The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-08
POLICIES Of THE:
. WAR LABOR BOARD
RIGHT OF UNioNlzEp WORKERS
TO BARGAIN WITH EMPLOYERS
10 UPHELD ~ 1T.
BETTER CONDITIONS SOUGHT


NJ oaimsrten, va.-oonssrvatien Of
Kerosene 10 Urved--Ailles Bombing
Peanss Now Work In squadroms.
Nxom O~H~mittee RuhAss YnfOrxnaeAom-)
Washington--The war labor poll
esss board has made no rulings, II Is
announced making 1t impossible to
ceaange rates Of wages or working
co0dafions In industry during the
sesndnr1fxaficn Of such pay and con-
unions for war work The board does
not seek TO place restrictions on labor,
but Is STRIVING 10 better conditions
tAat VIII make for satisfaction and
greater effideny.
Nnunciattng It's principles the war
labor policies board IL committed to
fhe right OF workers 10 organize into
trnde unions and to bargain coilec-
lively with their employers; continu-
Anoe Of existing union standards with
the right OF the workers 30 obtain bet
GET conditions, wages and hours under
decisions of the national war labor
board; equal pay for equal work,
whether performed by men or by WON
en-; recognition of the basic eight-hour
Gay where q INV requires II but settle
rnent OF all questions Of hours of work
with due regard to government neces-
stiles and the welfare of the workers !;
maintenance Of the maximum OF pro-
dnct1on; dne regard for labor stand
ARDS, wages and other conditions In
particular localities; the right OF all
workers to living wage, insuring
health and reasonable comforts.
/ Felix Frankfurter, chairman of the
war labor policies board, makes this
further explanation OF the resolution
of the board setting forth its princi-
pies: "Inasznuch as wage stability was
recognized as the essential need by
labor and By the government the pur-
pose OF the resolution was to prevent
changes In the standards which had
ment board such as the labor wage ad-
tnstmemt board of the emergency feet
corporation, or the arsenal and navy
yard standards, or the standards which
govern the cantonment adjustment
board. but under no circumstances was
It intended to prevent the lifting OF
wage scales in specific instances up to
the standards"
There were no aerial bombing or.
ennixations in the allied flying corps
during the FIRST year of the war. Prac-
tically all the work in the air was In
the nature of observation. No pilots
could be spared for anything else. To
day probably % per cent Of the aerial
arms are bombing squadrons OF Il
machines per squadron.
The first bombing was done by vol
unteer pilots who few over the Ger
man lines and dropped three or -four
bombs, made from artillery shells, or
concentration camps and cantonments
Showers Of small steel arrows were
spilled sometimes on conveys trooI
trains and bodies Of massed men, The
Germans began day bombing Of cities
| In 1918, and the allies bombardet
, Karlsruhe In reprisal later In the same
year. Since then evolution In organ
ized bombing developed rapidly ant
the French began night bombing, bu
,, this was not undertaken by the Ger
mans until August, 1915.
At the present time large groups
including several squadrons of bomb
} ing machines, go over the lines from
time to time and completely destro.
their objective, be 1t city or a camp
a column Of troops or trench system
Unfortunately the allies air force
have to travel for many miles owe
hostile territory defended by anti
aircraft guns to attack Germa ncities
while the enemy can attack Frencl
cities by flying only short distanc
beyond the allied lines.
The allies are developing larg
\ bombing planes which carry sufficien
fuel for long excursions and armamen
! TO protect them when they are al
tackled by fighting airplanes. Bombin
sQuadrons are escorted usually owe
: the lines by fast fighting squadron
n of 10 planes to a squadron, and the
left to their own devices, for the fght
ers seldom carry sufficient fuel to pei
init them to accompany the bomber
on the round trip.
The dropping of the bomb is sim
lar to shooting a rife. First you sc
your sights and wind gauge, you hOl
the rifle properly. and finally you pu
the trigger at the proper moment.
your ammunition Is standard you
sights correct. you hit the target 8
with bombing. II you set your sight
correctly. fly your plane correctly owe
the objective and drop the bomb at tn
proper time you will hit the target.
the ammunition manufacturers CAV
= you good bombs the objective will B
destroyed.
7 The United States will be short ,
! potash next year. Estimates for 191
Z show an available supply Of abo'
! 500, 900 tons Of potash salts, or on
Z about half Of the normal imports b
< %o~n tha war Commercial fprtiliz,