Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-10-09
EXPLANATION OF THE
"WORK OR FIGHT" EDICT.
Continued from Page One).

lures directly or indirectly supplied
to some department Of the govern
ment for use in connection with the
war. "Indirectly supplied" includes
goods delivered under subcontracts to
government contractors. The MAX
ing of products which may ultimately
be used for war purposes, but which
are not to be delivered either directly
to the government, or to some con-
tractor, who uses them in producing,
or as part of, products to be deliv-
cred to the government, is NOT con-
sidered war work. Farmers are en-
gagged in war work.
It is earnestly desired that all en-
ployers of labor in the county, those
engaged in nonwar work as we'll as
they need additional help, will COM
municate with the United States En-
ployment Service office at St. Johns
bury as that office will endeavor to
supply the needs of both classes of
employers.
It is also earnestly desired that
those seeking employment will obtain
the same through the office at St.
Johnsbury as in this way the needs
of war work in this county can be
supplied with labor from the vicinity
and it is only in this way that the
county can be credited on it's quota
hereinafter mentioned.
We all recognize the fact that war
work must have men at any cost. 1t
has been estimated that it requires
from six to ten workers at home to
sustain one soldier in the trenches.
AS our army and navy increase the
number of workers engaged in war
work must increase in the above pro-
portion and such workers must be re-
cruited from the ranks of those who
are now engaged in nonwar work.
A survey of plants throughout the
country engaged in war work has
been made and it shows that on Aug
ust 18th there was shortage of un-
skilled labor needed for war work of
nearly one million men and unless
this condition is remedied it is esti-
mated that on July 1, 1919, there will
be a shortage of five million men.
To make good this shortage each
state has been assigned a quota OF
unskilled labor to be provided for
the war industries by recruiting the
same from the nonwar Industries.
The quota assigned to Vermont is
3,43O men. This quota is divided
among the counties and the quota OF
Orleans county is 172 men. Further
quotas will be assigned as future
needs will require.
This quota will first be used to sup
ply local demands for war workers
and no man will be asked to leave the
county so long as there is any work
here which he can do.
Farmers who are in need of help
can call upon this quota for the same
by getting the approval of the County
agent.
There are many men in the county
of draft age who have received de-
ferred classification on account of de-
pendents who have not complied with
the Presidents "work or fight" order |
It is expected that these men will now |
come forward to fill this county's
quota.
Wherever necessary employers en-
gagged in nonwar work will be called
upon to discharge employees to fill the
quota, but not until a position is
waiting the employe. In such cases
the selection of the men who will go |
into war work is not to be made by
the employer but by the agents of the
u. S. Employment service.
In this distribution of labor en-
ployers engaged in nonwar work
must make some sacrifices for the
common cause but the division of men
to be taken from their ranks will be
made as equitable as possible. In
short time meeting of the employ
ars of labor in this county, those en-
ployed in nonwar work as we'll as in
war work, will be called for the pur
pose of appointing committee to
advise with the Community Labor
Board in this work of drawing men
from nonwar work so as to make the
same as equitable as possible.
So far as possible the men in this
quota will be recruited for particular
Jobs concerning which all terms and
conditions will be announced.
In a short time survey will be
made of the labor employed in the
7arious industries in the county and
t is hoped that all employers will
assist the Board in making the same.
This survey will be made for the pur-
pose of classifying the industries en-
gagged in war work and those engaged
n nonwar work.
On October II, 1918, at 7.3O o'clock
n the evening, at the Club Rooms in
Orleans, there will be meeting of
he Public Service. Reserve Agents
appointed for this county. This
meeting will be addressed by Mr.. ST.
nonds, the state director, and by Mr.. ,
elder, the government organizer, who
will fully explain the work they are
o do 1t is hoped that everyone who
eceives an appointment as Public ,
service Reserve Agent will make
pecial effort to be present at this
1eeting as the work they will have to
o is of very important nature.
It is not to be expected that the
rst few weeks of operation of the
overnment's new labor supplying
Ian will be without difficulty. There
I'LL be confusion and hardship. No
onest man would expect a smoothly
INNING machine from the outset, but
he man. be he employer or employee,
Tho is honest with himself, and bis
ountry, will particularly endeavor to