Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
DUTY OF emp P[0YERS
CLEARLY DEFINED
Conditions on Which Govern
ment Will Aid in Sup
plying Labor.
FACILITIES FOR TRAINING
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
/ Copyright, 1918, by the New York Evening
Post, Inc.)
The government intends to help find
labor and distribute 1t, but also wants
the employer to keep his own house
in order. With the idea of correeting
any impression that the creation OF
the United States employment service
means any diminution in the RESPONSE
bility OF the employer to the employe,
the War Industries Board has public
ly advised that labor must be hired
intelligently.
Chairman Baruch's Statement.
..If tho government assists in find-
ing men," says a statement just is
sued in the name of Chairman B.. NJ.
Baruch, ''it lies with the employer to
do his part in putting his employment
practice on a scientific basis. 1t will
certainly be no recommendation for
an employer, in the eyes of his local
employment board. if he admits that
he still continues the antiquated hir-
ing-and-firing process, or that he has
a high labor turn lover or that he has no
department charged with maintaining
proper working conditions.
employment problems can best be
solved by having a separate organi-
zstion In factory prepared and
equipped to deal with questions Of
personnel by themselves. The prompt
discovery and analysis OF unfavor-
able working hcondftions can only be
made by a central employment bu-
reau."
Training Courses in View.
The government, however, has real
lied that well trained employment
managers always have been scarce
and has arranged to meet the present
emergency by instituting employ
ment courses in some Of the leading
schools of the country. The Depart
ment of Labor, the War and Navy
departments and the shipping board
are back Of the plan which Is to be
put in operation by the War Indus
tries Board.
TO these courses employers may
send men and women from their or
ganizations who will be taught the
latest and best practices of employ
ment management by some OF the
nations leading authorities. Nine
hours day for six weeks are
definitely scheduled in lectures and
discussions. Arrangements have been
made with eight universities in or
near industrial centers and other
schools will be added as the demand
increases. These are Harvard, Boston
tute of Technology, Columbia Uni
yersity, Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology at Pittsburgh, University of
Rochester, University Of Washington,
Seattle, and the University of Cali
fornia.
No Charge for Tuition.
There is no charge for tuition in
these courses aside from the neces-
sary living expenses and a small sum
for books and supplies. The war in
dustries board. acting for different
government departments, urges en-
ployers to take advantage of these
courses and develop an employment
department. New methods, new de-
vices and new avenues of approach
to old problems must result from the
governments plans. Students of
course, can return to their sponsors
INIT employers who desire to have
persons trained for them will be fur
nished the names of limited number
of persons who have been accepted
for instruction as reserve. To be ac-
cepted as reserve an applicant
must, Of course. possess special quail
ifications. 81
Reduces Waste Of Turnover.
Where employment departments
have been established under compe-
tent managers, the government de-
clares that the waste of turnover has
been uniformly reduced and the en-
ployer's organization has been rem
dered more efficient through proper
selection, assignment, training and
supervision.
The government in offering these
courses of instruction recognizes thai
it has a responsibility toward en-
ployers and employees in creating ma
chinery for a better system than the
indiscrim2nate hiring and firing that
Manifestations nleyailed.