The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-01
STOP COMPETITION
IN HIRING WORKERS
ExTRAVAGANT ADVERTISEMEN
OF INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
CANCELLED.
MODELLING SHIP WORKERS
Registration of All ShipbuiIders in
Country Will Take Place Feb
ruary II, and Men Will Be
Called as Needed.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Measures to
check competition for labor between
the war industries and government
agencies have been taken by the de-
partment of labor. This was announc-
ed after a delegation of Virginia truck
growers. headed by Representative
Holland, had called on Assistant Sec
| rotary Post with a protest that the
farmers would lose million bushels of
potatoes this year if the enticement of
farm laborers were permitted to con-
tinue.
The delegation was told that the
department already had directed the
cancellation of extravagant advertise
ments for men, which are considered
detrimental to the governments war
program. Industrial plants are being
assured that all real labor needs will
be met by the United States employ
ment service in whose hands the dis
tribution of the available labor sup
ply has been placed by Secretary Will
son.
MobiIizing Ship Workers.
Mobilization of shipyard workers, a
department statement said, has been
placed entirely in the hands of the
employment service by the shipping
board. Independent recruiting by the
board and individual plants will be
discontinued to permit concentration
of effort during Il two-weeks' campaign
beginning January 2S, which will cul-
inmate in a national shipbuilders' reg
istration week February II.
Confusion and suffering are said
to have resulted from careless state
ments as TO shipyard needs attracting
many men to places where an ample
supply of workers already were gath
cred.
"Published statements of the number
of men who will be wanted have been
misinterpreted," said the stateemnt.
"as meaning that great numbers are
wanted now, whereas they are wanted
only i'm limited quantities and of par
ticular types at any one time. Men
should stick to their jobs until the
department tells them that there is
position waiting and what
the wages and housing conditions will
be.
"By registering in the pubic service
reserve, men can be assured that they
will be told when they will be wanted
employers of labor even in So
called uneSsential industries, will be
helped by the success of the registra-
ion, which will make it possible for
ha dana rtrnant of Ia hor to mako a fair
distribution of all calls for men, and
o minimize and equaliZe any drain
IN any industry which results from
egulated competitor for men between
var industries and different branches
# the government. Labor is in en-
ire sympathy with the creation of
his reserve because it will help tn
,revent the great hardships which
all upon workingmen by having no
ertain way of knowing whether or
where there may be employment for
hem"
1t is estimated that from now until
ext August 100000 men will be- need
d for shipbuilding, this number in
luding the labor turnover.
An appeal to President Wilson to
peed up governmental machinery in
id of production so as to relieve the
nxiety of farmsrs as to labor sup
ly, credit facilities and seed shortage.
,as made in a memorial from the
ederal board of farm organizations
/ behalf of more than 100000 Or
anized farmers.