Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
TO STANDARD|zE THE
LABOR PROBLEM
Government Officials and Employ
ers Decide, in Conference, to
Cooperate on All Lines.

At a conference between representa-
tives of local war industries and Federal
officials havinr to do with labor, at the
Department Of Labor headquarters NJ
Sixth and King streets, yesterday after
noon. If was agreed that the employ
ment representatives of the local war
industries should properly classify and
specifv i'm detail the nature OF these
needs on each daily report so that the
Emplovrncnt Service IN tfcctIng place
ments will have more clearly and ac-
curately in mind the work 20 be performed.
Some trouble has recently been expcr-
fenced from the practice OF the Com
tnunitv Labor Board III securing men
through patriotic and volunteer effort.
in that such men have not been care
: fully placed according to their fitness
and qualifications
met by T. c. BE khardt, federal state
director. United States Employment
Service: Charles Warner. federal state
pircctor I. ). Public Service, X serve
and David Sncllenburg chairman of
Community Labor Board. No. /, in
charge of the Wilmington district.
\ full outline was presented To the
conference by Ncssrs. Bcnkhardt. War
ner and Snelenhurg covering the De
partmcnt : plans for recruiting. reg
istcring and placing labor IN the vii
mlngton district
MIR. Snellc burg reported for the
Community Labor Boaiu on the lib
cral and loyal responses which the board
was experiencing IN calls for men from
less essential industries to take up work
III industries OF more vital nature during
the present national emergency. He
clearly pointed out that these men III
meeting this response IN this spirit were
entitled to the utmost consideration
and that every effort should be taken
To pla them in suitable work according
To their abilities.
The conference held an extensive
discussion on the question Of whether
or rot the employers in all war INDUS
tries should cease hiring at the gate
and should adopt the uniform practice
of taking on labor only through enroll
mcnt and registration at the ohcCs
of the L. : Employment Service. \
large majority favored the adoption
O practice. 50 rs 10 provide the govern
mcnt with a more systematic knowledge
ct men who are not working regularly
and who are constantly tUrning from
ono Job to another Such practices
are seriously against the interests OF the
government AT this tune and no man
walking the streets looking for new Job
building beats or houses or helping in
the manufacture of ammunltion>
II WAS dceided that this preliminary
conference OF the local representatives
and officials Of tho Employment Service
n d the employment representatives Of
the various important war industries
"t Wilmington should he continued
ri frequent intervals
Many employment representatives
wish TO consult with their associates
on the important points presented at
the conference and wished few davs |
before calling q second conference. to |
take specific action on the important |
questions Of regulating labor TO he best
interests OF the Government
Charles Warner also stated 10 the |
meeting that he expected to have furt her
information on the policy Of the admins
tration ST Washington respecting the |
handling of these issues after attending |
a special conference called by the Ma
tlonal War Labor Policy Board this
coming week. THIS conference Is to be
held at " aShinCton on Monday and |
Tuesday next and Mr. Warner has been |
designated by Governor Townsend "a |
represent Delaware at THAI session.
On account Of the large Importance |
Of the labor situation. il was dcrided |
to call the next conference IN Wilmington
o. the environment representatives Of the !
local industries on "Wednesday after
noon, October , at 3.}O cloch At the |
labor othcc>, Sixth and k!ng streets