Douglas Island news., 1918-03-08
EXPLANATION OF
 PUBLIC SERVICE
What Is Meant by Registering for This Department of Govern
 mental Work

Reserve. special postal card has
 been furnished to Che Public Sery .ico Reserve enrolling agents u AL
 asl,a. These cards. which are called Hurley" postal cards, are Co bo filled out and returned Go Mr. Ed
 ward N. Hurley chairman of Che .U. s. Shipping Board Washington, ID. C.. by shipbuilding mechanics only; that is. men who are skilled .blacksmiths. boiler makers, ship .carkutcrs. dock builders, electrical . workers machuists. painters, plum
 bcrs. pipe filters. sheet metal work
 crs cupporsmiths. ship filters and
 structural iron workers. The pur-
 pose of these cards is Co find out
 how many mcchauics there are iu .thc United States who are skilled tn Che lines mentioned and who are willing to enter tho service of the
 government iu these classes of work which are odjuncts Of che ship building trades. The Department of Labor hopes that every man u the country who is skilled In any of
 hcsc lines win immediately regis
 ter for service.
 However Che government does not rcIcgatc curolmcut simply Go men skilled in the lines Of work mentioned. as it Is going Co Doc the policy or Che government iu making Che cnrollmcut Co specialize: lst- ! An classes of mechanics that can be used iu thc construction of steel and wooden ships. 2ud An other classes of mechanics. 3rd Expert gas cn- zine and automobile engineers and drivers; 4th Experienced lumber men. both min and woodsemn, 5th
 An persons who are able and uill- . ing Co serve n agricultural work sch Young men who arc willing and can pass examination os oyi- utors. 7th An others who desire to . bc enrolled iu tho Service.
 No man need hesitate about cu- rolling because hc is not skilled u hc lines for which thc Hurley" postal cards are used. as tlc Re serve welcomes every patriotic cit- zen who wishes to serve. whatever his qualifications. including laborcu of au kinds. artisans. engineers. pro fcssioual men Thc men especially needed. besides those skilled m
 trades which Che adiuucts Go ship building. are mechanics. artisans skilled l0borcrs of al kinds, men who ca nwork with tools
 As its name implies. Che United States Public Service Reserve is not an agency to secure immediate cm. | uloymcnt for ig members. It aims to have on hand a reserve of avail able men who. while staying at their posts u Che industrial life of thc ! country stand ready Co go when ! Che government notifies them that ! they cau be of greater service else. where. In cases where thc govern mcut asks mon to change employ mout. it win do so only after adc- uuatc consideration of thc interests of their present employers At Che present time Che Department of La- bor is making provision for an eN-
 tension of Che U. $. Employment ! Service in order to place iu jobs
 those men who want immediate
 jobs The Department of Labor is
 committed Co thc policy of supply . ing war industries first. and, SO far as it can. from tho ranks of thc uu-
 employed. When qualified mon out
 of jobs arc not Co bc had. and only
 then. win it seek Co get men to shift from one employment Co ou- other.
 1 Enrolment does not bind tho per
 son enrolling Co accept a job from . thc government although it is
 hoped. that he will do SO if job
 is offered him. Neither does enroll
 mont bind thc government Co offer
 a job to thc registrant At Che time
 a rcgistraut Is offered a job, Inc wn'
 bc informed as Co the wages and
 other working conditions. SO Inc win
 then know whether or not he is in
 position Co accept Registrants win
 bc furnished with a membership
 card and also with a bronze button. as soon as thc latter are received
 from Washington.
 Inasmuch as Aaska's quota is .oOo men. it is hoped that every qualified person will immediately register. Registration has been somewhat delayed by reason of Che failure of supplies to reach the on. rolling agents throughout Alaska but now that they have arrived. it is thought that a large enrolment will be had.
 There arc enrolling agents In |, practically every community. and |, men should enroll with the enrolling !, agents Of their town. Enrollmcnt , may be had with the following per |, sons A. E. Gurr, Douglas: Homer !, O. Banta. Haincs; c. M. Van Mar !, ter. Ketchikan; Thomas s. Elscmore Petersburg; F. J. Vandewall. slag