Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-13

them to perfect themselves as agri-
culturisls and thereafter to protect
them In such services ns II may seem
they should perform In the best In
terests OF the nation,
The whole Industrial and agrl-
cultural situation Is being subjected
to very comprehensive study In
order To discover any means that
may be taken TO protect and aug
ment the labor supply appurenant
to industry and agriculture without
precluding the prompt and orderly
progress of our militA plans. IL is
confidently believed that great prog
rcss can he made along this line and
that more effective measures than
any yet devised can be put into
operation TO attain the desired end.
War OF Mechanics.
at must be cnpa--slzed that this
is n war OF mechanics. The need OF
the several armed forces for men
highly skilled in technical and me
chanical pursuits If greater than In
any former war. Yet this need for
specially skilled men finds the ma
4 tion under necessity for increasing
/ It's production In almost every lire
/ uf industry Withdrawals Of men
/ from industry must be made and
these Withdrawals must take men
4 who might otherwise be deferred on
account OF their special qualifica-
/ tions and skill. The necessary mum
bers OF such skilled men viii be OBJ
tanned In one OF three ways.
First. men already IN the military
J A... IA. \. fsI Ill. .
! VIII he taken from the line regiments
and assigned to the staff organiEa-
! tions and departments whore their
, skin is nceded Second, men classl-
| lied by the-fclectfon boards even tho
ttcv may have been placed In u de-
, ferrcd classification. will be with
drawn with great care and partcu
lRrly from industries OF the nation
for special service In staff corps and
departments Third. young men OF
draft age with certain educational
qualifications will he inductcd into
the service and sent TO universities
colleges and technical and secondary
schools 20 be instructed In technical
arts urtil they have acquired such
proficiency AS will Justify their as
srnment to the special units thn'
are being organized In considerable
numbers
In accordance with this plan th'
= proNost marshal general has already
raHed upon the states for some Ter
thousand skilled artisans and vii
shortly call upon tho states for 10.
coo vcunc men. graduates OF gram
mar schools, who will be sent before
the first of April To various technict
and other schools thruout the United
, states for two months course o
( training. Regularly thereafter al
, increasing stream OF selected mel
W,l loo sent thru educational an'
| other trimming institutions for thi
, purpose.
No Sudden Withdrawals.
b ITO sum up It may be said tina
{ there will be no sudden Withdrawal
/, ! OF great numbers OF men from tn
ranks Of industry and aEricultur,
, ! during the coming summer, but ma
, men will be drawn In rClauvel
small groups thruout the year II
such q way as to create the leas
, posstble interference with industr
; and agriculture Men IN deferre'
/, classes as well as men In class ] VII
be selected In small numbers, eithe
, on account Of their special tcchntca
/ qualifications or for the purpose o
, sending them to schools. where the
will be given an opportunity to ac
uuire such qualifications
The original issue to men mobil
lied In April would he winter cloth
ing. but shortly thereafter the
, would be transferred into summe
khaki Ample stores ~ summe
outfits for the entire army are ol
[. hand Huge stocks are available
: both here and abroad.