The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-08-01


War Industries Board, and the Food
Fuel, and Railroad Administrations
Its chairman IL Felix Frankfurter
assistant TO the Secretary OF Labor.
The above action was found neces.
sary to overcome a perilous shortage
OF unskilled labor in war industries.
This shortage was aggravated by an
almost universal practice OF stealing
and poaching.
/ While the restrictions against the
private employment OF labor apply
only 10 common labor at the present
time. these restrictions will. as soon
~ possible, be extended to include
skilled labor. In the meantime. ro-
cruiting OF skilled labor for war pro-
ductIon will be subject 10 federal reg
uiatlons now being prepared.
This drastic chanuge In the Ma
tion's labor program has been found
necessary in order TO protect the en-
pioyer and th eemployed. to conserve
the labor supply Of the communities
and TO cut down unnecessary and ex-
pensive labor turnover (which In
some cases, Ia q shJgh as 100 per cent
q week.. and TO Increase the produc-
tion OF ESSENTIALS.
While non-esential industries will
be drawn upon 10 supply the ncces-
sary labor for war work. the with
drawal will be conducted on an equIt-
able basis In order to protect the In
dividuai employer az much as possi-
bio.
Under the operating methods
adopted. the eopntry has been divid-
cd into thirteen federal districts,
each district In charge Of superin-
tendent OF tho y. 8. Employment
Service. The States within each dis
trict are in turn In charge " . State
Director. who has full control OF the
service within his state.
In each community there Ia being
formed local community labor
board. consisting OF a representative
OF employers and 0 representative OF
the employed. This board viii have
jurisdiction over recruiting and dis
tributink labor In iis locality.
A survey OF the labor requirements
n being made. and In order that each
community may be fully protected.
rulings have been issued that no la
Dor shall be transported out OF any
leommunity by the u s. Employment
Service without the approval OF the
state Directors nor shall any labor
be removed by the Service from one
state to another without the approval
Of the U. s. Employment Service at
Washington. Every effort will be
made 10 discourage any movement
from community 10 community or
state by any other service.
This labor program has the appro-
al OF all producing Departments OF
the Government. through the War
Labor Policies Board.
II Is understood that farm labor
will be protected. for the Industrial
program distinctly includes special
efforts TO keep the farmer supplied
with labor.
The requirement that unskilled la
Dor must be rscruited through the
sole agency OF the u. 3. Employment
Service does not at present apply In
the following five cases.
1. Labor which is not directly or
indirectly solicited.
2. Labor for the railroads,
8. Farm labor--to be recruited
In accordance with existing arrange
ments with the Department OF Asri-
culture
4. Labor for non-war work.
8. Labor for establishments
whose maximum force does not ex-
ceed one hundred.
When the survey OF labor require
ments has been made and the aggre-
gate demand for unskilled labor in
war work Is found. each state will be
assigned a quota. representing the
labor to be drawn from
among men engaged in essential
Industries In that state. III
These State quotas will In turn
be distributed among localities
Within each locality. employers in
ION war work. win be asked 10 dis
ribute the local quotas from time
o time among themselves. Quotas
y localities and individuals are 10 be
.ceepted as readily as they are for =