Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-07
INDUSTRY NEEDS
LABOR QUICKLY
Resolution Adopted by War
Labor Policies Board In
dorsing Employment
Service.

workers. and
Wberrus. In order 20 meet the
prrscut demands Tor labor, both I.
skilled and uuskIlIod. iu war work. /
10 insure that future requirements
br nlcd without delay, 10 eliminate
competitive iuruudH by one war in
duWry upon the labor ~ another, 10
reduce turnover. ana 20 equailzo 80
Tar ~ possible the drain Of labor
from employers engaged iu tasks less
essential in time NJ var. II has come
Co ho recognized by the Industries oi
the country that II IN necessary 10 T
,rniralizo an labor recruiting hcuNl- .
ties In one responsible department ~ /
the federal government II IL here
uy resolved
An recruiting ot industrial Ia +
har Tor public ur private work c1n
uecfcd Nth the war shall bo Non
Jurtsd through or In accordance
with method. authorized hN the .
United states Employment Service .
The present working agreement h'. .
tween tho Departments ni Labor .
.pd Agriculture relating Go recruit ]
ing Of farm labor shall NOT he af. /
'rctcd hereby
The run power uf OBJ" govern /
,ocnt shall bee exercised through such 4
agency 20 supply ul the labor rn- .
quircmcnts ~ war industry aud by 1
means of volunteer recruitment 90 I
transfer men to such extent as may T.
be necessary from nUu.wtr work 20
var work
Program Effective August I.
p. This program shall be- put
into effect gradually hy first apply .
INK u. beginning With July -. 1915 I
postponed by tho president 10 Au- T.
rust I. 1919, 10 uuaNled labor. |
and thereafter as rapidly ss possible ,
20 skilled labor At tho outset gen /
eral authorization may hc given .
taD Tor hiring unskillrd labor with I
cut solicitation, On for recruiting
labor Tor railroads farms am. nutv
war work. and generally by cmploF .
crs whose fully working force will
not with the addition of the labor
recruiting. exceed 100 and tC for
recruiting skilled labor Such au-
thorlzAtlon by the United states En-
ploymeht Service shall be given un
der regulations. TO be approved hy
tho War Labor Policies Board, cal
culated to prevent the taking ut men
needed m other war industries or
on the farms
All government departments /
and private employers engaged I'm I
war work should furnish 10 the .
United states Employment Service a .
complete statement ~ their needs
Sor uuakilled labor and make fuch .
supplementary reports AS may pe TO .
auested ~ them All the govern I
ment departments represented on I
tho War Labor Policies Eoard .
should assist iu every way In secur- /
ing such Information
s An Immediate campaign 10 I
sc,ure tho unakiIled tabor needed In I
war work shall be made by the .
United states Employment Service
Recruiting for such purposes In each /
state shall he limited To quotas of 4
iha total demand lcu1rt0d on the4
basis OF principles 10 be recon mend.
"a by the United States Employment
Service and approved by the War I
Labor Policies Roard. All recruit |
ing shall be conducted so that with
drnwals from non war industries
shall he distributed as eQaitably as /
Ia practicable.
Economic Transfers
&. Distribution OF the workers 4
recruited shall aim at transfers for I
the shortest possible distances and /
"a tho utilization of local supply so /
FAR ~ possible to meet local war
needs
z. For the purpose ~ equaI'-lng
the strain ~ transfers and adjust
meut Of labor within local indhs-
trinl communities. tho United states
Employment Service shall encour
age the formation. under It's guid-
unce. of com puniy boards. upon
which thcrc shall ho an equal rep
rcanntatiun OF labor and of man
trcmcnt. and shall cooperate fully
with such boards IN securing local
quotas
q Tho War Labor Policies board
shall appoint "a committee on labor
prInr.flcs to direct the United states
ErpIoympnt Service as 20 tho uues
ton which may arise when the avail
able supplies ~ any Kind OF labor
are inadequate 10 meet tho imme-
diato demands, such committee
shaIl IN general follow the prior
iuti dctctmincd by the War Indus
tries Hoard +.
9 Tho primary effort TO enforce
tho foregoing program shall be
through public presentaugn ~ the
need OF compliance with iNna "a war
ncressity The fun authority uf the
d,nnrtmonts of the government rcp.
resented on tho War Labor Policies
Board. Including the power "a cut
orr supplies, should be exercised aa
far Rg necessary The United states
Employment Service shall provide
an the requisite machinery for the
continuous enforcement of the fore
going program. and tho prompt re-
port ~ any Interference herewith
4 committee of tho War Labor Pol
lcicg Board shall hc appointed with
authority 90 investigate reports Of
failure 90 comply with such pro
gram. and Go recommend appro-
priate action by the proper depart
mcut nt the government
Members - Hoard.
FELIN fRANkFURTER, De.
partment ~ Labor. Chairman
q. / CHRISTIE. Department OF E
Agriculture
HOWARD CpONELy. Emcr
roncy Fleet Corporation.
JAMES f. WHITE Fuel Admin
igtration.
FRANKLIN %. ROOSEVELT. . s
Navy Department
STANLEY KING, War Depart 3
mcrt
w l. TYLER Railroad Adninis. E
tr1ton
ROBERT r@ nA9 shipping
Board