The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-08

, * only per rrE'. MS compared with -
per cent in E.n"!and stated IN another
/ way. ~. have "nly one sixth hS mhnF
men Ia replace. vet Hrltlsn railrohGs
ar" running without interruption and |"
tull capacity.
: 'Au"ihrr hing whrrI, a"""nIuatrS 'hH
lmrnrtaGc" of American rallruhdH-itnH
shipping ;,S w'll---fS that nUr military
! forces at tho front uGSt hc supplies Ia
Il In" at communication %."hn :" h."""
mics l"n:;. whI"h reaches hy rail aHi
&hn from ''r;n. lin. IT, farm and mlll.
IN f.r:ur,. farm :,nd nIu" This is IN"
, Longest Inn ~ COMMUNICATION over I'm
:l"y"d by at, army g! larS" size. Ais"
II probably is IA" most rGncrahl".
ErIw""n or army II destruction At
tin fru,:, ard our army 81 Production
at HON" thor" j. - i"un"us lin" Of ships
and r:rlts. obviously TINS line Of COM
muncaiinu is Our weakest point. How
. ever we'll uu" armies may light or how
. IndGSIrr"UslE oUr producers may work.
! ":urh h,.In@ dependent upon the other.
neither can hc stronger than IN" con
meeting link rarS rn:lati"n. America
mus; win the war with her railroads. in
. corporation with tn" fleets AT sea.
, Thus. thr supply Of labor needed m
! meet this situation is Il matter of mn-
. the operation Of tn" roads. hS we'll rs
. of the cravcst public concern. The sue
+ cess OF our arms d"prris in great part
upon The proper handling Of This prob
! lem. If need h". every phil" aCcnct
must r." called int" service !" insure lis
! successful solution.
. IN IN" basis # Il great deal Of III
! formation already gathered and carr
I fully classified. u IS U"SSi"l" al TINS
: time to Stnio with II reasonable" d"Er'
. of arcIrIcy just about what W" may
expect in the way nr labor SurpiE dur
ing tho neat six Ia eight months, Eul
I beyond that period no ono can speak
, win authority. and anyon" VII" under
takes 70 say what may he The status "f
( tho labor situation 4 year hcnc" must
: rcrrSs!rilv speak rs Il prophet rather
! than as a scientist.
: Indr"d tn" uraEnitud" Of tn" under
iakinaS :" supply American industries
and commerce with sufficient lrh"r l"
! kc~u IN" wheels moving with normal ac-
! rivj,y can S,arr"l; be calculated with
nur exhaustive, study. For Instance. tho
! estimated demand fur labor III the
! transportation field alnn" for IN" nr>t
. SIX months VIII l." ~ least "5".V"h m"n
; IN equal If not Il greater number. VIII
! Hc called FOR IN th- manufarinr" ri
! shells. rules. small arms. machin" gyms
! and &Imllhr work.
Thu demand for labor in IN" pr"dUr-
! lion Of clothing and other equipment
I incr"asrs So rapidly that n" definite cS-
Innate can IL. vcHtur"h.
Tho Inrg"Si estimates Of tho demands
! for worim"n in III" rapidly drvclopipE
shiphuildinG industry tota! close I"
/ lun. nN0.
In addition il viii r"qu!r" something
| like IN Gao l." 800" In man ~" new
; ShIns. Then. when IN" planting and
crop growing: season opens. IN" farms
will demand fully i.n"n.GhN men Cor
, work an tn. soil Orh"r needs wIll hiring
fhc Eu.l demand for lIhor"rs w"ll ahnv"
> 5na. ono. And his army "f workers
c,tl! h" supplied from nowh'r" "l$" than
, America How this IS 10 b" done VIII
b. explained in another article.