The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-27
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ington and the card will be retained in
the office in New Orleans.
AS fast as the shipyards are complet-
ed the call will come from Washington
for men, but the selection OF these men
will be pro-rated among the various
states, and every effort will be made to
select the men from the points nearest
the shipyards in Morgan City, New Or
leans, Mobile or Lake Charles, unless
there is a great deficit in the enrolment
in the East and West, and the shortage
will have to be made from this state.
Under Occupation specifically en-
phasize that only the particular line Of
work in which man is engaged be CIV
en-, but also any other lines Of skill in
which he may be proficient.
Moreover the selection in this state
will be made II such manner as not
to interfere with industrial con 1itlons.
No employer will be called upon to give
ut, all Of his men. The same idea OF
pro-rating which the Government will
adopt Will be followed out as the call
comes 10 New Orleans. This point is
to be particularly impressed upon the
employer, and we have found that when
the employers thus understand the sit
uatioa they are keen to urge all OF their
men to place their services at the dis
posal of Uncle Sam.
This enrolment is merely the express
sion of mans willingness to go where
his Government wants him to 60, and
to put his red blood and strong muscle
into the building Of ships that will win
the war. 1t is moral obligation and
after the man has been selected he will
be called upon by representative OF
the United States Shipping Board and
will be told just where he is to be sent
what the housing conditions will be-
what wage vii be paid him and he will
be given the opportunity to rescind his
enrolment, but we believe the men of
America as they realize the great need
this Government has for their services
will be too loyal and too patriotic to
hesitate one moment when the call actu
ally comes to them.
Please impress upon these men partic
ularly that they are NOT TO GO TO
THE SHIPYARDs. After they have
enrolled they are to go about their par
ticular work and await the call, which
may come, in month and which may
not come for ten months.
Men who are subject to the draft
should not hesitate to enroll, because if
they are accepted in the ship building
work and qualify as ship builders, at
the time they are called into the army
they will be given preferred classified
ton for exemption, as the Government
needs ship-builders more than it needs
soldiers. ...r ).
A native of any Of the countries
which are our associates in war, or any
OF the neutral nations, who has taken
out his first papers may be accepted,
but, of course, we want no German, Aus.
TRAN or Turk, whether he has his pa.
pers or not.
You will be asked frequently by many
men how soon they will be called and
what wage will be paid. I believe we
nave answered that by saying that the
call depends upon the completion and
the location of the shipyards, and that
the wage will be dependent likewise up
on location, and it is particularly EN-
phatic that the wage scale will be give,
them after they have been selected
and they will be given an opportunit,
to turn down the call, although it i
unnecessary to state that the Unite
States Government, friend Of the worn
ers, always sees that fair play is give
to every man in its service.
Applications of men who are now er
gagged in work which is assisting tn
Government in the prosecution Of tn
war should be accepted, but note t
that effect should be added upon II
card BY the enrolling officer, as circun
stance will determine whether the Co
eminent should take these men from Il
work Of transportation and munitio
making and place them in the shil
building service, but DO NOT TUR
DOWN THESE APPLICATIONS.
b The ZIG shipways of America are no
working only one eight hour shift .
men day. If we are to carry out Il
programme for 1918 and build 5000, OF
tons of ships, in all of these shipwa,
full shift Of men must be working e
cry second, of every minute, Of eve
hour, Of every day, Of every one of Il
fifty-two weeks Of the year.
z At the present rate we can ony tn,
ont z 0OO 0O0 tona If sh;nn;ro IL