New Britain herald., 1918-07-31


 and removing power resting always in the secretary of labor.
 Tn choosing examiners in charge of main offices and wherever praC- tical in choosing other officers, notice should be given in advance of how applications are to be made. and when and where applicants are to- be examined, and of the salary Atten- ton should be called to the great importance of the work to be done, and ot the exceptional opportunity for patriotic service in order to attract men who might not otherwise be in tcrested.
 "The state director of the public service reserve should submit to the state advisory board, for revision and approval. his proposed apportion- ment among the communities Of his state of the quota. assigned 10 his state for recruiting purposes.
 The employment service director should accept the decision of the state advisory board in determining the localities in which recruiting shall be permitted for local war industries and in states where the quota exceeds the demand, for transfer of men to other states.
 "Questions as to the proportionate contribution which employers in non- war work ill any industrial commun- ity should make to war work, and of the proper distri button in any com munity of available supplies of labor among local war industries are to be determined by the community labor board; but a minority member of sucb community board may appeal to the state board Determination of all questions of priority are subject to regulations and decisions of the war la Dor policies board of the depart ment- of labor.
 "On all questions of policy af. fecting the state generally, the State Directors of both Employment Service and Reserve should seek and accept the guidance of the State Ad- Nisory Board with the right to refer 2, decision in which he does not con- ,c1r to the Director General"
 Functions Of Community Boards.
 According to instructions from Washington, the functions of the Community labor board are as fol- lows:
 All questions concerning recruiting and distributing labor in the con- munity should be decided by the Community Labor Board subject to appeal by any member to the State Advisory Board. All decisions of both community end state boards are sub ,ject to. regulations issued and ap- proved by the Director General of the U. $. Employment Service, acting on the advice of the War Labor Poli- Cies Board of the Department of La bor
 "Local quotas assigned to the com munity for recruiting purposes, inso- far as they have to be raised by get ting men from non-war work, will be Recruited by agents of the Employ h1ent Service, including the agents of the Public Service Reserve. As a preliminary, the Community Labor Board should divide up the total of the Comnalnitys quota assigning to industries and employers in non-war work the proportionate share which each should stand ready to contribute. The selection of the men who will go into war work is not to be made by the employer but by agents of the U. $. Employment Service who will re- cruit them, and. who should seek the cooperation of. the employers.
 "In distributing available labor supplies among local'swar industries, the Community Labor Board should consult the local communities board of employers which have a represen- tative on the Community Board.
 "The Community Labor Board has no, executive duties, but so far as pos- siblef should assist in recruiting labor by securing harmonious and co-oper- he o,-t of a..I and employees"