Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-08-11
The Right Man
For the Right Job

~ .l1h Api AAt 2lehl IObs
That's the slogan OF the campaign
just launched by the United States
Employment Service TO raise an army
OF 1900. 900 workers for war indus
tries during the next year. This is
the great army that is going 10 be
entrusted with the JOB of seeing 10
it that the American armies in Eu.
rope are supplied with munitions and
materials Of war
The day Of the free for all and
each man Tor himself in the labor
market OF the nation is over The
practices in securing labor for both
war and non-war industries having
proved too wasteful. the governmeR,
has given the L. s Employment Ser
vice the job OF recruiting workers for
the nations industries. Order will
be brought out Of chaos
There VIII be no more senseless
competition for workers TO do war
work. Hereafter, any plant or indus
trial organization employing over 100
men will have TO secure their work
ers from and through the L. s En-
ployment Service.
This drastic step by the govern
ment has resulted from universal
realization through the country
that If there is 10 be constant Cow
Of war materials to the battle fronts.
some central agency must be respon-
sible for The intelligent distribution
OF the nations labor suplpy. I. IS
a move on the part OF the government
that ranks with the selective service
regulations FOR the army.
The foundation OF the plan OF re-
cruiting the workers is the communi-
ty labor boards formed in every city
and town Of size These boards are
composed Of one representative each
of the L : Employment service. the
employers, and the employes. Each
state is given quota OF ..c-tarz n
contribute TO the nations demands.
The community boards will decide the
questions Of recruiting and distribut-
ing workers n The communities.
These boards. in conjunction with
the state advisory boards. will have
the responsibility of assigning 10 in
dustries and employers the proper
tionate share that each should stand
ready 10 contribute TO the communi-
ty's quota Of workers for the nation.
al program.
Through the new organization of
the L. S Employment Service the
employer and the employe have gone
into partnership with Uncle Sam to
solve the problem OF eliminating the
terrible loss in war materials pro
duction through the evil labor
'turnovers BY turoyers is meant
the canstan; hiring and rehiring of
men to co a given piece of work.
Surplus labor supplies in various
states will be sent by the Service
to states where shortages exist The
work Will be done irtelligently and
accurately so as to cut down the loss
Of time and material incidental TO
the transferring of workers from one
locality 70 another The allotment
Of workers will be handled by the [.
;. Employment Service, which is a
branch OF the Department of Labor, !
lust as the allotment OF steel and
,oal is handled by the War Industries !
Board and the Fuel Administration.
The campaign is now on to ac-
quaint the employer. the employe. and /
he public in general with the plans
IF the L. s. Employment Service for
'ecyuiting and distributing the labor
supply OF the nation.
Both the employer and the en- .
'loye will benefit by the plans. but
most important OF all, the nations 4
production of war materials will not
iuner further from the needless and
'imless shifting OF labor from town
o town and from state to state.