El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
INDUSTRY NEEDS
LABOR QUICKLY.
Resolution Adopted by War
Labor Policies Board
Indorsing Employ
ment Service.
ment Service.

Whereas, In order to meet the pres
ent demands for labor. both skilled
and unskilled. In war work; TO in
{ sure that future requirements be
filled without delay; 70 eliminate
competitive fnroads by one war indus
try upon the labor Of another; to re-
Guce turnover, and 20 equalize so far
as possible the drain OF labor from
employers engaged IN tasks less es-
sential IN time OF war, It has come
TO be recognized by the industries Of
the country that It IS necessary to
centrallze all lsbor-recruitIng activi-
ties in one responsible department Of
the federal government 1t is hereby
resolved:
I. All recruiting OF Industrial labor
for public or private work connected
with the war shall be conducted
through or in accordance with meth
DDS authorized by the United States
Employment Service. The present
working agreement between the De
partments Of Labor and Agriculture
relating to recruiting OF farm labor
shall not be affected hereby.
.. The full power OF the govern
ment shall be, exercised through such
agency TO supply all the labor re-
quirements OF war Industry and by
means Of volunteer recruitment to
transfer men TO such extent as may
be necessary from nou-war work TO
war work.
Program Effective Aug. /.
g. This program shall be put into
effect gradually by first applying il,
beginning with July IS. 1913. post
poned by the president to Aug. 1.
1879. 10 uuskiued labor. and there
after as rapidly as possible 10 skilled
labor. At the outset general author
ization may be given Ca) for hiring
unskined labor without solicitation.
% for recruiting labor for railroads.
farms. and non-war work. and gen
orally by employers whose fully
working force viii not. with the ad-
dition Of the labor recruiting. exceed
100; and (c) for recruiting skilled Ia
Dor Such authorization by the
United States Employment Service
shall be given under regulations, to
be approved by the War Labor Poll
cies Board. calculated, to prevent the
taking Of men needed IN other war
industries OF on the farms
T. All government departments and
private employers engaged in war
work should furnish 70 the United
States Employment Service a com
plete statement OF their needs for IN
skilled labor and make such supple
uentary reports as may be requested
OF them All the government depart
ments represented on the War Labor
Policies Board should assist IN every
way in securing such Information.
3. An immediate campaign TO secure
the unskillsd labor needed IN war
work shall be made by the United
States Employment Service. Recruit
ing fer such purposes IN each state
shall be limited 10 quotas OF the total
demand. calculated on the basis OF
principles to be recommended by the
United States Employment Service
and approved by the War Labor Poll
cies Board All recruiting shall be
conducted so that Withdrawals from
non-war industries shall be distrib-
uted as equitably as IS practicable.
Economic Transfers.
s. Distribution OF the workers re-
cruited shall aim at transfers for the
shortest possible distances. and az the
utilization of local supply so far as
possible 10 meet local war needs
:. For the purpose OF equalizing the
strain Of transfers and adjustments
OF labor within local Industrial com
muniHes, the United States Employ
ment Service shan encourage the for
nation, under its guidance, OF com
munity boards, upon which there shall
be an equal representation OF labor
and OF management. and shall CO.
operate fully with such boards IN Sc
curing local quotas.
g. The War Labor Policies Board
shall appoint a committee on labor
priorit.es 10 direct the United States
Employment Service as to the ques-
tion which may arise when the avail
able supplies Of any kind OF labor are
inadequate TO meet the immediate de-
mands; such committee shall in gen
eral follow the priorities determined
by the War Industries Board.
e. The primary effort 10 enforce the
foregoing program shall be through
public presentation Of the need Of
compliance with It as a war neces-
sity. The full authority Of the de-
partments Of the government repre-
sented on the War Labor Policies
Board. including the power to cut off
supplies. should be exercised IS far as
necessary. The United States En-
ployment Service shall provide all the
requisite machinery for the contin-
uous enforcement Of the foregoing
program, and the prompt report OF
any interference herewith. A com
mittee Of the War Labor Policies
Board shall be appointed with author
ity 20 investigate reports Of failure
20 comply with such program. and
70 recommend appropriate action by
the proper department Of the gov
eminent.
Members Of Board.
FELIX FRANKFURTER. Depart
meat Of Labor. Chairman.
G. 7 CHRISTIE. Department Of
Agriculture.
HOWARD COONLEY, Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
JAMES P. WHITE. Fuel Admins
tratiou-
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Navy
Department
STANLEY KING, War Department.
W TYLER, Railroad Administra-
ton.
ROBERT P. BASS. Shipping Board.
~ B. HAMMOND, Food Administra-