Evening journal., 1919-02-10
$4,000 DUPONT men
GO TO new PLACES.
Powderworkers Discharged
in Way Not to Affect
Industries
OUTSIDE FIRMS ON
HAND TO HIRE THEM

The rehabilitation OF war workers
engaged in manufacturing explosives,
loading shells and other military work
in the dupont munition plants, which
Sessn when the armiSiice WAS sisncd
November II last. Is now neSrly COM
pleted and more than eocoo of these
workers have gono back inio ihe indus
tries Of peace.
When hostilities ookSea the company
had approximately S5a 400 m6n and wo-
men engaged 10 Nar work IN sddlNon
10 these, S.64S q its c0np6r4'S former
employees werc V<1rinS NE n6ilo1S
uniform. hayinS S11e MO ne various
branches Of the se-gics tithtr shrouSh
enlistment OF draft Every 6rorf hSS
been made 10 care Tor these rsilrrod
soldiers and sailors and srezt number
OF them have resumed Their Cd posi-
tions; but the return o. ne SroSty-ex-
panded war plants 10 3 pcSce basis has
made Il impossible 90 md places Tor
all.
The release OF the men Snd women was
accomplished In every Instance without
crowdlng the labor market In the COM
munities near the plants. They were
fed back into ordinary pursuits grad
ually and unusual efforts were made 10
place them in new positions.
At various times, In The demobilizs-
tlon process, large numbers Of men /
were released For instance at one OF 4
the war plants 1900 men left In one
week. At another approximately 5000 4
were released IN a period OF two weeks.
At another plant nearly 22,00O were
Transferred to peace Industries within
two months. In the Interval between
these large rehabilitation movements
small groups were constantly released.
the plan being never TO let SO ia hap
hazard fashion likely TO result In labor
congestion, but always to see that they
were able to pass directly TO peace-time
work.
The employment service, when large
numbers OF men were being demobil-
ized Invited representatives OF Import
ant employing interests to come 10
the plants. These included railroads,
shlpyards, u. S. Employment Service,
Ind other large Industrial enterprises.
The dnPont employees were interviewed
by these representatives and were
taen over directly and their transport
iatlon paid TO new fields Of labor. This
plan was so successful that In the case
of one war plant, on the day set aside
'or large rehabilitation movement,
here were not enough men released TO
salisfy the needs Of these outside repre-
/entatives.
Many OF the employees had paid only
part Of their liberty loan subscrip-
Ions II they were not able 10 con-
anue their subscription the Company .
them Some employees who
were living In the companys villages |
had stocks Of coal and wood 10 their
houses. These were bought by the (
n
AT the same time that wage earners 1
we're demobilized. a large number OF I
alaried employees were released. The II
llan adopted by the company for the q
alaried men was 10 give each one who n
lad been with the company for one u
rear. a months extra salary; for those S
Who had been with the company, for \
ENo years or more. two months salary.
The names OF these men and women s.
were also sent. with a card showing d
their service. to the Personnel Division 4
at the main ONCE and they were con- o
eidered TO be on furlough for three Z
months. Efforts are being made TO n
place as many OF these salaried en- I
ployes In the peace-tlme development 7
OF the company as possible.