The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-01
CITY LABOR BOARD
HAS BEEN NAMED.
Supervision of Workers in War Time
to be Held by Members APP
pointed by Y. s.
Order.
KEEP COMPLETES CENSUS
A. L. Uriek in Letter to Secretary Of
Industrial Association Defines
plan of Govern
ment.

In line with the federal govern
ment's order that common labor shall
he placed Immediately under its
supervision, Keokuk has appointed
community labor board with a men,
bership of three. The government
took over the recruiting of common
labor in every state in the union to-
day. for the furtherance of the war.
The aim is to eliminate the waste
All turnover of labor. Secretary of
Labor William B. Wilson is actively
Al the head of the national plan for
nlacing workers in war-winning in
dustrial service.
The Keokuk community labor
board is composed Of Thomas F.
Brady, chairman; D. ]. Hemmy, rep
resentative of union labor, and Joseph
/. Mcnamara, representing the city's
business interests. Mr.. Brady is
former superintendent of the Dupont
uowier works, Mr.. Mcnamara is gen.
eral manager of Hubinger Bros. COM
panv. and Mr.. Hemmy Is a city coun-
Gilman. The members will have Office
At the Industrial association.
Boards Business Assigned.
to have a census of Keokuk labor
and to place workers in vacations
where they are most needed because
of wars calls.
Joseph r. Frailey of Ft Madison,
is chairman for Lee county under the
federal plan. The board members
will become federalized through oath.
A. L. Urick, state labor commits
Sc 41 nf ho
Iowa organization committee, has
written James M. Fulton, secretary
OF the Industrial association, letter
explaining the purposes in instituting
he community labor boards.
Defines Organization.
TRICKS letter follows:
What it Seeks to Do.
"The government is now seek
ing to guide unskiIled labor, its
supply and placement This
especially interests industry.
Under the United States employ
ment service, establishments en-
gagged in nonwar industry are
asked to surrender labor which
may be placed elsewhere in the
community or even sent outside
Of the state.
1T is essential that establish
ments in every locality in Iowa.
especially every industrial CEN
ter, should at once consider war
work Of useful character as
condition-precedent for keeping
It's local labor quota intact.
Board az Administrator.
This question, vital and
SOLDERING in it's Importance, will
largely be administered by what
is known as the community
labor board, which the under
signed committee has been d.
rected by the government to
initiate in every locality in Iowa
where it deems advisable. There
Is no mere voluntary act about
this committees work You are
required to take immediate steps
TO organize such community labor
board so as to consist of three
Of your very best men, who must
give considerable portion of
their time.
The chairman of the COM
munity labor board will be the
local representative of the United
states employment service or
PUBIC service reserve, If he is
suinciently familiar with local
problems, and the local men most
Interested has the right to select
us own chairman from it's highest
lype OF citizenry commanding the
confdence of both labor and man.
asement, such man being sworn
mo FEDERAL service and receiving
oniy nominal salary. The posi-
uon is not unlike membership on
ue local exemption board, and
VI equal if not greater import
ance
Urge Best Selection.
me remaining two members
VI the community Ia bor hoard are