Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-06

U. S. TO SURVEY
ALLLABOR HERE
Industries b oar d Will
Gather Data TO Meet
Peace Problems
1000 INVESTIGATORS AID
Purpose Is to Guard Against
Unsettled Conditions and
Discomfort
1000 INVESTIGATORS AID

complete labor survey Of Ph.ladcl-
phia, comprising both employers and en-
ployos, has hren ordered by the war in
dustries board. The worl, begins Mon
day and will be rushed through by
November 10. with the aid Of 1000 volun-
teers from the American Protective
League and other ORGANIZATIONS.
The purpose Of the survey Is both 70
I Increase the number OF men available
for present war industries. and to com.
pile information on which n readjus,-
ment OF Industries will be made after
the war
The war industries board fears that
without some provision for putting war
work plants on a peace footing after the
war. there is danger of panic and un-
employment.
Questionnaires will be sent to every
| employer OF labor as a part Of the sur
vey This applies to the great ship
yards and other large industrial plants.
and likewise to the small factories with
| but few employees. Even individuals
who employ "A chauffeur or a gardener
will be asked to fill in labor question
naire. so far as It is possible to reach
them
| Another Ddrpose OF the survey is 70
| relieve the manufacturers OF what
| Powell Evans of the war industries
| board, terms being "questionnaired TO
| DEATH
One Full Report
Hitherto the many departments OF
| the Government concerned IN war indus
| tries have sent out questionnaires in
! dependently and with great frequency,
| so that in some big plants II has been
| necessary to assign one man to the Job
| Of filling out questionnaires. The new
| arrangement will substitute for this
! single-sheet report. which every EN-
| ployer will be required to Ali out. is-
/ sued by the United States Department
/ OF Labor. Another duestIonnaire, OF six
pages, will have to he returned by every
employer who is also manufacturer
/ This report will be known ms the United
| States Official War Production Sbryey
Powell Evans Yesterday called a meet
! ing Of volunteers to do this work n was
held In Wltherspoon Hall. and a thous-
and men attended. A similar meeting Of
women volunteers will be held today
IT has been difficult to get complete
! information of the sort in the past be-
|
| ployers The list at present available
| contains only 1000 names, although Il
| is estimated that there are at least 49,
/ 900 Individual employers in Philadelphia
city in Districts
So that no one will be overlooked, the
/ city has been divided into twenty dis
| tricts for the purpose of the survey. The
/ known employers will be card indexed,
! and the volunteers will call uDon them
with the questionnaires. Each employer
| will be shown the card next on the list
! to be visited and asked to name the
manufacturers in his district located be-
tween his plant and nearest plant on the
| official list Each district will be In
charge of United states employment
examiner.
The questionnaires left with the manu-
, facturers are to be mailed in franked
envelopes provided for the purpose TO
the war industries board in the Finance
Building.