Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
PLENTY OF WORK FOR ALL
AFTER THE WAR IS OVER
Secretary Of Labor Expected to An.
nounce Plans Upon His Re-
turn to Capital.
DON'T WORRY, SAYS BARUCH
Shipping Board Is Quietly Looking
Forward TO tho Problem Of Bring
Ing B.-ck American Soldiers Now
Fighting In FruLce.

WASHINGTON. November 3.-Appre-
he nta OK labor In war industries les,
without employment. Will BIO met by
immediate government action TO reaa-
sure A formal anmounee,.e"
turn TO Washington this week may be
expected to HIT the curtain on gov
ornamental plans for labor In the transi-
tion period between an armistice and
hnal peace and during the period when
the troops are being brought back TO
so FAR Withheld all announcement re-
garding peace plans In Industry until
anal peace is achieved. because II
has felt that 1t was necessary to con-
centrate all thought and talk OF Its
n-the-war program to put 1t over IN
the big way necessary to, win the war.
the war" said il. ii. Baruch. chairman nraua
OF the War Industries Board. recently.
nRemember We must first win the war.
Think about that and plan for II. Then
as we will have in the var"
But all tsis does not mean that the
to the at,er-.he needs Of 5he
country. Already an agreement has
been reached between the War Depart
gardlng a. joint handling Of demobili-
cation. The Shipping Board Is quietly
looking forward TO the problem OF
oii"s'H PACE na tne armies I'm .p;s,a,,or -
extend the life Of the War Industries
Board after the war so that it may as
Observation-Disclosures Basis ss as shGs Sn in n
getting production orders, material anu
SUPPLIES and probably extensive ananc-
legislation. Extension of the food ad-
ministration will be. provided SO that
the .cud supplies OF Anne. &c. may be
first and then for It's allies. and that
where ali the World may I'D It'd and lnirt the
nj lTtc In 4, toll, \
eign gold that America must starve.
America must feed tho world for tho
first year or two after peace. and her
Experts OF the War Department. and
of the War Labor Policies Board nov;
are working out rehabilitation plans.
have Americas 100000 mon brough.
back in such way and in such de-
tachments that they may be absorbed
ing It's adjustment.
Bat the problem Of returning the
sry ana st It's n6soTp5ion into Indus
the rcadjustment OF existing Industry
20 peace production.
uneasinsss over the labor situation.
however, VIII be quoted b. an UNDER
Ing men. a rush OF employees from
war and munitions plants to peace in.
dustr.eS, which has already begun will
90 considered at a meeting OF several
hundred manufacturers .. cu.ar : :. j
allplanc parts In New York wednes-
DAY This meeting was called by the
production division o: the Bureau OF
Aircraft Production
"A man who Jumps from a war pro.
auction Job now when we are just at.
tanning final victory at the front is as
much traitor rs the soldier In the
trenches who sees victory near and
throws down his gun 10 desert to the
rear to bear his comrades In reapinS
the fruits OF that victory" said Nathan
Smyth. assistant director-gencrai Of
me United States Employment Service
the labor situation and the govern.
ment VIII meet the needs OF the coun-
Try when the needs arise.
Men must stand by their Jobs in this
country as they must stand by their
arms at the front"