Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-30
BRITISH Government
TACKLES GIGANTIC TASK
Begins Work OF Getting the Soldiers
Back to Thcil Peace
Time Jobs.
no REPLACE SIX MILLION
Plans Arc Also Under Consideration
to ReorganiZc Army OF Sufficient
Strength to Guard Provinces OF
the Empire.
BY CLAIR PRICE.


InNDON December 29.-The dcinop-
iliZation OF the British army N INC
biggest question NOW before the sou 500
diers themselves ahn me them ' at home.
Hi irns wi IN. q, ministry Of Reconstrmc-
ton has ANNOUNCED ns pn ,r.is; win
Ministry of Labor has CO Operated WIZ VIZ,
il to provide that as far as possiDie
every dcmobilzed soldier snail nave v.,o y
lob 10 go to as soon as he Is diSchargeu
and the military authorities have made
provision that. upon discharge Tic Snail
go directly to that job.
From the viewpoint OF the military
authorities. demobiz ation machinery
must provide for the consiructio,nn, , OF
az on e9reiy new SyssSm Both
sea and land for the denoDlnHeo
forces and their stores: tor inc 3 ns ne
care of those who are still unfit for
civil life; for the storage OF arms anu
cuuipment; for the sale OF surplus am
mails, vehicles and stores; for the dis
persal OF regulars. Temporary resu!ars'
ritorials and volunteers. each in their
order; for the disbandment OF units
no longer required; for the hnal settle
ment OF payments to units and 70 In
divduals: for plans for any rcmobili-
cation which may be necessary. and Tor
the repatriation OF prisoners or war
TO the individual soldier. however.
the construction Of this vast dcmobi-
lization machinery is. of less interest
than the great question of how soon
and in what manner he himself is 60
ing to get out of the army.
In the first place the soldiers re-
turn to his home depends on the ma,
ture of his civil employment and
For dem9bilization viii not take place
by military units, but by individuals
in accordance with the requirements
or industry.
EACH SOLDIER CARRIES
BOOK GIVING TRADE
Each soldier carries Army Book g."
which gives his trade In civil life. but
in addition TO this he is shortly TO be
Il
his his home address; Whether he is mar
employment after the war. particulars
OF his previous employment. mis- trade
union and whether his ,prewar eM
open for him.
Those men who have no Job -aitinG
Is not OF urgent national importance.
Will be kept behind as skeleton units
munition. etc. Men who s,ll have two
years left TO serve in the army undo
"a furloneh. after which they icy y viii iii be be
placed on service abroad.
The actual order Of Capitalization
IN each military unit will be as follows
% demobiizers. or those whose civil
Jobs Jobs, are neeesss;a9iry TO expedite the
men. or those without whom the bull:
OF men To be re-empioyed in civil life
men who have definite Jobs waiting for
them, to be let got in the order o
them. but whose work is In an indus
Try likely TO expedite disqualification;
portance of their civil jobs 90. the
skeleton units. II Is probable that
cless mgmoer oi mgH IN the first ,y w
men, Will be very few.
MARRIED MEN GIVEN
PREFERENCE: IN RELEASE
Where possible, preference is TO be
given To married men over single men
service men.
In the making up OF a dcmohiIlza-
dcmobilizers, the pivotal men and the
men liable TO service in tho new reg
mnndinE officer Is to give preference TO
the men with. release slips. j. e. men
be waiting. H. say, the commanding
officer had go slip men. from which
TO men whose work stood highcst in
The list OF industrial priority and TO
married men. III the same way, If he
had only ninety slip men, he would
make up the other ten from nonslip
men according to the priority OF their
sir Tnsse ,s Clips t. immsalasely upon being
thorities to the claims and record Office
of the Ministry OF Labor. where the
mn n'9,sr assertion that his employer
hed, and II found to be correct. the
TEA, ,enr- of sin a, -, he bottom Of his form
The man thereby becoming slim man
The same thing win happen where IA
JOB has been found for a man
Already the Industries Of the colln-
Try nave been divided off into prior.
, ,ists; me industries at the head OF the
for the welfare OF the nation to he re.
S Tarv first These priori,ics wiz
year and the state of raw materials
shipping etc. ''''
WORK ALREADY UNDER
WAY TO DEMOnILIZE
Steps are already being taken for
the capitalization OF an equal num-
Der Of the armies at home and in for
ns danFsr " Of ali in't Jobs ssrG se T
snapped UP by the men at home in adj
yam Of Of the i,I men from foreign thea
modified daily is unknown 1t de-
pends on the amount OF TRANSFORMATIONS
the amount of dock and wharf space
available. There is no intention of
than is absolutely necess a%; 'oT This
haste 70 get men. as fast as possible
, rSa,s in civil life is expected TO
OF prisoners and In the handling Of
sick sick ; and wounded; whose demobiiiza-
tion viii proceed INDEPENDENTLY
lization, If the soldier lives. for in
stance. In nradford. he will be collected
other men for, Bradford From that
camp there Will he mapped a partinu-
bradford men will proceed to the dis
nersal station at Bradford At the
dispersal , station. arms and equipment
VIII be handed in. and the soldier viii
De handed his protection certificate n
raiiway warrant TO his homo. a cash
payment, an out of work donation noI.
icy and ration hook. lie will then h,
AT liberty to go home "
with the army. He will be on twenty
etignt days Through during which
time ne VIII continue to receive Ills
pay and ration allowance ana his de-
nemdents VIII continue to receive their
separation allowance. In the mnnn.
time he will be supposed to nud HIN Kim
SET JOB. If he has not already n Job,
a i 10 De purchasing n suit OF civilian
ci0theS, FOR which he has received a.
allowance nS, at his dispersal station. lie lie
vii De pcmrttied to go about il uni
FORM, nut at the expiration OF his
twenty,eight days. he will be renuirnd
TO nd ci 10 NJ, himself In civilian clothes