Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
PLANNING TO USE MEN.
Questionnares Go to Employees Ask
mo Needs.

| Washington. Nov. l4,-Dcmooiliza'
ton of men n the military and naval
service Of the United States after the
return from France will he carried out
largely on a basis Of the ability OF
trades and occupations 10 absorb them
under plan being worked out by the
labor. war an1 navy departments anu
! the war Industries board. 1t was said
/ today that the plan Will be submitted
to President Wilson in Il few days.
The war Industries board has sent
uuestionnaires to employers in all tn"
| industries asking the needs of each for
men and answers will show where
when and how rapidly jobs will be
ready for discharged soldiers and
sailors and what trades are most IN
need OF them
experimenting this information will
be that received from draft boards and
community labor boards, which are to
cooperate in the work.
The war labor policies board and
the United States employment service
will be combined to handle the labor
departments end. The war depart
mcnt is expected to establish new
bureau or to convert the activities OF
Provost Marshal General Crowders
office to this end. Gen. Crowder was
suggested by some officials as the man
best qualified with the task OF pre-
serving the balance Of power OF the
Ia Dor supply without delaying demoo-
iliZation operations.
With the conversion of industry
from a war to a peace basis many
[ i hn palG
emergency Jobs created by the war,
| but this problem has peer taken into
! consideration by the officials who
arc working out plans for general
stabilizing of labor conditions when
| the soldiers are returned TO civil HE.
In this connection officials pointed
! out that with the ending OF hostiliues
| there will be a great resumption OF
private construction and manufactur-
| ing. held up and restricted because OF
war work, and that thousands OF
| skilled laborers soon Will be needed IN
ali parts of the country for this WORK.
! Secretary Baker said that every
phase of rehabilitation Of the army Is
being carefully studied by war depart
ment agencies. but as yet no plans
| have been formally formulated. The
only orders so far issued curtaillng
war work deal with projects upon
which work has not actually started.
| he said.
| The question Of the number Of Am
| erican troops to be retained in Franc"
| or elsewhere in Europe IS being stud
! led on that side. Mr.. Baker said. while
| the general staff is preparing recon-
mendations as to the number to be
! kept under arms in this country.
The problem in Europe remains OF
! Joint operations with the allied ma
| tions in after-the-war guarding and
other work to be done by the military
forces, and no conclusions On this point
can yet be made.
Nj Baker said several factors viii
! govern the order in which men vii.
| be released from the amy. 1t is op-
| vious. he said, that as matter OF
| Justice. men who had been longest in
the service 2hould be released first,
| but the industrial situation and the
| special need Cor men OF a certain call
ing probably ~ill modify the principle
| Of making length OF service a guide
to order OF muster out.
| Labor department officials are con
! fident that the denomination Of the
1000. 900 men now under arms at homo
| and overseas and the conservation o.
! industry to its peace status will rot
cause any serious problem of unem-
| ploynent.