Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-08-03
ALL UNSKILLED HELP TO
BE SECURED THRU THE
FEDERAL BUREAU.
Director General Densmore
Writes Letter to The Bulle-
tin Giving Full Details of
How Program Is To
Be Carried Out.

Beginning Thursday, August I,
this week. the system OF labor
employment in the United States
underwent a revolution. Last
week there was lid in Denver
a conference of representatives
from seventeen states west of the
Mississippi river to hear this plan
explained by officials of the
United States department of
labor. Organizations of employ
ers and employees arc expected to
cooperate in making the program
of benefit to the industries and
to the nation.
Letter a Geasral Director.
The following letter to The
Bulletin from Director General ].
B. Densmore of the United States
employment service gives full de-
tails Of the employment plan now
in operation:
Department Of Labor, U. S. Employ
WASHINGTON, July 20. 1918.
Editor Labor Bulletin, Denver, Colo.
Dear Sir: We beg to direct your
attention TO the plans Of the U. S.
employment service. and to the great
effect which this program will have
upon the industrial life Of the nation
Applies to Common Labor.
On August / the supplying Of war
industries with common labor will be
centralized in the u. S. employment
service Of the department OF labor,
and all independent recruiting OF COM
mon labor by manufacturers having
. pay roll Of more than 100 men will
be diverted to the u. s. employment
service. This il in accordance with
the decision Of the war labor policies
board and approved by the President
on June II. (The war labor policies
board is composed Of representatives
Of the war, navy and agricultural de-
partmcnts, the shipping board and the
emergency feet corporation, the war
industries board and the food, fuel
and railroad administrations. Its
chairman is Felix Franifurter. assist
ant to the secretary Of labor.)
The above actionswas found neces-
sary to overcome q perilous shortage
Of unskilled labor in war industries.
This shortage was aggravated by an
almost universal practice Of labor
stealing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment Of labor apply
only to common labor Mt the present
time, these restrictions will, As soon
as possible, be extended to include
skilled labor. In the meantime, re-
cruiting Of skilled labor for war pro-
duction will be subject to federal reg
ulations now being prepared.
Conserve the Supply.
This drastic change in the nations
labor program has been found neces-
sary in order to protect the employer
and the employed, to conserve the IA
bor supply Of the communities and to
cut down unnecessary and expensive
labor turnover (which, in some cases,
ID rs high as 100 per cent q weekly,
and TO increase the production OF g.
sentials.
While non-essential industries will
be drawn upon to supply the neces-
sary labor for war work, the with
drawal will be conducted on an equit-
able basis In order to protect the in
dividual employer a. much n possi-
BILE.
Under the operating methods adopt
ed, the country has been divided into
thirteen federal districts, each dis
trict in charge Of . superintendent
Of the u. 8. employment service. The
states within each district are in turn
in charge Of state director, who has
full control Of the service within his
state.
In each community there IL being
formed . local community labor board,
consisting Of = representative Of the
U. 8. employment servics. . repre-
sentative Of employers and . repre-.
sentative Of .e ths .smploysd: III. r,:s,sd SSs.d
and distfibuting labor IN IT. locality.
Pretsctisa - Farnsrs.
A survey Of the labor rsquiremsnts
4 being made, and In order that each
community may b fully proteceod,
rulings have been issusd that no labor