The Washington herald., 1918-09-20
NIAGARA GETS
|. BIG WAR WORK
Demand Upon Falls Bigger
! Than Public Knows,
/ Says Holland.

government than the public realizes.
In fact, so important did the War IN
dustries Board consider some Of this
work that il caused a large amount
pf electric energy to be delivered 10
the manufacturing plants, and fur-
Ehermore one OF the great corpora
lions which manufacture electric ap-
baratus received from the govern
pent the highest kind of priority or
ler. SO that certain electrical appa-
ratus could be furnished to one Of
hese Industries. thereby making 1t
,ertain that il would be able to de-
kver-to the government the commodi-
hes for which there was great need.
One Of these commodities, electrolodes,
: utilized in the manufacture Of poi
ION gas at the government works near
Baltimore. There is in fact no other
commodity excepting platinum which
will do the particular kind Of work
hat is needed in that great gas man
ssacturing plant.
Before the United States entered
Into the war and in fact for some
weeks after Congress declared war
With Germany there prevailed a sus-
sicion that some OF the skilled arti-
sans employed in these works who are
Germans either by birth in Germany
" Dy GcEIldll pdEcnLdec- hil5uL &c
disposed secretly to interfere with the
government work. But il was speed
~ found that these apprhensions were
IN the whole groundleSs and none Of
he artisans employed in these indus
Iries has been under surveillance
or some time.
Sell Electric Power.
The national service section Of the
United States Shipping Board, a de-
,srtment which was created by and
under the direction OF DR.. Charles
A. Eaton. pastor of the Madison
Avenue Baptist Church, Of New York,
sut now on leave for government
Iervice, deemed it advisable to send
lpeakers to Niagara Falls who We're
Instructed to address the artisans in
ne carborundum works and also the
trtisans employed by the Acheson
Graphite Company. Both OF these in
lustries were established at Niagara
falls by DR.. E G. Acheson soon after
ne Niagara Falls Power Company
announced it was ready to sell cleo
bic energy in large amounts TO IN
lustrial corporations. The first in
Iustry to accept this offer was the
Pittsburgh Reduction Company,
whose manufacture OF aluminium at
Niagara and in other places where
lydro-electric power can be secured
las resulted in making it possible to
nTnish all OF the aluminium needed
or aircraft as well as for other war
Material and for domestic purposes
Iiso.
There happened to be available for
ervice Of this kind Lieut.. s. ]. Aims
yorth, of the British army. and he
vas asked TO address patriotic meet
ngs to be held at these industrial
Ilants a few days ago. With him
vent Oscar Mumbaugh OF the United
itstes Shipping Board.
The first meeting was held In a
arge building known as No. service
Iuildins OF the Carborundum Com
amy There were present several
hundred Of the employees, some of
shom are employed in the shipping
department.. come in lathe room No.
and some in the wheel stock room
70. 3. 1t was not difficult for Lieut.
linsworth to gain the attention of
hese men, for he was cordially re-
eived and II was made evident to
i'm that IL he spoke as he was ex-
ectsd to speak he would be in per-
ect control Of these skilled artisans
The addresses were based upon the
ecsssity OF war workers in American
Industries giving all the energy they
ossess to their work in the assurance
hat in their way they are doing as
much TO make possible a victorious
eace as even the soldiers themselves.
% gratifying were the results Of the
netting that the national service sec
ion has received communication from
he Carborundum Company in which
: Is stated that il is the earnest wish
rhfa T,aA -
sd from time to time in order to
eep these matters constantly before
he employees throughout the entire
forks.
Lieut.. Ainsworth addressed a large
aeeting Of the employees of the Atche-
on Graphite Company and was en-
husiastically received. The skilled
ulployes Of this company are an IN
sually intelligent body of men, and
hey have since the beginning of the
rsr made it evident that they are as
lilly loyal and earnest and in SYM
athy with the attitude taken by
resident Wilson as is any other body
Industrial workers in the United
tates- DR.. Eaton received a comnu-
scatfon from the Acheson Graphite
company written Immediately after the
aeeting was held in which il was
rss- regarded as one Of the finest the
mployes had ever heard, and II was
$50 suggested in this communication
hat II workers throughout the coun-
- could listen to Lieut.. Ainsworth or
thers who speak as he does, at inter-
as, say Of three or four weeks, great
pod would result.
This, however, is exactly what the
lstional service section is doing all
yer the country. Il was -eported in
his column few days ago that in
ne Youngstown, Ohio, district there
&c 10000 Industrial workers, many of
hon are occupied with ynanufactur-
~ equipment with which the rev
nips can be furnished as soon as thes
&c completed. In other parts Of the
ountry there are from 10000 TO 500 =
% workmen occupied I'm like employ
tent. All Of these artisans have D.
ortantry from time to time to hea-
oeakers and there is no doubt that
le stimulus and enthusiasm which
ave been created by these addresses
ave served greatly TO make this de-
= artInent Of Industrial service for the
overnment as efficient as is the en-
pc organization under the Shipping
ioard which is now producing the
Alps which enable Mr.. Schwab to ssy
hat the United States has become
iithin year the greatest shipbuild-
V nation in the world.
HOLLAND.