The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
100000 men ARE
To BE Modified
AS WAR WORKERS
MONTANA MAN IS NAMED TO =
DIRECT GREAT INDUSTRIAL
ARMY.
WILL solve LABOR PROBLEM
EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND
BUSINESS GENERALLY BACK
OF FEDERAL PROJECT.

Washington, Jan. S--Mobolization of
100000 workers for agriculture
ship building and war contract plants
was entrusted yesterday to the United
State employment service by the de-
partment of labor.
Tremendous expansion of the service
is in progress in preparation for re-
cruiting men necessary to carry on
economic work in support Of military
force in the war.
Solution of the labor shortage prob
lem by this means is confidently pro-
posed by the department and cooper
ating labor organizations in answer to
suggestions that CONSUMPTION of labor
is necessary.
One early result is expected to be
the placing of 100000 mechanics in
shipbuilding plants to aid in hurrying
to completion the merchant marine
program.
John B. Densmore, of Montana, soli-
citor for the department of labor, will
be national director of the employ
ment service by appointment of Sec
rotary Wilson.
He will have as his assistants Rob-
ert Watson of Massachusetts and
Charles T. Clayton of Maryland.
Samuel J. Gompers of New York,
son of the labor leader, will succeed
Mr.. Watson as the departments chief
clerk.
Plans Outlined.
Organization plans of the new serv-
ice were described in an official state
nent, which said:
"The United States employment
service has been divorced from the bu-
reau of immigration, under whose con-
trol'it has been since it's establishment,
made separate arm of the DEPART
ment and one of the largest and most
important prosecuting organiza-
lions of the national government.
Through utilization of existing
and protected federal, state and NUM-
cipal employment offices and labor
supplying facilities of various state
councils of defense, the federal en-
ployment service will cover the entire
continent, with network of inter-re-
lated labor exchanges.
"'These will recruit and transfer
workers from one section to another
and eliminate the present chaotic sit
uation of surplus of workers in one
region and shortage in another.
To Create Vast Reservoir.
"Supplementing this labor distribu-
ton work the expanded federal service
will create a vast reservoir Of labor
to meet increasing demands of various
war industries by means of it's auxil-
larry bodies, the United States public
service reserve and the United States
boys working reserve. The increase
OF this labor service is already under
way.
''The public service reserve is ex-
pected by the Department of labor and
heads of organized labor to solve the
labor shortage problem and to prove
CONSUMPTION of labor to be unneces-
sary. The executive committees of
many of the largest international
unions are cooperating with the re-
serves heads in enrolment of MEM
bers and voluntary acceptance of war
jobs.
"The making of the United States
employment service the instrument
for handling the national labor ques-
ton meets with approval of both en-
ployers and employees.
"Since the entrance of the United
States into the war, the American
Federation of Labor and the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
speaking for employers and business
generally, both have sought the action
announced"