The evening leader., 1918-08-14
TO ALL EMPLOYERS ENGAGED
IN WAR WORK

The prohibition against private re-
cruiting of unskilled labor, except un-
der the direction of the United States
employment service, heretofore an
nounced by this board, constitutes ths
first step in the central recruiting pro-
gram and became effective on Au-
gust L.
The orders and estimates for -un
skilled labor received to date by the
United States employment service
show shortage of such labor in those
of the plants that have reported of ap-
iproximately 100000. These figures
will be largely augmented when the
returns are complete.
! Some employers have failed to for
ward their requisitions for unskilled
labor. All such are earnestly urged to
send in their acquisitions at once.
! 1t will be necessary to recruit con-
! siderable number of the workers need
ed from men now employed in nom
war work. The machinery for secur-
; ing them is being extended throughout
the country by the United States en-
! ployment service.
The successful operation of the cen
tral recruiting program can be assur-
ed only through the loyal cooperation
! of all whom it affects. Inevitably it
will impose at the outset, and until it
becomes fully effective, a degree of
hardship upon some employers,
though in the end its benefits will be
shared by ALL The utmost effort will
be made to minimize and insofar as
may be possible to equalize the bur-
dens. Of necessity that effort will for
some time fall short of complete sue
cess.
| Those who suffer temporarily will,
we feel assured, accept the burdens
as part of the contribution to the
cause to which the president has
/, pledged our all. They will realize that
: only through the enforcement of such
a program can there be achieved the
! full utilization of our forces whereby
that pledge may be redeemed and
whereby there may be maintained the
uninterrupted flow of food, munitions,
and supplies which is the first essen
tial to the winning of the war.
Because of the widespread realiza-
ton of these facts, we believe that in
territorial violations of the regulations
will be rare. If any shall occur, com
plants thereof should be addressed to
the federal director of employment
for your state. If it is possible to deal
effectively with the situation locally,
the facts should be reported thre,, @s
! the diFc7yvT gznefar Of the United
i States employment service to a, CONF
n1ittee Of this board which has been
onstituted to investigate such COM
plants and to secure appropriate ac-
Jion by the war industries board and
II by all other enforcing government
agencies in all cases where the COM
p!a nts shall prove to be well founded
By order of
WAR LABOR POLICIES BOARD.
Felix Frankfurter, Chairman
Resolutions Adopted July IL, 1918, by
War Industries Board.
Be it resolved by the War Industries
Board
First. That the practice of manu-
facturers using competitive peacetime
) methods in the procurement of labor
resulting in the withdrawal of labor
from war industries, is strongly dis
approved. and henceforth this board
through its priorities division, will in
proper cases withhold priority assist
ance from employers who persist in
: pursuing such methods
Second, That copy of this resolu-
ton be certified to the chairman of
the war labor policies board and to
all other governmental agencies en-
ploying or dealing with labor, and
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