Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-14
BIG BOON f)RECASTED
WITHIN FEW WEEKS BY
LEADING OFFICIALS
Government Is To Follow POI
icy Of Stabizing Labor
And Industry.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Within few
weeks the United States VIII undergo
big boom, according TO the forecast
of leading government officials here
today. They anticipate no hard times
or panic during the process of gradu
ating industry back from Esr to peace.
So confident is President Wilson
that foundations for reconstruction
are firm that he will not hurry in his
: recommendations to congress for legis-
latiOn needed for reconstruction Pend
ing his. appearance before congress,
which win probably await his annual
message-the president may place in
the hands of a commission of experts,
members of the house and senate ap-
{ preparations committees and Seeretar-
les Baker and Daniels, the work of ar
ranging details for infiltration of re-
turning soldiers to industry.
Labor Board Retained
The war labor board, one of the
agencies created by the war, will be
retained, it is said for long time.
The government will follow policy
of stabilizing labor and industrial con-
ditions as thoroughly as possible in
cancelling contracts for munitions and
war materials.
1t was strongly intimated today that
the first contract to be cut off will be
those which are using materials Tor
which there is a large commercial de-
mand, both at home and abroad, taizas
ing into consideration at the same time
the problem of distribution of labor.
Bernard Baruch, chairman of the war
industries board, revealed this govern
ment s policy on reconstruction today
with the announcement that the war
industries board will be the clearing
house for the cancellation Of all gov
ernment contracts.
Directs Redistribution
The facilities section Of the war in
dustries board will supervise this work.
Contracts will actually be cancelled by
those departments in which the con-
tracts originated. The war industries
board does not make contracts a1d
never has done So The war and navy
departments, the shipping board, rail
road administration and other govern
ment agencies which make contracts
with manufacturers, will immediately
notify the war industries beard upon
cancellation of orders. Thv war indus
iries board will then Immediately re-
allocate materials to commercial enter
prises The war labor board will at
the same time direct the redistribution,
of labor whenever such action is nee
essary.
The facilities section will perform
the reverse function of the require
ments division. Since the war indus
Z tries board was organized the heads Of
all the various sections and represent
atives of the war department, navy,
shipping board, railroad. administra-
tion, etc, have held conferences each
morning in the war industries board
building At such conferences require
inents for materials were presented. In
this manner bidding of one depart
ment against another was prevented.
Endeavor to Release Materials
The war industries board would then
allocate materials accordingly, shaving
the estimated requirements of one dl-
vision or another to make the best use
of available material.
In caneelling contracts. tho first en-
deavor will be to release the materials
and labor from factories engaged in
making shells, explosives and those
commodities which are strictly muni-
tions. AS soon as the war industries
board is notified materials and men
released will be Immediately made
available for commercial industry
which can best absorb them.