Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-13
Plan Now Being Worked Out
.by Which Men viii Be Dis
charged When They Can Be
Absorbed in Industries.
EXPECT REVIVAL OF
CONSTRUCTION WORK
Number of Men to Be Retain
ed in France and Held Un-
der Arms in This Country
Is Being Studied,
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Washington, Nov. 12.--Demobiliza-
ton of men in the military and naval
services of the United States after
their return from France will be car
red out largely on basis of the abtl-
ity of trades and occupations to alb
sorb them. under a plan being worked
out by the labor. war and navy de-
partments and the war Industries
board. 1t was said today that the
plan will be submitted to President
Wilson soon
The war industries board has sent
missionaries to employers in all in
dustries asking the needs Of each for
men and the answers will show where,
when and how rapidly Jobs will be
ready for discharged soldiers and
sailors and what trades are most in
need of them. Supplementing this
information will be that received from
draft boards and community labor
boards which are to cooperate in the,
work.
| The war labor policies board and
| the United States employment service
will be combined to handle the labor
/ departments end. The war depart
ment is expected to establish a new
| bureau to convert the activities of
| Provost Marshal General Crowder's
office to this end. General Crowder
was suggested by some officials as
| the man best qualified to deal with
| the task of preserving the balance of
power Of the labor supply without de-
laying demobilization operations.
| Construction Revival.
| With the conversion of industry
| from a war to a peace basis many
workers also will be released from
emergency jobs created by the war,
but this problem has been taken into
consideration by the officials who are
working out plans for general sta
bilizing of labor conditions when the
soldiers are returned to civil life.
In this connection, officials pointed
out today that with the ending Of hos
tilities there will be a great resump-
ton of private construction and man
lufacturing, held up and restricted be-
cause of war work. and that thou
sands of skilled laborers will be need
ed in all parts of the country fol
this work.
Secretary Baker said today every
phase of demobilization of the army
is being carefully studied by war de.
4 partment agencies, but as yet no plans
have been formally formulated. The
i only orders so far issued curtailine
war work deal with projects upor
which work has not actually started
, he said.
Il Standing Army Considered.
The question of the number o.
. American troops to be retained ii
France or eysewhere in Europe il
, being studied on that side. Mr.. Bake
said, while the general staff is pre-
pairing recommendations as to th
number to be kept under arms in thu
country. The problem in Europe re
mains Of Joint operations with tn
. allied nations in after the war guard
, ing and other work to be done by tn
: military forces and no conclusions OF
i this point can yet be made.
4 Mr.. Baker said several factors vii
), govern the order in which men viii
, be released from the army. 1t is oh
!, vious, he said. that as matter o
Justice men who had been longest i
4 the service should be released first
but the Industrial situation and tn
special need for men of certain call
ing probably will modify the principl
of making length of service a guild
to order of muster out.
Labor department officials are con
fident that the rehabilitation of tn
100000 men now under arms a
home and overseas and the conversio
: of industry to its peace status wi
not cause any serious problem of ur
employment.