The Nevada County picayune., 1918-11-14
PRESCOTT, NEVADA COUNTY ARKANSAS.
PLANNING FOR DEMOBILIZATION
War Department Officials Are Study ing Questions Raised by End of War-ls d Gigantic Problem.

ing Questions Raised by End of
 War-Is a Gigantic Problem.
 Washington, Nov. 12-DemobiIiza- tion of men the military and naval service of the United States after their return from France will be car Tied out largely on q basis of the ability of trades and occupations to absorb them. under plan being work cd out by the Labor, War and Navy Departments and the War Industries Board II was said today that the plan will be submitted 10 President Wilson i'll q few days.
 The War Industries Board has sent qucStionaires to employers in all in- GuStries asking the needs of each for men and the answers will show where. when and how rapidly jobs will ne ready for discharged soldiers and sail orS and what trades are most in need of them. Supplementing this infor- nation will he that received from draft boards and community labor boards which are to cooperate ill the work
 The War Policies Board and the United States Employment Service will be combined to handle the Labor Departments end The War Depart mcut k expected to establish q new bureau or to convert the activities of Provost Marsal General Growder'S of flee to this end General Growder was suggested by some officials as the man best qualified 10 deal with inc taSl, of preserving the balance of power of the labor supply without delaying demoblization operations.
 To Stabilize Labor Conditions. With the conversion of industry l from war to a peace basis many workers also will be released from emergency jobs created by the war l but this problem has been taken nto consideration by the officials who are working out plans for a general sta bilizing of labor conditions when the soldiers are returned to civil life, With the ending of hostilities there will be great resumption of private construction and manufacturing, held up because of war work, and thon' sands of skilled laborers soon will be needed in all parts of the country Secretary Baker said today that ev' cry phase of demObilization of the army is being carefully studied by War Department agencies, but as yet no plans have been formally fOrmu lated The only orders so far issued cuItailing war work deal with pr0J' ects upon which work has not actual | ly started he said.
 The question of the number oi American troops to be retained III France or elsewhere in Europe iS be ing studied on that side. Mir. Baker said. while the General Staff K pre- uaring recommendations as to the number 10 be kept under arms in this country. The problem in Europe re mains of joint operations with the al lied nations in aftcr-the-war guarding and other work to he done by tn military forces and no eoheluSonS ot thiS point can yet he made.
 Mr. Baker said several factors wit govern the order in which men vii he released from the army. It iS oh yious. he said. that as matter o mSticc. men who had been longest i service should be released first. bHt thc industrial situation and the Spe ,.ial need for men of certain callins u-obahlv will modify the principle oi making l,aeth of service guide f' ar,ler u H3=}ster-out
 '...n,r apartment officials are con ;idont tf.t thc demoblization of th' l ooO GOO mrl now under arms at homt ord oy,fSeaS and the conversion oi industry to itS peace status. will not cause any serious 3blem of mcm ployment