Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-28
N0NESsENT|AL PLANTS
MUST RELEASE MEN
Secretary Kelley Tells Of Work Pro,
posed by Labor Draft
Boards.
NEEDED ON GOVERNMENT WORK
Private Chauffeurs VIII Soon Be
Thing Of the Neutrality-suspicious. as
to Noncsscntial Industries May Not
Stop mt Military Age Limit.

When the notice was sent broadcast
fhroug Wn1d the country that million
ment work. there was eonsid erabie
as to 10 hoy the labor draft
ruling: There is no uncertainty now.
According 10 a, dispatch from Wash
i Is;ion received axsd,o yesterday by C. r,
lnunity labor draft boards will only
recruiting men from the less essential
industries. while the power to deter
nss ppGrfy a sbosn or
essential will be the province of the
war industries board
The dispatch makes 1t very clear
that the war industries board will
not hesitate to cut off all supplies
from firms that hat refuse ;I. to obey the
matter was discussed in Washington
last week by Mr.. Kelley and the men
faaSe and he as was "S told ssa1
that drastic measures would be taken
and was also told in confidence what
he re GI 0 yesterday 9 aecordlng to
his judgment. would seem to indicate
that the labor draft toe boards In
trouble in securing employees from the
nonessential lines;
was extremely circumspect when 1
interrogated them recently regarding
the means they. purposed- employing
that, / had given very wide publicity
to their call thorough the big dailies
Of the STATE and ND thropsh ieees TO
campaign to know that they would
enforce tho ruling and not let 1t rest
simply as a request.
WILL REFUSE COAL TO
RECALCTTRANT EMPLOYERS.
ct was told then that the note they
had sent me regarding Georgia Was
to the assistance of the big picric acid
plant and had from their
Il was also told that wherever
action no ssS sort
brought, but was assured in confidence
that wherever employers proved re-
cut off, that the fuel administrators
would refuse to let them have either
coal or light, and that the govern,
telephone service. and that the railroad
would refuse to take
their freight or deliver freight to them.
assume; therefore that In the ne, e honn
encountered, and what was commence
last week is now matter or general
knowledge.
eminent has adopted this open policy,
because it is rather difficult Tor one
not connected with the government di-
rectly, and yet indirectly part of the
government activities. to be compelled
TO deal in hints rather than 10 state
the exact facts. In the Telegram which
| received yesterday from MIR: Reynolds
it is very plainly indicated that all
noncssential industries will eventually
have to discharge their male employees
and supplant them with women wher-
ever possible. And there is also no
doubt that private chauffeurs will soon
be IL thing OF tho past In this country:
ct is not quite clear from the tele-
gram whether there Is to be any age
limit to the ruling. This is one OF the
points about which inquired when in
Washington, and at that time ii was
moot question, and it may still be, but
the chances are that ii the labor short
age continues the government will not
stop at forty-tive years in recruiting
men for work in it's plants or at plants
engaged in government contracts.