Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-15
NATIONS LABOR
UNDER OFFICIAL
RULE AUGUST |
War Industries Are Warned
to Employ Through No
Other Agency

NONNi ~
ment control of common labor
throughout the country will become
effective August /. After that date
the United States employment serv-
ice will be the exclusive agency
through which common labor may
be employed by war industries hav-
ing on their payrolls 100 or more
persons. This is inclusive of all em-
ployes, regardless of their status.
While common labor only is spec
:fied in the preliminary statement is
sued by Edgar c. FELTON,. federal di-
rector for Pennsylvania, similar reg
ulations governing employment or
all skilled labor probably will be is
sued later. The new regulations
mean elimination of every other
method of employing common labor.
Private agencies virtually will be
wiped out.
Pennsylvania LABOR distribution
will be handled from the employment
service headquarters, on the second
floor of the Finance building. Mr..
FELTON,, who formerly was president
of the Pennsylvania Steel Company
will have associated with him as adj
minlstrators, John c. FraZee and
Henry V. Gummere.
Agencies Already Opened
Preliminary to actual operation of
the government service there have
already been established in this city
seven employment agencies. Six
more will be operated in the near
future. In the state there will be
about fifty employment bureaus,
twenty-five of which are now operat-
- 60 he will
be scattered through the principal
industries sections according to the
apparent needs of eacn locality.
Mr.. Felton's preliminary state
nent of the purpose of the United
States employment service in regard
to the employment of common la
Dor follows:
owing to the great loss of man
power resulting from constant MI
grafton of labor from one commun-
ity to another, and from one plant
to another in the same community,
the United States government
through the United States employ
ment service, in conformity with
the proclamation of the President,
issued June II, 1918, will become
effective after August l next, the eX-
elusive agency through which COM
mon labor may be employed by war
industries having on their payrolls
total of 100 or more persons. This
total is inclusive of all employees, re-
Sardless of their status.
Labor Scouts Que of a Job
"On and after that date all war
industries employing a total of 100
or more persons in need of common
laLor will be required to make ap-
plication therefore to the United
States Employment Service. War in
dustries coming under this ruling
must not employ labor scouts to So
llcit common labor; they must not
advertise for common labor; they
must not contract with private en-
plovment agencies for common la
bor nor engage in any manner eX-
cept by application to the United
states Employment Service to OBJ
tain such labor.
They, however. will be permitted
temporarily, without reference to
the United States Employment Serv-
ice. to employ persons applying al
the gates of the plant, but will be
forbidden to solicit prospective en-
ploEes to make such application.
The government will see that all
industries essential to prosecution OF
the war are adequately supplied
with common labor, and such steps
as may be necessary to accomplish
this will be taken.
Employees are asked to cooper.
ate TO the fullest extent with the
United States Employment Service ir
carrying out these arrangements"
Other Agencies Cooperate
Acting in conjunction with Mr.
l'elton's office are the United State!
Department of Labor, the Pennsyl
vania Department of Labor and In
dustry and, the Pennsylvania Com
mittee of Public Safety. Jacol
l.ightner is superintendent of th'
state employment offices at Harris
burg
Preliminary plans contemplat,
systematic distribution of labor
Each firm will be required to plac,
its requistion for common labo
with the nearest local office of tn,
United States Employment Service
That office will try to supply tn
plants needs from the immediate
vicinity. If there is a shortage of la
Dor in any district that fact will b.
reported to the state clearing hous
and immediate steps will be taken t.
supply the labor from some othe
district having a surplus. Daily re
ports will be exchanged between tn
various offices. The service will b
free to all employers.
Later, it was announced, an at
tempt may be made to create senti
ment that will draw unskilled o
common labor from nonessential in
dustries to essential war industries
AT present there is no intimatio
that such labor will be conscripted
fall toy M r. A Service