Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-10

the. wAnt Of labor to cut and thresh
It,. Any occurrence Of this nature
th'sssyear might prove disastrous to
the cause of the nation.
On account OF the large number
OF men who have gone into military
service and increased demands for
labor. which also is accompanied by
high wages. for war productive work
in the munition factories. the ship
yards. aeroplane factories. etc. Gov
eminent experts warn US, tina the
army of migratory labor which usu-
ally engages in the harvesting of
wheat and other grain, working
north with the %ripening Of the grain,
Will be greatly reduced this year, and
that the North Dakota crop will have
to be taken care Of largely by local
labor.
In order that our state, the largest
wheat producing state in the Union.
may be prepared for any labor emer-
necessary to organize a farm labor
reserve. in every city, town. and vii
lage in North Dakota for work in the
harvest fields in case the outside sup
ply of labor Is insufficient to take
care of the crop.
Membership.
Every true American not already
engaged in farm work. who desires to
render a service, either at a sacrifice
to himself or for ample remuneration.
by hiring to the farmers during the
critical crop production and preser-
walton time, are eligible for member
ship in the farm labor reserves.
Members will be asked to sign a
pledge to devote a definite number of
days to agricultural work during the
critical crop period.
An urgent patriotic appeal is made
to men in industry, business men,
bank clerks, clerks in stores. retired
farmers. factory workers, elevator
men, blacksmiths, lumber yard en-
ployes, plumbers. and in short, every
person who is able to do farm work
and who can manage to leave his
w business or occupation for "a
short period during the harvest, to
enroll in the farm labor reserve
Organization.
. The farm labor reserves of North
Dakota will be organized through the
state department of agriculture and
labor, cooperating with the State
Council of Defense. the North Da-
kota Bankers association, the feder-
, al department of agriculture. and the
local organizations willing to cooper
ate.
A farm labor reserve committee of
three will be named in every county
in the state which will be held re-
sponsible for the organization in their
respective counties. The county COM
mittee in turn will name a farm la Dor
| reserve chairman for every munich
pality within his county who. with
the approval of the county committee.
will proceed 70 perfect an ganiZ
ton for the enrolling OF members.
The membership of the local or NUM-
cipal committees will be left to the
discretion of the local chairman. who
will select as many members as he
deems necessary to make Il thorough
and complete canvass of the city,
town, or village for the enrolment of
members.
The enrolment cards will be left
on file with the local chairman. who
will be held responsible with his COM
mittee for mobilizing the forces of the
reserve whenever an emergency exists
within the county. A brief summary
giving the number Of members en-
pledged, will be for warded to the
county chairman. who, in turn. will
compile for the state director a SINH
lar brief summary of the total mem
bership and days labor availab BILE in
the entirdscounty.
Duties Of Committeeman.
Persons asked to serve on either
the county or the municipal commit
tees should not hesitate to take the
responsible ties of the work, for time
is short and too much time cannot be
consumed in perfeeting the organiza-