Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
LABOR ADVISORY
COUNCIL NAMED
Six Men and One Woman Will
Help to Administer War
Labor Program.
JOHN LIND CHAIRMAN.
Labor. Capital and Public
VIII he BeneAteA By THIS New
Coordination Of Effort.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Six men and one
woman were named by Secretary Wilson
tonight to form the advisory council
that will assist in the administration of
a war labor program entrusted to the
department of labor by the President.
John Lind, former governor Of Minne-
sofa, Is chairman Of the council and rep
resentative Of the public, and the other
members are:
Representatives of employers: Wad-
dill Catchings, president of the Sloss-
Shemeld Steel & Iron Co., Birmingham.
Ala. and Of the Plat Iron works, Day.
ton, Ohio chairman Of the war commit
tee Of the Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States), and A. A. Landon, gen.
eral manager Of the American Radiator
company (vice-president Of the aircraft
production board and president Of the
Buffalo. N. Y, Chamber Of Commerce).
Representatives Of employees: John B.
Lennon Of Illinois, treasurer Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, and John j.
Casey OF Pennsylvania, former member
Of Congress.
Economist: DR.. L. c. Marshall of the
University Of Chicago.
Representative of women: Agnes Nestor
OF Chicago, president Of the Womans
Trade Union League, member Of the de-
tense councils womans committee and
former president Of the Glove Workers
Union.
In q statement announcing the appoint
ments Secretary Wilson said:
The popular demand for q national labor
administrator was in effect granted to-day
when Secretary Of Labor Wilson assumed
the administration Of comprehensive
war labor program and appointed a ma
tionaI war labor board Of six men and one
woman. to be known as the advisory
council. to assist him.
This is in accordance with the recent
action Of the Council Of National Defense
with the approval Of the President, in
placing in the hands Of the secretary of
labor the formulation and execution of a
war labor administration 1t gives to the
department Of labor full power to deal
with every phase Of the war labor prob
lem. including the distribution, transporta-
ton. housing and training of workers and
effects that Capitalization and unification
that has been sought by the government
labor, capital, and the public.
Unity Of action between the various
departments is assured by the inten-
ton Of Secretary Wilson to later in
crease the council by the appoint
ment of representatives from the war,
navy and agriculture departments and
the shipping board.
The labor administrator and his ad
visory council will at once take in
hand the questions Of Standardization
of labor policies: the providing. dis
tributing and maintaining of stable
and adequate supply Of workers, labor
dilution and training. priority de-
mands. the adjustment Of disputes
and the safeguarding Of the health
living and housing conditions. The
advisory council will study all phases
of the problem. make recommendations
and plans for additional machinery
and supervise their execution.
THE United States employment
service. now a separate bureau in
charge of John B. Densmore. as direc-
tor. is already being expanded to take
care of the task of economic distri-
button of workers.
1.-THE transportation of workers. in
order that short-handed sections may
quickly be supplied from others where
a surplus of labor may exist Is under
consideration. A revolving fund OF
100000 for advances of cost of the
transportation to wage earners has
been asked Of Conrreas