The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21

Bryan, state commissioner of educ
alton, offered the use of the schools
and teachers for this purpose wher-
ever feasible
They next decided that a registra-
ton of all males between the ages of
sixteen and sixty would be necessar,
and this will be done also very soon
card index of each mans birth place
his age, his special abilities and his
preferences along the labor line, will
be kept in the council of defense's or
sheriffs office. The fact was brought
out that there was no law to compel
man to register, but that any refus-
ing would be hailed before the coun-
Gil of defense and would be held under
pretty strict surveys from then on 1t
was voted that the farm bureaus
should appoint a county registration
officer who would be under and work
with the council of defense in this
work Mr. Alfred brought out that as
FAR as it could be legally done with
out calling for an extra legislature,
the state would compel any idler, no
matter whether rich or poor or what
his visible means of support might
be, to work. If he refuses to work,
for public benefit, he will be compelled
to work on public works, otherwise
he cannot eat. The present Idaho
"Vag" law is one of the most string
ent that has ever been passed. The
attorney general has passed on it's
legality. These things will be en-
forced by government proclamation
The council of defense, which is made
up of local men of high standing who
understand local conditions, will pass
on the justice of each case and will
use moral suasion and public opinion
to accomplish these thing as much as
possible.
The dry farmers claim that in this
| survey they cannot tell in advance
how much extra labor they will need.
! 1t depends entirely upon the season.
But this they decided would be taken
care of by the extra labor in the state
1t was brought out very emphatically
that it was the feeling of this assOci-
alton that there would not be any
labor shortage. There is sufficient
man power If we can compel everyone
to work and can perfect the machinery
to shift the labor from one point to
another easily, as seasonal stress re-
quires.
1t was the feeling, however, that
CONSUMPTION of labor is impracticable
except for government owned or con-
trolled industries. They felt it was
quite un-American to compel one man
to work for another without his hav-
ing a voice in the matter.
/ President Alworth brought out that
the soldiers in the trenches were not
worrying about their jobs and that
the laborer here had got to come to
the point where he would worry more
If he were not producing than if he
were squeezing every cent out of the
job he could possibly get. Mr.. Alfred
said that all questions Of injustice
would probably be left to the county
council. He spoke against closing
business houses or amusement houses
except as decided by the rural coun-
ellis. If they decided there is sufficient
need for such a thing, he felt sure
there would be no necessity for com
pulsion with the opinion of the coun-
Gil and Just give them to the business
houses concerned.
The government has agreed to close
| by proclamation, the pool halls during
working hours and possibly after 10
o'clock at night, and possibly picture
shows and other places of amusement
would be closed during working hours.
That is not definately decided yet,
however. There were thirty-siX who
came in to see what schedule was
going to be fixed and who felt that
things were going to be arbitrarily
done and were not inclined to APP
prove of the state farm bureau meet
ing at first who became by the end of
the meeting, in which they had every
opportunity to enter the discussion,
abundently satisfied that the farmers
were only trying for fair deal, try
ing to periodically settle their local
difficulties and they showed the finest
spirit in the end. The schedule pub
lished in THE TIMES Tuesday was
then worked out. There is another
meeting of the farm bureau called to
consider the reports of committees on
the proper maximum wage for fruit
and beet harvesting.
The question was discussed some
what as how to route Hhreshing and
other harvesting crews. The past years
there would be three or four machines
in one district, not working at full eff
ficiency, while other districts were
badly in need of threshers. This
question was to be taken up and solved
by the local farm bureaus
The development of farm machinery
was discussed Congress and the
states are now taking active means to
reduce the price of farm machinery
There is a good deal of difficulty in
manufacturing it now on account OF
the lack of material, but Director
General McAdoo is giving farm mach
inery and the raw product to man
ufacture it priority to shipments OF
everything except munitions.
The new sugar beet topper, OF
which it is hoped to have several or
the tract if properly routed, will re-
duce that harvesting labor consider.
ably. They also decided to try ano
use the boy and girl power from six
teen down, to a fuller and much more
efficient extent than it has been USED
so far The proposition was also
brought up that in many cases farmers
must furnish much more attractive
quarters for their hands and treai
. them more in keeping with the higl