The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-13
RESTRICTIONS
ON INDUSTRIES
To BE REDUCED
Pre-War Conditions to Come
About Gradually
MEN TO BE DEMOBILIZED
Those Longest in Service Will Be Re.
turned First Wherever Possible
Situation Being Studied.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Demobiliza-
ton of men in the military and naval
service of the United States after
their return from France will be
carried out largely on a basis of the
ability OF trades and occupations to
absorb them, under a plan worked
out by the labor war and navy de-
partments and the war industries
board. 1t was said today that the
plan will be submitted to President
Wilson in few days.
The war industries board has sent
questionnaires to employers in all in
dustries asking the needs of each for
men and. the answers will show
where, when and how rapidly jobs
Will be ready for discharged soldiers
and sailors and what trades are most
in need of them. Supplementing this
information will be that received from
I draft boards and community labor
! boards, which are to cooperate in the
worh.
1 The war labor policies board and
! the United States employment serv-
ice will be combined to handle the
labor departments end. The war de-
partment is expected TO establish a
new bureau or TO convert the actiy-
tiles of provost Marshal General
Crowders office to this end General
Crowder was suggested by some Of
ficia's as the man best qualified to
/ deal with the task OF preserving the
balance Of power OF labor supply with
out delaying rehabilitation opera
ton. :
With the conversion Of industry
from a war to a peace basis many
workers also will be released from
emergency jobs created by the war,
but this problem has been taken
into consideration by the officials who
are working out plans for a general
stabilizing OF labor conditions when
the soldiers are returned TO civil life
In this connection officials pointed
out today that with the ending OF
hostilties there will be great re
sumption OF private construction and
manufacturing that has been held vi
and restricted because of war work
and that thousands Of skilled laborers
will be needed in all parts Of the
country for this work.
Secretary Baker said today that
every phase of demobilization of the
army is being carefully studied by wal
department agencies, but that as vel
no plans have been finally formulated
The only orders so far issued cur
failing war work deal with projects
upon which work has not actually
started. he said. ~ =
The question OF the number o
American troops to be retained il
France or elsewhere in Europe is be
ing studied on that side, Mr. Baker
said, while the general staff is pre-
pairing recommendations as to the
number to be kept under arms in this
country. The problem in Europe re
mains one Of joint operations with
the allied nations in after the wal
guarding and other work to be don,
by the military forces and no con
c'usions on this point can yet b,
mads
Mr. Baker said several factors viii
govern the order in which men vii
he released from the army. Ii Il
obvious, he said that as a matter o
, Justice, men who had been longest il
the service should be released first
but the industrial situation and th
! special need for men of certain cal
ing probably will modify the principl
of making length Of service a guide t
the order of mastering out.
Labor department officials are cor
fdent chat the rehabilitation Of tn
7 4,000,0 600 men now under arms a
home and overseas and the convei
5 sion of industry TO its peace statu
y will not cause any serious problem 0
p. unemployed.