The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02
POLICIES OF THE
WAR LABOR BOARD
RIGHT or uNioNIzED WORKERS
TO BARGAIN WITH EMPLOYERS
is UPHELD EY VI.
BETTER CONDITIONS SOUGHT
Great Storage Lumber Depot Opened
at ciimsrton. INSTRUMENTATION Of
Kerosene Is uraed--Allies Bombing
Planes Now Work IN Sauadrons.


WAshingtOn.~-.r war lnbor poll
cles board has made no rulings, II is
announced, making II impossible 20
change rates OF wages or working
conditions IN industry during the
STANDARDIZATION Of such pay and cons
ditlons for war work. The board does
not seek to place restrictions ON labor
but Is striving to better conditions
that VIII make for satisfaction and
grenter efficiency
Enunciatlng It's principles the war
labor policies board Is committed to
the right of workers TO organize into
trade unions and TO bargain collec-
lively It'll their employers; continu-
ance o, existing union standards with
the right Of the workers TO obtain bet
ter conditions. wages and hours under
decisions OF the national war labor
board; equal pay for equal work
whether performed by men or by won.
en-: recognition of the basic eight-hour
day where law requires II but settle
ment OF all questions Of hours of work
with due regard TO government neces-
stiles and the welfare of The workers;
maintenance OF the maximum of pro
duction; due regard for labor stand
ards. wages and other conditions In
particular localities; the right of all
workers 20 living wage insuring
health and reasonable comforts.
Felix Frankfurter, chairman Of the
war labor policies board. makes this
further explanation of the resolution
Of the board setting forth its princl-
pies "Inasmuch as wage stability was
recognized as the essential need by
labor and by the government the pur-
i pose of the resolution was to prevent
changes In the standards which had
Been created either through an adjust
ment board such as the labor wage adj
| iustment board of the emergency fleet
corporation or the arsenal and navy
yard standards, or the standards which
govern the cantonment adjustment
board, but under no circumstances was
1t intended to prevent the lifting of
wage scales in specific instances up to
the standards"
There were no aerial bombing or
ganizations In the allied flying corps
during the first year of the war. Prac.
tlcally all the work in the air was in
the nature Of observation No pilots
could be spared for anything else. To
day probably 25 per cent of the aerial
arms nre bombing squadrons of L
machines per squadron.
The first bombing was done by vol
unteer pilots who few over the Ger
man lines and dropped three or foul
bombs, made from artillery shells, OF
concentration camps and environments
Showers OF small steel arrows were
spilled sometimes on conveys, trool
trains ana bodies Of massed men. TIL,
Germans began day bombing of elite
in 1915, aud the allies hombardet
Karlsruhe in reprisal later in the sam
year Since then evolution in organ
tied bombing developed rapidly an
the French began night bombing, bu
this was not undertaken by the Gel
mans until August, 1916.
At the present time large group'
including several sQuadrons of boml
INK machines, 20 over the lines fror
t'eru to time and completely desrro
their objective, be IT city or a cam
column Of troops or trench system
y Unfortunately the allies air force
: have TO travel for many miles owe
2 hostile territory defended by ant
y aircraft guns to attack Germa ncitie
y while the enemy can attack Frenc
. cities by dying only short distanC
beyond the allied lines.
u The allies are developing larg
= bombing planes which carry sufticiei
;. fuel for long excursions and armamel
y TO protect them when they are a
= tackled by lighting airplanes, Bombir
squadrons are escorted usually ov,
I the lines by fast fighting squadron
= OF rs planes TO a squadron, and the
left to their own devices. for the tigh
= ers seldom carry sufficient fuel to pc
nit them to accompany the bonnie
on the round trip.
II The dropping of the bomb Is sin
III lar 10 Shooting a rifle, First you $
your sights and wind gauge, you ho
= the rifle properly, and finally you pl
the AitEktE Ut tht plbHNl Aiuihthts
your ammunition Is standard 20
:. sights correct you hit the target.
i with bombing. II you set your sigh
/, correctly. fly your plane correctly ov
a the objective and drop the bomb at I
n proper time You will hit the target.
n the ammunition manufacturers ga
~ yon good bombs the objective viii
destroyed.
n, The United States win be short
m potash next year. Estimates for Is
10 show an available supply OF abe
" 100000 tons OF potash salts or OF
A. about half of the normal Imports
Il fore the war. Commercial fertilli
concerns must bear the brunt OF
shortage.
eY The army needs straw, says the
re- reau OF markets, department OF az
I'd culture. Farmers are urged to b