Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-09
CALL ALL To ND
|NREG|STER|NG
SHIP BUILDERS
Next Week Set Aside By
Proclamation for Special
Effort In Enrolling Arts
ans In Nations War Work

In flutherance of the call of the
United States Shipping Board. the de-
partment of labor and the state coun-
Gil of defense, aided by the proclama-
ton of the governor of Arizona, for
help in enrolling 100000 artisans and
mechanics for service in the govern
ment Shipyards, under the name of the
United States Shipyard Volunteers of
the Public Reserve, all mechanics in
the state of Arizona are requested to
register for possible mobilization in the
future if such a step becomes neces-
sary in the successful prosecution of
the war
The week of February II is to be
observed as Registration Week. dur
ing which six days an effort will be
made to enroll every man skilled in
the trades desired by the government.
In thus enrolling for furture service
in the government shipyards, the work.
ers in the different classifications of
the Public Service Reserve for Ari-
IONA will be called to duty, under the
| assurances received from the vice
! president and general manager of the
! Emergency Fleet Corporation in such
a way as to disturb in the least pos
sible measure the established indus
| tries of the state.
The following instructions with ref
erence to the enrolment of the me-
chanics and artisans of Arizona during
I Registration Week have been issued
| by Thomas J. Croaff, federal state
director, United States Public Service
/ Reserve. from his office at 23S East
! Washington street:
To All Registrars:
1t is desired that q special effort be
made to boost this registration for a
certain period in order that the great
est publicity possible may be centered
in the great effort during that time for
this very important war work. there
fore this reserve has fixed upon the
week beginning February II as special
Shipbuilders' Registration Week, in
/ which all persons skilled in the use of
tools will be requested to register in
the Public Service Reserve for possible
mobilization for the shipbuilding pro-
gram.
1t is expected that proper publicity
/ Will be given by local registrars, sec
retaries Of trades unions, councils of
1 defense, and boards of supervisors.
using such methods as are best suited
/ to the particular conditions in their
respective localities. You should have
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data which accompanied the card
! forms, upon which to base publicity in
/ Your local papers, through your local
four minute men, and through crafts
organizations, and any other means
available to make this registration in
this week the very greatest success
/ possible Registrars; secretaries OF
trades unions and others, should CO.
/ onprate with the boards of Sl1DerViSOrs
to arrange 4 systematic publicity pro
gram where nossible to avoid repeti-
ton of effort. No delay should BIZ
caused. however, in this regard, a.
each one may give such publicity a:
he deems best in the premises, in orde
to reach those whom he knows viii
possibly register. America expect:
every man to do his duty
Make return of all cards to me a
Phoenix. Arizona, as soon as filled out
by applicants
THOMAS J. CROAFF,
Federal State Director
L. S. Public Service Reserve
The following message from tn
chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board at Washington has beef
received by The Republican:
Washington, D. c..
February I, 1918.
City Editor. Arizona Republican:
You can render great patriotic serv
ice to the United States Shipping Boar
by getting daily local story on four
minute men drive for enrolling tw,
hundred fifty thousand United State
shipyard volunteers The men SHOULD
enroll now. then wait until called t
work at shipyards. Important that 20