The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
TAKING MEASURES
(Continucd from First Pags.)


February II.
Much Confusion.
Confusion aud suffering ;r" said 10
have resulted from careless S'2'r'
menls rs To silipyard nr"ds attract
ipg many men 10 places where IN AM
pie supply 0i workers already was
gathered.
"pnbli$hrh statements "f lh' num-
her Of mon vino will h. waH:'d haze
been mi>interpr,i"d." says the %tatr-
mrnt. "a$ m"anin" thai great num-
hcrS arc nd now. whereas they
are wanted nH'y in limited quantities
ana Of particular types at any one
time Men should stick ~ their Jobs
rniil The Department tolls them that
there is shiphuilding position wait
in. and what n" wages and housing
conditions are.
lily registering in HE public Srrv-
irr reserve. men can BE- assured that
they will b. told when they VIII &c
wanted. Tho rrsrry" now t. listing
men willing to serve on railroads. In
munitiOn pants :Ind in iii" divisions
Of the army rhrh require skilled me-,
clanics
"Emnlnvris If labor. even in so
called un'Ssnnlial induHi rrs. will he
helped by TN" success Of the r"ElsTra-
ton. which will max" II possible for
lire department of la Dor 10 make il fair
distribution of all calls for men. and
10 minimiZc and rQualizr III" drain on
Industry which results from unrrgu.
lated competition for nr"n between war
industries and different branches or
the government. Labor IS IN entire
sympathy with The creation of his re-
serve, brraus" /; will hr'r 10 prevent
thu harIShirs which fall upnH working.
lmrn by having m certain way of
knowing whether CT where there may
b. employment for them"
II WAS estimated thai from now I'M
i'll nrxl August. Iuu.uan men will be
needed fer ship building. this number
Including Ihr labor turnover. Many
times This number of voluntary worn.
rrS is expected Ia b. enrolled during
registration week.
Appeal to Wilson.
IN app.a! Ia President Wilson TO
speed up governmental machinery In
aid nj production 50 aS IN rrIicr" the
anxiety of farmers as tn labor supply,
credit facilities and seed shortage. was
made today in Il memorial from thts
federal board IF farm organizations In
behalf Of more Than 2.rUn,OUD organized
farmers.
The board asked for i reply Feb
ruary Il. when representatives Of ;hr
seven national farm organizations conf
lrising til" board. together with Il
number Of state masters Of he grunge
and heads of the society Of equity and
ether bodies Will seek an audience
with the president 10 discuss con.
btrucllvc plans. The memorial said
III food il I" win tn" war. ~ We aro
assured on every side. The Turner's "t
America must produce more fund In
1919 than they MD in 1917. iut unless
present conditions are radically changed.
increased crops next year nrc impuSSi-
biz. Under twisting conditions we can
net 'rIuai iilr production of 1917. much
les, s.lrInSs it, and this for reasons
over which tn" farmers have no control.
hanger TO drops.
9TH" rhct rnuScS which Will inrvi;a-
bly, hiring about smaller crop hcxt
year. unless promptly removed hy ma
tiuuul action are six in numbers The
shortage. If farm labor: shortage If seed;
prices uit"n below the cost Of prnduc-
tom lack c.! reasonable credits exclusion
,.f the farmer from his right and nnces-
; s;l?'y ;shar, III the conduct of the war;
and hc,p-S"aIcd doubt whether hu can
raise the Increased crops demanded Of
him and still support his family and
pay his debts.
MANY thousands II acres were LETT
unharr,.SIru last fall hrrauSG the ncccS-
sary hands had left the farms. Al
rcHdv great nuuIh,.rs "f farms near az
cellcnt markets lie idle for lack OF
! living return. Millions: nf acres Viii be
wholly or partly idle next summer t'e-
Cause the money To buy seed anu sub
Sislruc,: will he lacking. Many OF the
farmers thus affected are tenants whom
miSforluu" will compel IL abandon the
farm.
so far as we have learned there is
me-, 4 single genuine farmer. representa-
;iv,: of tn" organized TURNER'S "f Amer
r.u hi any position OF authority In tho
food administration. the advisory cnun-
eli of uaiiuu:ti defense hr any OF tho
other special boards charged with the
! conduct al the war.
comparing their own small earn
mrs with the huge war profits they
sec on every hand the farmers have lost
confidence that the government under
stands the needs and difficulties ri the
! farmer. Unless that confidence can be
restored it is useless to hope that VIC
! can maintain the food production of last
wear AMI il i" :u"i"'HGi"S% - talk Of
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