The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-20
Those in NOn-Essential
Lines Likely to be Called
on for Men
UNLESS PLANTS ARE
PUT ON WAR BASES
Survey of State Made With
View of MObiIizing Man
power for Essential
Wartime Production

Edward e. Elder, national field or
ganizer of the United States Employ
ment Service, has surveyed the state
of Vermont and to a representative
of the Free Press made the following
statement relative to the service:
Rapid progress has been made in
the organization of the United States
Employment Service in Vermont, due
largely to the energy of Hon. Robert
w. Simonds, federal state director
Thirteen community labor boards
have been SET up, five employment
Offices have been established, and a
f., new Office will soon be opened at
Bennington. The community labor
boards will assume an important po-
sition in the industrial life of the
State and nation during the continua-
ton of the war. Their first and
most important function will be to
classify the businesses in each COM
munity into essential and non-essen-
tial, and to issue orders which will
bring about the release of men en-
ployed in non essential industries and
occupations so that they may find
employment in essential enterprises
primarily in the state of Vermont
Hearty cooperation from manage
ment and labor is looked for by the
employment service. Non-essential
industries must be prepared to make
sacrifices: none which men engaged
in them may make will be as costly
as those which the men at the front
are one and all prepared to make.
To end the war speedily we must
have men-men-men, for war work.
Efforts are being made by the ma
tionaL government to lessen the bur-.
den upon Tl1ai1uf ste1-~- ssrfon-
essentials by assisting them IN the
conversion of their plants, machln-
cry and equipment for war work.
Realizing the Importance of this mat
ter from my recent visit to the north
. ern part of the state, | took the mat
ter up, while in Washington, with
officials of the resources and conVer-
sion section of the War Industries
Board, and in Boston with Mr.. Stuart
w. Webb, regional advisor for East
ern New England. l have also hao
conference with Mr.. j. Gray Estey
of Brattleboro, who is sub-regiona
chairman for Vermont, and shall CO.
operate with him so far as lies within
my power.
Farming, including dairy products
is essential, and the United State
Employment Service will cooperate
with existing agencies to supply tn
shortage of farm labor. Manufac
turers and farmers should commum
cate their needs to the examiner i
charge of the United States employ
ment office in their district, an
workmen seeking employment elthe
within or without the state, skille
or unskilIed, should enroll at sue
Office.
The secretary of labor of the ne
tional government expects to appoll
a special repres entative of the Unite
States employment service and tt
public service reserve in every tow
in Vermont. These positions WI
give an opportunity for patriot
public service of considerable valu
While they carry no salary, it is e
pected that they will appeal strong
to loval, live men, who want to be
esrvice to their country. Appolr
ments will be made upon the recoi
mendation of the federal state
rector, Robert w. Simonds, Montp
Iier, Vermont, to whom all commul
cations should be addressed.