The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-05
INDIANA
To FURNISH
LABORERS

Indiana VIII be expected 10 furnish
1000 unskiled laborers tor emergency
war work during the months Of Aug
ust and September 10 industries This
is the states quota of $4,000 men fos
whom requisites have been hled with
the l. Employment Service. whose
new policy Of labor recruiting and
distribution became effective today l.
Huesmann. federal labor director
for Indiana is in receipt Of a tele-
gram from John b. Densmore Of the
~ $ Department Of Labor Who is in
charge Of the employment service. as
follows: Orders in hand show I'M
skilled labor needs in war work for
August and September OF $4,000. In
dianas quota on this basis is lO.700.
Supplemental quotas viii be assigned
when All orders are in. Estimates in
dicate that the present total figures
viii at least be doubled"
Mr.. Huesmann states that from the
523 Indiana manufacturers TO whom
was addressed employment Is" a
specific tnterroga tory on present de-
mands for common labor and probable
future requirements. only 169 replied
It was necessary. as q consequence.
that estimates be filed with the De-
partment of Labor. based upon the re-
ports actually received This situa-
tcon would indicate" MI Huesmann
said. 'ath Indiana manufacturers are
not aroused TO the Importance and
Ignihcance Of this new federal plan
of handling the labor supply. and they
must be more active if they would pro-
tect their own interests against the
demands from other states"
1t is apparent" said Mr. Hues-
mann that factories not engaged in
war work. must prepare Immediately
to give up their labor supply. as il is
evident from the figures a hand that
factories engaged in essential war
work viii not be able to recruit men
necessary for desired production in any
other manner do not understand
from the situation that there is a lack
Of interest on the part of Indiana
manufacturers in their being able TO
secure the necessary labor nor do l
take ii that they have failed to grasp
the significance Of the present situa-
ton. Many manufacturers know
have engaged practically - hours a
production They have also been
bonlbarded with interrogatories and
missionaries or various and divers
kinds 1t Is likely that not a few Of
them regarded Employment Is" as
but Another of the many requests for
statistics. the value OF which they re-
garded as secondary to the more inn
portant business of turning out NUM-
tions of war. As consequence. how
ever there is no denying that Indiana
will be handicapped at
least for the ensuing months.
Fred Kleinsmith. Of Indianapolis. has
Joined the staff Of the Director OF La
Dor. and VIII cooperate in the re-
cruiting and distribution Of the states
quota OF war workers.
An important feature OF the new
labor regulation. effective today. Is
that no advertising for unskilled labor
by employers engaged wholly or partly
in war work whose minimum force
exceeds 100 men. VIII be permitted
Private recruiting and advertising for
skilled labor is nor restricted at this
time provided il is conducted as 10
avoid the taking Of or causing rest
lessness among men engaged in war
work. including mines and farms" 1t
Is contrary TO the regulations also that
non-war industries should advertise or
otherwise offer Inducements or in any
way compete for labor either with
the government or employers who are
engaged in war work. All firms en-
ploying labor recruits" are required
ta report Immediately who they are.
where they are working. and with
y nat object. to the state labor direc-
tor
Through the cooperation Of the
Committee on Public Information. In
diana newspapers have been supplied
with an advertising folder setting
forth in detail the labor program and
its significance Doth TO the workman
and employer Through this medium
il is expected both the workmen and
mana cement will be educated to the
plan of the Department OF Labor and
It's purpose. and that they will. as
conform more quickly 10
he request sent out asking the imme-