The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
ALL INDUSTRIES MUST
MAKE WAR PRODUCTS
War Labor Policies Board Says They
viii Have to Close Shop or
Produce Necessities
TO BAN NoN-EssENrTALs
All AdminIst ration Departments Are
n Unit In New Pinns--Aim of Board
Is Directed Mostly at Manufac-
turcrs of Injuries.

Washington. July 1.-THE New
York Industries must convert their
product 10 war necessities or face
closed doors and a suspension of
operations until after the war
The war labor policies board. the
United States employment service. the
war Industries board and the fuel ad-
ministration are a unit on this. Be
tween them they control the flow of
raw materials labor and fuel of the
country. No industry can operate
without their operation.
Tho list Of essential industries of
the government is not limited TO fac
tories turning out war materials alone,
but Includes, after ships. aircraft,
munitions and army and navy sup
plies, the Industries pertaining fuel,
food, clothing railroads and public
utilities and collateral industries
which contribute to these, such as
tools, chemicals, feeds and twine. tin
and paper containers, and all raw
materials and partly manufactured
parts which have to do with the man
ufacturc OF any OF these and many
other industries which have to do
with the normal living necessities of
the people
The Industries which are regarded
as uon-ossential are In most cases
producers of Injuries. whose output
already has been eurtailed and is to
he Curtailed more and more.
A committee Of the United States
Chamber OF Commerce, in conference
with their representatives, has been
| advised of this decision. and has
promised co operation. The chambe
has issued n circular TO its member
| advising them of the program.
The war industries board already
| has classified the essential Industries
| The fuel administration accepted the
classification and the labor depart
ment. on the eve of it's taking over
the supply of unskilled labor and al
loting it to the war industries, also
has accepted the classification.
Later the United States employment
service probably will take over the
handling of skilled labor.
Every manufactures in the coun-
try should know by this time, from
the rating given him by the war in
dustries board or +he fuel administra-
tion, just what his ranking is in the
eyes OF the government as a war es-
sential.
Just on that basis. he can figure
his labor supply" says Densmore
There viii he great shifts of men
Some employers will lose a fraction
OF tnPlT lofceSt SoiUe VIII lose dll' nut
the United States will see that the
war industries are cared for first,
"If the non essential industries
whose men are called TO essential
work object there is always the fuel
administration which is at the same
time cutting it's fuel supply. so that
it's output is restricted, and the war
industries board cutting its supply of
raw materials to the same effect, SO
that 1t could not use n hundred per
cent labor supply il 1t had It,
And as the fuel administration or
the war industry board cuts it's fuel
supply, or its material supply. the
United States employment service
notified OF these conditions, and that
the plant is about to have surplus
OF labor, will step in to direct the
transfer of this surplus to the essen
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