The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-31
NOn-Essential
Employment
Ends Nov. 1st,


After November there will be nc
more able-bodied men engaged in non
essential industries. except foreign
ers and alien enemies, according to a
decree of the Federal labor board. The
plants and factories of the United
States which are working On war or
ders must have enough labor to turn
out their products to the fullest ex
tent, and the men employed in non
essential Industries are the ones to
supply the needed labor
Within the next week all physically
fit men in non-essential industries
must change their vocations and seek
employment in essential industries, il
the ruling of the government is to be
carried into effect Those who are
not successful in making the change
are required to report to the proper
authorities, who will assign them work
that win help win the war.
What steps will be taken in Canon
City to enforce the order, if any, has
not yet been indicated, although the
City Council had adopted "work-or-
fight" ordinance, sections five and six
of which declare that persons violat-
ing its provisions by failure or re-
fusal to comply Herewith. shall be
held to be a vagrant, and shall, upon
less than 800 or more than $500. or
by Imprisonment for 80 days. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment. and
during the term of such imprisonment
shall be required to work on the
streets. highways and public places of
this municipality.
In the opinion of the City Council
this ordinance is necessary to the i'm
mediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety and shall be
In full force and effect Immediately
after it is passed and published, 1t be-
ing of the character above set forth
before of the need to meet the imme-
'diate social emergency threatening
this municipality and country in this
present state of war;
The preamble to the ordinance is as
follows: "Be it ordained by the City
Council of the city of Canon city, Col
orado, that, whereas, our citizens in
large numbers are in the military
service of the United States. and are
giving their lives for those at home.
and it is the duty of those at home to
aid and support those who are making
the greater sacrifice for their country
and their fellow citizens; and
Whereas. useful labor and the pro-
duction and conservation of food and
other supplies are now the prime ne
cessities of the United States and of
this municipality; and
Whereas. all able-bodied persons in
this municipality should contribute
their full share of energy and services
to the winning of the war; and
Whereas. idlers and slackers are
during this crisis reproach upon and
a menace to the safety of our people. :"
The ordinance states that during the
continuance of the war and until the
proclamation of peace that 1T shall be
the duty of every male person in
Canon City who has passed his six
teenth birthday anniversary and has
not passed his sixty-first birthday an
niversary. to engage regularly and
habitually in some useful and recog-
nized business. trade, profession. oc-
cupation or employment for at least
five days in every calendar week at
an average of at least six hours day.
Exemptions are provided for in the o.
dfnance. the full text of which ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue of The