Evening journal., 1918-04-08

ment Phe British Munitions Ministry, otter thorough
scientific study, has pointed out to manufacturers the
nenciency Of overHork and OF inadequate facilities for
the workers. The department corresponding 10 our
Ordnance Department In France has instituted intensive
training Of welfare workers particularly for plants
ing many employees. In this country. industrial
service sections formed various war conducting
departments to assst manufacturers and workers in the
solution Of tho special labor problems rendered acute
by the war.
representative OF the Industrial Service Section Of
the Ordnance Department hes declared that no labor
dnculy has brought the attention Of that De-
pament that could not have been and avoided
II the factory in question had already established
modern employment department. A notable instance
to the attention Of the QuOrtermastess Department
where two mills, side by SIDE working the same type Of
workers got totally different results from those workers
because one had a well conducted employment and
service department and the other did not
The former paid slightly lower wage but the
one which had employment department had repeated
difficulties leading 10 total shut down from strike
and even though it yielded every demand made by the
strikers, including fifteen per cent increase IN wages
a nh0rter work day. the abolition Of bonus and the
recognition Of shop committee, IL could not fully allay
difficulties Meanwhile, the mill next door kept peace
fully on producing goods every day TO back up The
American soldier This due to the fact that justHable
complaints OF workers discovered and attended TO-
as they arose, by the employment department
The Industrial Service Sections are anxious to reduce
dscord which Injuries production OF materials and
desirous OF having some in every factory with
whom they may deal labor questions The supply
OF men competent TO administer such work is woefuy
inadequate, and the movement to establish courses OF
intensive training In various American universities in
conjunction with employment departments Of well con-
duced plants, has grown up direct result.
The Government has already seen the benefit which
may from short-time, intensive training Officers
II haVa hocp fvofpo
fair results The Ordnance Department has established
sxweeks courses in storekeeping, and these training
schools in warehousing dot the country at the
various universities The Red Cross conducts in
tensve courses for its various types OF work In
France the Government has successfully conducted
courses for employment supervision. Specialists in en-
poyment work in the employ Of the Government have
devised the courses and besides the laboratory work In
Notwithstanding nifty per cent Of the tlmethese viii
include theoretical instruction in Employment Depart
ment Practice, Labor Economics Industrial Orgsniza-
ton and Management and tho Theory Of Statistics.
The Government has no illusion to what six weeks
Of training will do for wholly undeyeloped material No
will be admitted to the courses who may have just
completed his college course and who has a meagre in
dustriO experience. The aim to have manufacturers
OF war contract plants select men who might succeed
employment managers even without training and send
them to the courses on their own responsibility
So interested the departments OF the Government
in this work that the Department Of Labor IS sending
90 the rst two Of It's field agents the Federal
Employment Service and the Navy ccntempates sending
ssssant superntendens from the Navy yards who may
later be assigned to employment work there The Indus
trial Service Sections Of other Government departments
hope to create an adequate reserve Of employment man
ayers Tor shsr plants The Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion has offered TO pay six dollars day susenanco TO
any student sent by shipysrd
It is desired moreover, that the manufacturers them
selves take hand in the development Of this movement
and send students on their initiative The work Is
in charge Of Captain Boyd Fisher No 52O7 New
Building, Washington, d. c. The next course will be
opened al Boston with Harvard University, the Nassa-
chuses Institute Of Technology and the Boston Uni
yersty cooperating the instruction and the Boston
Employment Managers Association directing the lab
oratory work.