The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-05
DESERT WAR JOBS FOR
PEhcETIMt PURSUITS
Federal Empioyn,cnt Service ofiicial
Deprecates Action Of Workers
who Anticipate Wars End.
BRANDS THEM AS TRAITORS
While Government Moves To Allay
Apprehension Of Labor In War In
dustries. Workers Must Stand BY
Their Jobs, He Says

Washington. Nov Apprehension
OF 10 Dor in war industries lest sud
den end If the war will leave il with
out employment will be met by I'M
mediate government action to reas-
sure. 4 formal announcement from
Secretary of Labor Wilson on his re-
turn to Washington next week may
be expected TO lift the curtain on
governmental plans for labor in the
transition period between an armistice
and final peace and during the perSd
when the troops are being brought
back to this countrT. The adulnls~
tration has, so far, withheld all an
nouncement regarding peace plans In
industry until final peace IL achieved
because IT has felt that it was neees-
sary to concentrate all thought and
talk of It's win the war program to
put II over IN the big way necessary
to win the war.
DO not worry about the time after
the war" said r. n. Barnch. chair
man OF the war industries board, re-
Gently. Remember, we must first
win the war. Think about that and
plan for it Then we will win on
peace program just as we will have in
the war
War and Labor Cooperate.
But all this does not mean that
the administration is giving no
thought to the after-the war ne IDS of
the country. Already an ayr aement
has been reached between the war dc
!, partment and the labor department
regarding a joint handling of de-
mobilization The shipping board is
quietly looking forward to the prob
lena of bringing back the armies
/ Plans are making for legislation 70
/ extend the life of tie war industries
board after the war. so that ii may
assist industry in itting back on a
F.! peace production basis, assistance in
/ getting production orders, material
and supplies and probably extensive
t financing, all will he eon1preh ended
! in the legislation, Extension Of the
! food administration will be provided
so that the food supplies of America
may be guarded TO provide for its
own people first and then for its allies,
and that il may not become an open
market, where all the world may bid
and the cost of living be run so high
! by foreign gold that America must
| starye, America must feed the world
! for the first year or two after peace
/ and her supplies be alocated
Work Out Disqualification Plans.
Experts f.the war department and
of the war labor pt'ieies board now
are working out disqualification plans,
The labor department will seek to
have Americas 1000 600 men brought
/ back in such Il way aud iii such de
! tachments thai they may he absorbed
into industry without greatly disturb
E. ing its adjustment
But the problem Of returning the
! arm and its absorption into industry
is not SO Immediately pressing as the
read justment OF existing industry 10
peace production.
I Eneasiness over the tabor situation,
however, will be quoted by an un-
, derstanding Of these problems by
I laborng men. A rush OF employees
! from war and munitions plants 10
peace industries winch has alrea DIV
! begun. will be considered at meet
ing OF several hundred manufacturers
Of a5rislanes and airpiane parts in
!, New York "Wednesday. This sesssst
ing was called by the PRODUCTION
division of the bureau OF aircraft
I production.
II Jumper" Is Traitor
"A man who jumps from a war
production job now, when we are just
attaining final victory at the front Is
as l>uch traitor as the soldier in the
trenches who sees victory near and
throws down his gun TO desert to the
rear 70 bear his comrades in reapine
the fruits of that victory said Nathan
A. Smyth. assistant director general
Of the United states employment ser
vice Movements ere on foot TO read
Just the labor situation and the gov
eminent will meet the needs of the
country when the needs arise. Men
must stand by their jobs in this
country just rs they must stand by
! their arnls At the front.