Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-30
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR SOON TO
BE REORCAN|zED
Secretary Wilson VIII Ask
Congress for Appropriation
to Handle Huge Labor Ac-
tivities During The War.

/ WASHINGTON. jan ZS--Nlrtual re-
organization of the department OF Ia
/ Dor has been decided upon by Secre-
tary Wilson as the first move in a
plan to establish a war labor admin,
istration which will formulate broad
national labor policy for the duration
Of the war
The step was recommended by
special labor advisory council named
by Secretary Wilson two weeks ago
to assist him in working out a pro-
gram A war labor administration was
proposed in the eouReil of national de-
fense and approved by President Wil-
son, who put under Secretary Wilson's
direction all government activities re-
lating to labor problems
Wilson Supreme
Taking up first the most difficult
task confronting him. that of bringing
labor and capital together in an ar
rangement TO end strikes. it was learn
ed tonight. Secretary Wilson will call
on both sides Immediately to form a
joint board to meet in Washington to
agree on general principles to govern
their relations during the war Each
side will be asked to name FIVE rep
resentatives. who in turn viii select
one person each, representing the gen
eral public. making a board OF twelve
members.
The war labor administration will
be centered in the reOrganized and en-
larged labor department. Secretary
=
istrator and industrial service sections
OF other government departments, al
though they will continue their ac-
tivities as at present. will be central
lied under his control.
Seven new labor department Sery-
ices Or bureaus will be created. The
most important of these will be an
adjustment bureau. which will Zeal
with industrial disputes. The others
viii be designated: Conditions of Ia
Dor: information and education: wO-
men in industry; training; housing
and transportation and personnel.
Hope for Pest
Officials who have studied the war
labor situation express the opinion
that the labor problem at last is IN
fair way of solution BY having EN-
ployers and employees agree on the
general principles OF their relations
il is hoped to settle all differences
that may arise before they develop
into strikes. Heretofore the policy has
been to take up the situation and at
tempt a settlement after the strikes
are imminent or actually have Oc-
Cured
The labor problem has given the
government as much concern as any
I that has arisen with the war Strikes
Z have been more numerous throughout
the country than at any time in the
past and there has been great
amount of labor unrest in nearly every
} industry.
Government departments. anxious to
obtain speedy production of war ma
/ terials. il is generally admitted. have
mol helped the situation by allowing
employers engaged on war contracts
/ to bid against each other for Labor
Every department. too. has dealt with
its own labor problems in its own
way. and this general lack of definite
policy, officials say, has done as much
as anything else 10 bring about the
present situation
Congress viii be asked for an ap-
preparation to get the new admins
L tratiOn started. The employment serv-
ice already has S1.0O0.O0O. placed at
its disposal by the president from his
general emergency fund. but the other
bureaus will need considerable funds
: TO carry on their work