The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
Next to LabOrers Employ
ment- Services Greatest
Lack Is Machinists
PLACES 175,O00
IN A SINGLE MONTH
Government Agency Has $40 Branches
in Business Centers-Enlists 100000
Postmasters and Rural Carriers as
Labor Agents.

NEW YORK, June S.-Director Gen.
eral John Il. Densmore of the United
States employment service has ad
dressed message to the commercial or
CARNATIONS and the employers of the
United States outlining the work of the
employment service and calling upon
all TO cooperate in the solution of the
labor problem of the country. The
great need at the present time, Mr..
Densmore points out, is publicity for as
sisting the services in its work of find
ing new workers and Withdrawing me-
chanics from non.essential enterprises.
The chambers of commerce of all COM
munites could also perform great
service by informing the employers of
the country of the work and purpose of
the employment service. Branch of
fees have been opened in nearly all the
large cities CT every state. Early last
January the United States employment
service was made separate arm of the
department of labor and re-organized
as the nation s central machine for re-
cruiting and distributing labor. In five
months the employment service has
established $40 branch offices in the in
dustrial and agricultural districts and
has linked up all state and municipal
services. 1t is now placing between
100000 and 10000 workers of all kinds
n month, which is nearly seven times
the number placed month last year.
1t has large corps of travelling exam
iners, men skilled in determining the fit
ness of workers for particular jobs, and
in addition il has entered into an agree
ment with the postoffice department
whereby all third and fourth class post
masters and rural carriers, numbering
approximately 100000, are authorized to
act as labor agents of the employment
service.
The country has been divided into
/. ID districts, being somewhat similar
: TO the fedcrai-vreserve districts, and
in charge of each district is a district
superintendent, while each state in turn
is in charge of a state director. The
latter is appointed only after recon
mendation by the state council of de
Tense and employers and employees OF
his state and has charge of the fed
Grated offices and labor clearance'
within his state, while district super
intendents have general supervision
over the states within their districts anC
clearance between those states.
The recruiting division of the EN-
ployment service is known as the pub
lie service reserve and has a nationa
director in Washington, William +
Hall, and n federal state director il
each state. Altogether the public serv
ice reserve has some 10000 enrolling
agents who bring the potential wa
workers of every farming and indus
trial community into direct touch will
the national Office at Washington.
During the next II months the vari
Gus war industries, including agricul
turo will need between 100000 ant
on the United States employment sery
ice, with it's nationwide recruiting ma
chinery, 10 find these men and plac
them. The class of labor most in dc
mand is common labor, and in the con
ing months from 100000 to 100000 me
must be found for construction worl
Next TO common labor the chief require
ment is for machinists and toolmaker
and to get these the employment serN
ice must withdraw men from non-esser
tal industries in such manner tina
not man is wasted and every entei
prise drawn upon is subjected to
minimum of hardship. Through il
agents the public service reserve wi