Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11
SOLDIERS
Baking At FARM WORK
Cities Discuss Plans at
sss Conference.
BY WAGES GIVEN AS CAUSE
Bright Lights OF the Cities Are Also
to. List That Dctracts Men
From Return to the Soil Move
SSment in Country.

The wholesale refusal OF returned
isoidiers to go back 10 the farms
2sand cast their lot with the aSricu!-
Aturai interests OF the State: was the
SsThursday in conference between
governor Westmoreland Davis and the
Mayors and city managers Of dozen
W. Not more than one-tenth OF the
sSIsfm s, iighting men WIG have hah
sxoreg; the. war viii forget the lure of
l h1a cities Is long en1ush to return to iher
GDadf. roads were given also as prime
i factors in bringing about the decid
{tGu Discrimination on the part of the
kex-so,dier 10 so back 10 farm work.
~ Would Have Draft boards Work.
SesCiorernor Davis reported 10 the con
ftsrence that he had suggested 70 the
Z Sgthorities in Washington. as rem
4 ady to the distraction resulting from
light lights in the large centers. that
gthes Selcctive service men be brought
! horne and demobilized through the
4 ss,ards which indicted them into SER
g SIiise.. This suggestion he said. had
SlsNSss.:;been acted upon by the govern
ssassSs,rhe question Of higher wanes ,,s
Bss.Sapvernor said. may be adjusted but
isSeod roads cannot be attained in a
.dea,." he declared. That YOU can 30
20 a department store and buy them
=
4 aPa9dtse. But the acquisition Of d
Sgood :oad Is long and laborious pro-
s SsSS; When we build we want to
9 h &sHIi!Q SO! This requires planning.
;s3S, ,syo don 7 want road that Will crUnl-
DC up the first time an automobile
Wants Survey OF Farms
l5ss;S.sIhe most approved suggestion for
i hfiagins the farmer and the prospec.
Live Iarnl worker in touch one with
faS ofneF Vas offered by. i. j. Hous-
spNrs, whose idea IS to have the nee6s
SSI eacn county surveyed by the farm
5 i9Sssn,ons,ra ton agent in charge of that
siISSTssstion' and the figures obtained by
sh.n TO be forwarded to state I,ahoyr
t* .tE:.i, sioner John Hirschberg. WI,
ss nm, y, IN turn: give them to the local
LII need of the labor ''ea
szSs Would lave Stntc Act
LEE LEE al dha1 an employment should be
lhe office of the Labor Co:nmissin m,sn
the clearing-ho of informatinn
.fnn e1 ifn 70 in the absence of
SSfate agencies. should put in operal
E. .ls one OF It's own FOR the benefit
tTbe ene ci,F ana surrounding territory.
4 reports TO Commis-s Toner Hirschbers
Or OF, surplus labor of any sort, SO he
might communicate with the terri
Tory where existed a dearth OF mis-
HaTtieulsr kind of labor: '"'9
~ was the consensus of opinion that
Ire hoating population brought IN
virginia through the operation OF wa r
4 rants and war agencies OF all kinds.
saoulo be retained. if IL is possihie
tq secure employment for The Whole
ctSsit. NO concern was expressed az
toTthe general situation in regard IN
employment. ~
Many Delegates at Conference.
fhoSe present al the confere,cA
were. besides Governor Davis and
-iinsiie and Manager conwav of he
municipal! employment bureau; civ
manager Charles r. -Ashburner. OF Eor
iuK w. 3. Bates. city manager M
4 Poftsm outh; Robert Gillian, MAYOR Of
L,etIersburs =. p. Davies Mayor Of
enron torge; w =. Hunter CITY
L.. j. Houston. Jr., Mayo- and citv
manage respectively, OF Fredericks-
ouIS; NJ. =. Stallinss. Aiayo- or SUE
81 folk, and John Hirschbe-p So.
Labor Commissioner