Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
STATE LABOR
BOARDS MEET
Discuss Addition of Women to
Advisory Positions and Stacker
Problem.

4 loint meeting of the sta" ADVISORY
Board and the seven Community Labor
Boards Of the United States Employment
Service was held n the old Federal
Building. Sixth and hing streets. this
afternoon
Following the roll call Of members,
and the reading Of the minutes ot the
previous meeting. general discussion
Of matters pertaining 10 thc procuring
Of labor for Delaware essential INDUS
tries followed
Charles Warner, State Director oi the
| : Working Reserve, discussed what
sort OF women should he on tho Com
munitv Boards Tic told Of the man
ccnsuS which mas hCcr taken IN thus state
and outlined q plan, whereby the names
~ women fitted for various kinds Of war
work. and Who were willing 10 take up
their nar. of the burden, might be found.
REPORTS were heard from the char
man of each OF the various boards. and
experiences related Of what each com
mlmitv has to contend with IN securing
the needed help Suggestions were made.
as 10 the best methods for the boards 70
adopt. in getting men 10 leave thr non
essentials for more important war work
Another matter that was discussed
was that Of having all employers prompt
" rotifv their local Community 4abor
| Board. Of all cases IN which wor kmen
werc not making full time, ov were in
| clinci 20 neglect their work IN any way
| in addition to this, the cooperation Of
| all agents Of the service will be secured,
! in asccrtaining the names OF men who are
, Sinking their war time duties. and who
/ are not making fun time at some essential
, occupation, and vet have not actually
/ gone contrary 10 the provisions Of the
/ work Of fight laws OF this state.
! In view Of a general sackening up on
the part Of so many people engaged IN the
/ manufacture of ships and munitions, ANN
/ the apparent indifference Of so many to
I the CRYING need for an increased pro
! ductIon. rather than d reduction, the
/ Department of Labor mas found it neCes-
! sarv 10 sound an alarm IN which the vital
/ Importance Of keeping our men IN France
/ supplied with needed ammunition and the
I necessity for ships in which TO transport
/ fresh troops and supplies Is pointed out.
| The dlrcctor-gcneral IN a letter 10 the
! members, which was read, SAYS
! "Onc Of the fundamental processes
! which is going to save our war program
/ will be in the introduction of women .utO
J some phases Of war work, and the use OF
! women IN non-war work so as 10 enable
i men TO 90 into war work.
This process cannot begin too soon.
/ The immediate procedure Is TO be As
! follows
Subject to instructions from the
/ Federal Director for your state YOU should
proceed to study the industries in your
! community with a view to determining
/ those in which women can be used in war
/ work and in what non-war industries
women should replace men so that such
/ men may go into war work
All your decisions with relation to the
use of women in industry should be IN
/ accordance with the resolutions Of the
/ War Labor Policies Board, outlined IN
! the enclosed leafet entitled Women IN
! Industry Service.
when you have determined upon a
| last of industries in which women shall be
Z used il should be submitted for approval
/ to the Federal Director snd Advisory
I Board in your State Additional lists may
! be required from time 70 time.