Department Of Labor.
u each community there will be
formed local community board. con
el1,|1g Of Q roproeentative OF the U.
u. Employment Service. representa-
i've o. employers. ana representa-
dive 81 the employee This board
|Wil have jurisdict;o" recruiting
and distributing lab its locality.
T, 4 survey Of labo; Iirements is
: ing made, and In o.ier that each
Community may be fully protected.
rulings have been issued that no la
Dor shall be transported out OF any
oommdhity By the U. s. Employment
Service without the approval Of the
state director: nor shall any labor be
removed from one state TO another
without the approval Of the y. s. En-
pIqymont Service at Washington. Ev-
cry olort WI be made to discourage
any nlpyOments from community to
oommlplty or state to state by any
Other service.
Wen tie survey Of labor require
neitli hes .bfen made. and the aggre-
1|lo othaiA for unskilled labor In
var I0Ik has been found, each state
Will - assigned q quota representing
the common labor to be drawn from
among men engaged In non-essential
Industries IN that state. These state
quotas win IN turn be distributed
among localities. The object Is TO
hep any community from being
drained Of labor and to use local sup
ply. - far ~ possible. for local de-
mand.
Government authorities say that
the program Il the most drastic ac-
ton taken since the national army
draft became effective. and the abso-
lutte necessity 10 seen when Il Is real
IIoo that n Pittsburgh. for instance.
there are advertisements for men IN
90 70 Detroit: while IN Detroit street
cars there are posters asking men 20
80 70 Pittsburgh.
Here are the immediate injunctions
. - take eject August ].
I. 1lrms engaged In war work
are u tpDly for help exclusively to
lIo government agency for unskil,ed
IlboG. me term "unskilled" Is 10 ar
ply u q obfoadest sence. II does NJ.
mean merely the lowes' trade OF
coumon labor. Furthe various
gl11os Of skilled labo' like tire
maehlnlDts. mention Ow. will
gradually be added ONE may
have been added by A. Il /.
:. No1t there IL 10 be from the
start no peaching. no attempt to Sc
cure labor from any concern engaged
IN var work. no matter IL the en-
pIoyaF ooohing the labor Is hinsel:
handling war contracts.
3. N ooneral the system OF try
lng b secure labor BY advertisements
made ailuring 10 those already en-
ployOd = regarded with disfavor from
this date: ESPECIALLY WHEN AD-
iVERTIoBNHNTS ARE PLACED
\ OUToEDD THE HOME TOWN. This
~ today unDatriotlc.
/. DEcoplioAs Allowed At Present.
4. For the present there will be
no oolsction to the hiring OF dnskill-
q labor eat the gate" providing
there has been no solicitation either
~ advertising or otherwise. This
exception n subject 10 early change
:. There is q general authorize
ton for the recruiting OF labor by
railroads.
:. There 10 no objection to hiring
farm lsbor direct.
(. Employers having a total force
d les Than 100 may continue for the
present. 10 secure their help from pri-
|v1lo sources. Thh proviso will be
change - the service 10 extended.
3. uon-war work industries may
hire direct for the present. but Tegu-
latiUuB viii soon be issued by the War
Labor Policies Board.
Whonever an employed II in any
1ouOt be should apply TO the local Of
Zee 81 the z. 3. Employment Service