Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-07

have been met by the establishment OF separate
departments OF the government, known as Minis
tries of Munitions" in the various divisions by
which is vested responsibility for the success or
nations entire labor policy. In America, however
1t has been thought pest to leave all labor mat
ters in the hands of the department OF labor, In
side which have been established three major
boards charged with consideration of all the prob
lens outlined above.
These boards, al. of them put into operation
since the beginning of the year and now getting
fairly under way that survey of their respon-
sbilites be made in the present instead OF the
future tense are known the United States en-
ployment service; the labor policies board and
the national war -abor board.
The first OF these, OF which John B. Densmore
is director general has as It's sole and al1,lmpoI-
tant duty the problem of labor supply. Througn
thousands of district agents, scattered all over tbs
country, and working under the jurisdiction
Of the chairman of the state councils OF detense
men, women and boys are enrolled for every form
of service outside of the army and navy. EV-
cry manufacturer in the nation knows OF the
federal employment service, and when he needs
workers he applies to the agent in his district,
who sees that he gets the help needed and vouches
that the workers provided are OF good cnarac-
ter and a type to give the maximum OF service 10
their country. The great aim of the federal en-
ployment service is to equalize labor supply-tnat
is to see that local shortages in section OF the
country are filled from local surpluses elsewhere
1t is particularly interested in the problem OF farm
labor having enrolled 900 third and fourth
class postmasters and rural carriers and special
agents to fill the farmers needs IN TINS respect
Since January half a million men and women nave
been placed by this greatest OF employment
agencies
Next in order comes the labor policies board,
Just organized, with Felix Frankfurter, formerly
of Harvard university, chairman. It's object
is primarily the standardization of wages, and or
living and working conditions in the various war
industries, in order to cut down the labor turn
over To prevent this bidding of one arm of the
government against another, officers OF the va
rious war boards, such the railroad admins
tration the shipping board, the department OF
agriculture and the and navy departments sit
with the labor policies board. There will be an
early opportunity of work for Mr. Frankfurters
hoard in the railroad industry, where dissatis-
faction is strong at the ward of the wage commits
sion respecting mechanics, who feel they can get
more in shipyards outside machine SHOPS IMAM
their present jobs pay them.
The third division of the labor policy pro-
gram is found in the national labor board, of
which ex-President Taft and Frank P. Walsh are
Joint chairmen. 1t is the duty of this board to
act as arbitrator in all labor disputes which
incapable of peaceabIe settlement in any other
wav In brief six weeks of existence it has
provided the most intelligent and sympathetic
treatment of industrial disputes that this or any
other country has ever known. From the fact so
many labor troubles this spring have been Gained
nv the bare announcement that the war labor
hoard representing both employers and employ
ed would adjudicate them, and that workers nave
raturned to their places under existing conditions
tn quietly await the decision of the board, 1t is
believed in Washington that the era of labor dis
tnrbance which marked Americas entry into the
war has been completed. With the assistance OF
tba two other boards it is felt that Americas Ia
bor amenities are now far towards settlement