The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-03
Cliff. Williams, Superintendent,
and Assistant, John A. Met
calf to Speak.
COMMITTEES ARE
ALL SELECTED
Plans of II. S. Employment
Service Are Explained
Here in Detail.

CiiH WliildmS, superintendent or the
scixth district, United States Employ
ment Service, and his assistant. John
A Metcaf, are expected to reach PEN
sacola tomorrow morning, and will
occupy reservations at the san Car
los hotel. On Sunday afternoon they
will hold big meeting at the city
hall at O'Clock. when the labor situ-
alton will be presented in detail. and
plans made for the strict application
of the work-or-fght order Previous
TO the meeting a conference viii take
place at the San Carlos hotel between
the superintendent named and a COM
mittee of iaboring mems rcnfesenJa-
tives, and Immediately they VIII re-
pair to the city hall, where addresses
will be made by both Mr. Williams
and Mr. Metealf.
Necessary committees were announr-
Ell yesterday morning. and the follow
ing names compose those bodies
Essential industries-M J. Elkan
Frank Welles, F. F. Bingham, p X.
Nonge.
Farmers A. Fulford, L. W. Hardy
and john t. Haxper.
Laborers-5ames NJ. -Iolls and DOM
Kelley.
Mr.. Rhodes. recently appointed IN
the local field to succeed Mr. Fisher.
resigned. has been VERY active since
arrival here. Daily he has been in
the city hail looking after lot OF de-
tails applicable TO the service, and
numerous visitors have been inter-
viewed by him In yhe offite at all
times Mr.. Rhodes or his assistant. Mr..
Nee, may be found at all times. and
there will be no delay in giving m
qUirers just the information needed
Plans OF the United States Employ
ent Service and the great effect which
the program viii have upon the in
dustrial life of the nation are as fol-
lows:
Plans of Service
ON August 4, the supplying of war
industries which common labor will.
be centralized in the L. s. Employ
ment Service of the Department of La
bor, and all independent recruiting o.
common labor by manufacturers hay-
ing payroll Of more Than 100 men will
be diverted to the L. S. Employment
Service. This is in accordance With
the decision of the War Labor Policies
Board and approved by the President
on June II. The War Labor Policies
Board is composed of representatives
of the War. Navy, and Agricultural De
partments. the Shipping Board and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, the War
Industries Board, and the Food, Fuel
and Railroad Administrations Its
chairman is Felix Frankfurter, Assist
ant to the Secretary of Labor
The above action was found neces-
sary to overcome a perlious shortage
of unskiIled L Dor in war industries.
This shortage was aggravated by an al
most universal practice of labor steal
ing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment OF labor apply
only TO common labor at the present
time. these restrictions will. as soon as
possible. be extended to include skilled
labor. In the meantime, recruiting or
skilled labor for war production Will
be subject to federal regulations now
being prepared.
This drastic change In the Nations
labor program has been found neces-
sary in order to protect the employer
and the employed. to conserve the la
Dor supply of the communities and
to cut down unnecessary and expen-
sive labor turnover (which, in some
cases. is as high as 100 per cent
week, and to increase the production
OF essentials.
While non-essential industries will
be drawn upon to supply the necessary
labor for war work, the withdrawal
viii be conducted on an equitable basis
in order to protect the individual en-
pIoyer as much as possible.
Under the operating methods adopt
ed. the country has been divided into
thirteen federal districts, each district
in charge of q superintendent OF the
L. s. Employment Service. The States
within each district are in turn I'm
charge of a State Director, who has
fun control Of the service within his
State.
In each community there is being
formed a local community labor board
consisting of representative Of the u,
6 Employment Service, representa-
tive of employers and representative
OF the employed, This board Will have