The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-16
US. TOC0NTR0L
ALL WAR LABOR
Advisory Council Created by
Secretary Wilson With
Presidents Approval.
JOHN LIND CHAIRMAN
Agnes Nestor to Represent
WOmen-All Work to Be
COordinated.
JOHN LIND CHAIRMAN
Special Despnf~h to The SuN.


WASHINGTON, Jan. IA national
war labor board to bring together under
single control all the ends OF war labor
work and effort was created by Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson to-day with tho
approval Of tho President.
The new board will have full power
To deal with every phase Of the labor
problem, enrolment, distribution. trans
por;ation, housing and training OF
Board and every other Government
agency having excessive labor demands.
as we'll as for all H the private indus
tries engaged upon war work.
The whole will he under the direc-
ton of Secretary Wilson. and the war
labor board, which is to be officially
known as the Advisory Council. will as
sist him.
Since the United States entered the
war the Council of Nat!ona! Defence
through labor committees. the Shipping
Board the War and Navv Departments
and the Department Of Labor. has
built up labor organizations designed TO
meet the heavy demand for skilled
| workers Of every kind. Every one Of
these existing organizations Ia to be
brought under the central control and
direction OF the Secretary OF Labor and
his Advisory Council.
Women Represented.
The women OF the nation are to he
represented on the council by Agnes
Nestor OF Chicago. president Of the Ch.-
cago Women's Trade Union League,
member Of the committee on woman's
defence work of the Council Of National
Defence and member OF the sub-com-
mitte on women in industry Of the coun-
Gil. Miss Nestor formerly was president
of the glove workers union.
John Lind, former Governor Of Mime
sofa and personal representative OF the
President in Mexico in 1913, is to be
chairman OF tn" council and representa-
Z tive OF the public.
! waddill Catchings, president OF the
Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Of birmingham. president OF the Plat,
Iron Works OF Dayton. Ohio. and chair
man OF the war committee OF the Cham
ber Of Commerce OF the United States, Is
( to represent the employers OF the country
on the council. as will A. A. Landon OF
Buffalo. general manager Of the Ameri.
: can Radiator Company. vice-cha!rman OF
the Aircraft Board and president OF the
Buffalo Chamber OF Commerce.
Lennon OF Illinois. for twenty-five years
treasurer OF the American Federation OF
Labor, and John y. Casey. member OF
4 Congress from Pennsylvania.
Or. L. c. Marshall. a nationally known
economist and teacher at Harvard and
the University Of Chicago. Is named as
the economist on the council.
Unity Of Action Aimed AZ.
To secure unity OF action between the
various departments Secretary Wilson
later will increase the council by ap
pointment OF representatives OF the War
Navy and Agricultural Departments ant
the Shipping Board. All conflict and du
plication OF machinery and effort to sup
ply war industry with labor will b,
eliminated and complete coordination es
tablished.
Labor policies will be standardized ant
distribution will be on an established
priority basis
Employers and workers alike wer,
called upon tonight by the United State,
Employment Service. under the direction
of John Il. Densmore and which is beini
expa nded to take care Of the task OF tn,
economic distribution Of workers. 10
aid in recruiting industrial workers ant
to back w the fighting men. 1t was es
timatei that for every soldier on the FIR
ing line six civilians are needed to sup
ply him with food and munitions. two
OF them behind the lines In France ant
four at home.
within the next six months" the ser
vice announced. I'VE must furnish ap
proximateIy 1000. 900 workers for agr!
culture. nearly A00, 900 for shipbulldinE
1000. 900 to man the ships. $4,000 TO
transportation and 100000 for the man
ufacture Of munitions Other war In
dustrles will call for a similar number.