New Britain herald., 1918-04-17
COMMERCE LEADERS
ARE ASKED TO HELP
Government Needs Cooperation
in Employment Work

The United States government
through its special employment serv-
ice, is urging the Cham bers of Com
work, and New Britain, in turn is ex-
pected to do its part. The manner in
which the Chambers of Commerce
and War Bureaus can be of material
assistance to the government are set
forth in the following bulletin sent out
from Hartford:
TO the Chamber of Commerce:
Acting in accord with plans Of
this departm ent, as approved by the
Connecticut State Council of Defense,
and in line with the special letter
just issued by President Edward !.
Jones Of the State Cham Der of Com.
merce, the federal director of labor
for Connecticut hereby respectfully
requests that your local chamber of
commerce appoint at once a respon-
S1Dle committee to Cooperate with your
local war bureau, to the end that
dependable reserve of capable farm
workers shall be imm ediatelY enrolled
In your community, to make it certain
now that your neighboring farm ers
shall have adequate help to cultivate
and harvest the maximum Of acreage
that can be planted for food supplies
1t Is true that the United States
Employment service, the , ounty
Farm bureau, the Boys Working re-
serve and the Woman's Land Army
of America are actively at work for
these ends; but it is equally true that
in many localities farmers are hest
tating to plant the maximum acreage
because they do not see where DEPEND
2 BILE la Dor is com from T7I7ic
must be removed at once and an AIDE
Quate supply Of capable workers as
sured. The committee. which we re-
quest you to appoint mediately
can give this assurance by prompt
and efficient action.
1t is doubly necessary that such
action be now taken by your local
chamber because Of the demand for
labor which is coming for the ship
building and munitions programmes
1t is a big mistake to assume that
Connecticut farming possibilities are
too small to consider. The food prob
lem is right up to each community in
this state, not only to ensure it's own
sustenance, but to produce as much
mare than the local need as possible,
in order to avoid food crisis and
help win the war
This committee Of your local cham
Der should accomplish the following
things:
CD Secure at once the co-opera-
ton of local merchants to develop
plans by which men and women can
be released from business houses,
banks, schools, and Offices, either for
two or three days a week, or for some
stated period, to do farm work as
needed. Search especially for those
who have had experience in farm
work, or who have practical appre-
citation of it, and also provide for an
adequate supply Of laborers to CO.
operate under intelligent direction.
CD Enroll and clossify all per-
sons available for this service with
definite record Of how and when their
services can be had.
90 Then turn the records over to
your local war bureau, in order that
the farmers of your vicinity may know
now what they can depend upon, and
be able to arrange the groups OF
workers in way to ensure continu-
Gus servise as needed. Thus the
farmers will be able to plan now for
the maximum Of planting, with as
surance that the crops will be cared
for
This Is primarily d patriotic service,
to be offered by men and women who
stand ready to aid in this vital mat
ter, but of course arrangements for
labor should be made as far as pos
sible on g. fair business basis The
immediate and imperative need Is for
each business and industrial COM
n1unity to get fully awake to the farm
labor problem and let tho farmers
know now that you are back Of them
Do not delay. Appoint the COM
mittee Immediately. Let them Sc
cure the cooperation OF all local busi-
ness interests and also communicate
at once with your war bureau; then
let all work together for the biggest
possible results. BE free TO call upon