The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-29
new LABOR RULES
IN EFFECT AUG. |
j. S. to Supervise All Turn
UVerS in Future.
NO SCOUTING" PERMITTED
All Firms Doing Government Work
Must Hire Throunh Governroept
All Firms Doing Government Work
Must Hire Through Government
Employment Bureau.

Must Hire Through Government
Employment Bureau.
Philadelphia, July 29.-Secre; AIRY Of
Labor Wilson, in an appeal TO 3 100
"Four- Minute Men,, urged the co.. ser
walton of Am"ric;t's man-poNer de
claring most emphatically that it was
needed to the utmost and that not
another ounce of ene"gy must be-
wasted
Hence the nationwide program to
mobilize and more particularly sta
Billie American industry by acting as
q clearing house between employers
and employees.
The clearing house, which is off
clally known as the United Sta eS ein-
ployment service. has begun cam
paign to eliminate the unconscionable
private employment agencies and to
eradicate the system of "capping" and
scouting" now in vogue in some Of
the large Industries engaged in war
work. These two thorns in the flesh
of labor employment have created Il
hectic condition in the labor worll
generally by causing a tremendous
turnover in labor, which, in turn, caus-
ed dissatisfaction among employees
and resulted in lessened produc ion
This latter condition is all The more
serious because it cripplts the vari-
OuS arms of the government and
thereby prolongs the 'cc,>. f Il {:
cluSion of the war
Edgar c. FELTON,. pres dent director
for Pennsylvania, in compliance wit
instructions from Secretary of Labor
Wilson. has established in Penns Iva
mia eighty-seven community labor dis
trictS, each of which will be control
ed by a board OF three men, T. u e.
sentative of the department of lab T..
a representative Of the employers a d
a representative of the empIOye.. L
S. employment agencies haze been or
will be established in each Of hes
eighty-seyen districts. The program
which goes into effect August l. thus
far only embraces unskiled o. So
called common labor. 1t VIII he The
duty of each community board to
gather statistics in the unSkilled labor
In its districts and To ascertain TIL
requirements OF the various industr ps
in that district The ultimate idea
briefly told is this
The employer when he needs help
notifies the nearest office of the Unit
ed States employment service of tie
number and kind of men wanted. The
emp1Oye who wants a job or wants
change of position makes application
at this office as he would anv EN-
ployment agency. Having the figures
of the men needed by employers and
the figures of the number of mer
wanting jobs, the government agency
then makes the distribution of work
men according to the known needs.
The immediate injunctions to take
effect August 1 are:
Firms engaged in war work are tn
apply for help exclusively to the gov
eminent agency for unskilled labor.
There is to be from the start no
poaching, no attempt TO secure labor
from any concern engaged in wa
work, no matter If the employer seek
ing The labor is himself handling wcr
contracts.
In general the system of trying Ia
secure labor by advertisements made
alluring to those already employed j.
regarded with disfavor from this date
especially when advertisements are
placed outside the home town. This
is unpatriotlc.
For the present there will be no
objection to the hiring of unskilled la
Dor "ar the gate" providing there has
been no solicitation either by adver-
Using or otherwise. This exception
is subject to early change.
There is a general authorization
for the recruiting of labor by rail
roads
There is no objection to hiring fa m
labor direct.
Employers having total force Of
less than 100 may continue for the
present TO secure their help from ri
vate sources. This proviso will Re
changed as the service is extended
Non-war work industries may h're
direct for the present, but regulations
will soon be issued by the war pei
lies board