The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-25

need all their workers for a long time
to come on the basis Of present orders.
A lot of workers will be thrown into
the market on December 1. when the
brewing of beer must end. but this Is
one OF the few stoppages that were
known about long in advance.
The most important step toward re-
adjustment thus far projected in Wash
ington is the continuance of the War
Labor Board in some form as a peace
organization acting as supreme court
/ in labor disputes, which was its war
time function. The majority of en-
ployers and employees would welcome
definite announcement to this ef-
feet.
| Meanwhile the whole matter Of can
collation. of war contracts and Of the
distribution Of both soldiers and fac
tory war workers is in the survey"
, stage, so far as the Government is con-
cerned. The big question as to who
was going to make the survey is settled
at last. 1t will bd done by the Federal
| Employment Service and the Com
/ munity War Boards in every part of
| the country.
| Secretary OF War Baker wrote Sec
J retary of Labor Wilson on Tuesday
that dependable information on the
| condition Of the labor market was de-
sired. as the War Department wanted
army rehabilitation to take place
without any considerable disturbance
/ TO industry. The Federal Employment
Service and the Community War
! Boards, as agencies already existing,
may be expected to make their reports
in very short time.
100000 Must He Shifted.
Henry Bruere. director OF the Fed
cral Employment Service for the State
of New York. estimates that from
! 100000 to 100000 war workers
must be transferred to peace Jobs,
while at the same time the nation
, must prepare for the reabsorption of
more than 100000 men now under
arms.
/ He already has started the New
| York survey and has kilograms from
the Pierce-Arrow, Chevrolet and Sell
den automobile works that they need
more employees than they now have
for finishing war contracts as well
es for the big demand expected for
| cars for civilian use, now that the
Government has removed so per cent
| of the restriction on such manufac-
ture.
| Mr.. Bruere said IL seemed a week
ago as II the transition period would
be marked by serious disturbances
| but he did not think so now.
This Office Mr.. Bruere said, "has
many more jobs than It has appli-
cations, but the wages offered are In
many cases lower than the war work
ers have been getting and they are not
jumping at what is offered. However
the Shipping Board needs 100, 900 EN-.
ployees in this district alone, and the
Fuel and Railroad administrations are
calling for a vast number. And, as
was pointed out at a meeting of
Bridgeport manufacturers the other
day, IL we can only get our export
trade going soon the general demand
for workers will be such that we
sha'nt' notice any period OF reorgani.
zation' at all.
again, there is a tremendous short
age OF farm labor, to which many
soldiers will be drawn. And dom
forget that our great labor supply
immigration, has been cut of for four
years and nobody knows when It will
be resumed"
Finds Outlook EncouraEinR.
Mr.. Bruere had just returned from
conferences In Washington and ap
peared to find the outlook quite en-.
couraging. Labor union leaders have
agreed to meet him in his ONCE, and
he expects to find them anxious tc
support the avowal OF Samuel Com
pers: THE American labor movement
will cooperate with all other agencies
TO help In this reconstruction time"
Comparatively little war work II
this district has been stopped on or
ders from Washington. There are
however. q few notable examples
The George A. Fuller Company sus
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