South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-19

What are your provisions for
handling a night shift in this yard
/ asked "A master shipbuilder down
i'm Baltimore. the other day.
He replied by pointing 10 an elab-
crate array of arc-lights and search
lights over the staging Of a vessel
farthest advanced of any upon his
several launchways. had seen
lighting arrangements Of the same
sort on tennis courts and once even
upon a baseball field. But that, Of
course, before this year Of daylight
saving.
We are now working a thousand
men on the night-shift now he
added. and by the middle of July
we Will be keeping twice that num-
her busy. But that is not the real
problem
The real problem is
Getting the men TO work on any
shift at all We can start night
shifts easily enough when we have
completely filled our day-shifts. Tn
I'll then il is folly 10 talk of night
sEifts-save in special instances. lt
is far easier. of course, for men 10
work in natural light than in the
very best OF artificial ones
His answer tailed exactly with
those which I had received from
the heads OF other shipyards-upon
the Delaware and in the waters i'm
nediately adjacent TO New York
harbor In a few cases a lack even
Yet Of sufficient transportation
either for men or for materials. But.
even despite the splendid efforts OF
the recruiting divisions OF the United
States shipping board, the men are
no. coming forward IN mum oers suf-
hcient as yet 10 overwhelm the ship
yards And this is true Of other
war-necessity industries. Not only
are they expanding greatly and with
extreme r. pidity, but they are feel
ing the competition of the draft.
lie Dor constantly grows more scarce
and consequently more indepen-
dent IN its demands
on the other hand
In my home community OF Brook
lyu this year of all years has been
chosen for the resumption of work
upon the new public hbrary-the
foundations OF which have lain fall
low auG neglected for nearly eight
years Downtown IN the borough
construction has begun upon a huge
D ot.on- picture theater And last
winter in Washington. while gov
.uIueut officers were straining
ever, possible effort 10 build addi-
tiuns go their offices and working
facilities of every other sort in order
rlat the winning of the war might
not be delayed for a single precious
second. wOrkmen we're being used
Tor the construction of two mann
moth motion-p picture theaters in T
street And yet We hear almost vio-
i-nt eNp~e ssious OF patriotism from
the movie INA guates.
These are not isolated cases. Tn
fortunately they are far too typical
While general building has been cut
Gown vastly because of war condi-
lions just as the production OF
pleasure automobiles has been
sreatly curtaiied. there sull remain
plenty Of men who feel that the
purchase OF Liberty bonds or liberal
donations 90 war charities ends their
responsibilities in the entire matter
and that they are then free 20 20
ahead with their own business plans
no matter how much they may
interfere with the governments
plans for the prosecution OF its own
critical enterprise. Il Is this class
that remains 70 be educated 20 the
var and It's responsibilities.
y careful persona> SURVEY 90 the
,hirylrd situation shows up lack
oI interest or or enthusiasm among
ue workers Dn The contrary they
are p1ttins themselves 20 their big
500 with expressions or patriotism
of whose sincerity there can De no
douht Whatsoever. : have tslked