New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Flags Will Be Awarded to
Firms and Medals
to Workers
Plan to Spur Work
Devised by Schwab
Chairman Hurley Outlines
Scheme and Names Board
TO Decide Winners
SD,c.ni D,spo:ca to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Shipyards
and ship workers viii be awarded spe-
cal recognition for record perform
ances IN constructing American war
tonnage under plan announced to-day
by Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Charles NJ. Schwab. director general of
tho Fleet Corporation, who has beer
working for some time in collaboration
with Vice President Charles Piez of
the Flee. Corporation on scheme TO
recognize distinguished services in
shipbuilding as an added incentive to
the rapid construction of America war
feet
A competitive board has been created,
composed of Rear Admiral T. F
Fletcher, F. w. Wood and representa-
tive of labor. who has not as yet been
selected. This board will pass upon the
awards in accordance with the follow
ing plan announced today by Chair
man Hurley:
There Will be three methods of re
warding unusual and patriotic perform
ances in the shipyards. First, will be
the awarding of a series of flags to tn
individual plants; second, there VII be
service medals to tie shpyar; EN-.
ployes; third. silver and gold medals
will be awarded individuals who per-
form distinguished service of any sort
E1ooS for Sh;Dv,r1,
The awarding of the flags Will be
based on a monthly competition, in
which every shipyard building vessels
for the Emergency Fleet Corporation
viii be eligible The yard that makes
'he best a round performance each
month, with every factor considered,
will be awarded the privilege Of flying
special flag combining the color blue
with the United States Shipping Board
flag. The shipyard that is rated second
in performance will be awarded a flag
binding the color red with the United
States Shipping Board flag. and the
third viii be white.
"ln each instance where a flag is
awarded to a yard it will fly at the
masthead of the head Of that yard for
one month"; when it will be removed to
the yard which is the subsequent win
ner. If any yard succeeds in winning
first place three months in succession
special permanent flag will be
awarded.
The service badges will be awarded
under plan worked out by the war
badge board appointed by Mr.. Felix
nkfurter. chairman of the policies
board of the labor administration.
Medals for Workers
The gold and silver medals, which
arc the third form of special recog-
nitlon, will also be awarded by the
fletcher board. They shall be award
ed only for unusual and distinguished ID
service in connection with the produc-
ton of ships, but shall not be lin
ited to employees or officers of the ship
Yards and to officers and employees Of
the Emergency Fleet corporation. but
employees of manufacturers of all of
the materials and quipment entering
INTO the ships shall likewise be cligi
bic. The general test to be applied bv
the board will be that as a result Of
the particular individual effort an un-
unusual addition has been made to the
completed tonnage.
The war service badge will be
awarded TO workers in industries. The
industries accepting the national war
labor programme where the work is
suihcient in volume or in Importance
10 require the supervision of a govern