The sun., 1918-07-05
LABOR UPLIFT SEEN
IN POSTER CONTEST
Shipping Board Seeking to
Convey Personal Messages
to Workers.
MANY DISPUTES ANERTED
Vessel Building Spccded Up as
Patriotism Spurs On
Busy LcgiOns.

Horace l.. Day, business manager OF
the National Service Section of the
United States Shipping Board Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, said yesterday
that the ship poster competition which
the section inaugurated through THE
SUN for the purpose OF speeding up ship
construction is going to do much for
labor uplift
Our organization Mr.. Day declared
in a talk with a SUN man. lis In exist
ence for one thing-labor uplift-by
carrying into the hearts and lives OF
the men a new vision through personal
messages by men of real character, abil-
ity and fired with the deepest forces OF
patriotism.
Speakers OF the United states Ship
ping Board in four and a half months
have addressed 500, 900 workmen, and
the results have been most satisfactory.
Plant arrangements throughout the
country have extolled the work, have
requested that addresses be repeated
and have cooperated in every way pos
sible to make the work of this organi-
cation effective.
strikes Averted.
STRIKES have heen averted. and
where strikes have been in progress and
men nave Deen out, as mas Deen tne Cdso
/ in many instances, strikes have been
| stopped and the men have returned to
work
The work of shpbulding has been
speeded up notceably. For instance.
the president of the Traylor Shipbuiid-
| ing Corporation at Cornwells Pa. stated
| that the sections work had increased
| his number of men by 1000. s. w.
| Wakeman. general manager OF the Fore
! nh saiI hof
the efficiency OF his men had been in
creased at least 25 per cent. as the re-
/ suit OF our meetings. Numerous other
statements of this character have been
made The work is being extended from
the shipbuildng yards OF the country
| to the Industrial plants that are turning
our materials for the construction Of
| ships and also to industrial plants carry
ing on work for the navy.
Posters naturally play an important
part in the work we are doing We
need them and the workers want them.
The pictured idea with the right kind OF
punch will go far in the shipysrd or
the industrial plant in carrying a pa
triotic appeal to the workers. The men
will respond to the right kind of APP
peal. and the result will be better and
faster workmen and speeding up all
along the line that will dazzle the
enemies Of our country and our allies"
Work speeds Along.
Mr.. Day has been receiving from fifty
TO seventy-five kilograms a day from
managers OF shipbuilding and Industrial
plants telling Of the wonderful results
in increased efficiency and speed Of
workers the result of the campaign
which Or. Charles A Eaton's section Is
: carrying on.
, AS an illustration OF the power Of the
spoken appeal to men to do their best
, in working for their country In ship
yards II is said that one gang of men
, which unloaded five boats during a given
Z time in certain ship yard unloaded six
, teen boats in the same time after at
, tending yard meeting at which
! speeches were made by speakers OF TIE
, section.
Persons wishing TO do their part il
helping the National Service Section put
, over the poster appeal to shipyart
workers and have not yet secured entry
blanks for the $1,000 poster competition
may obtain the blanks by addressing
ship Poster Contest THE Sun, New
York ritN''