~ WASHINGTON, Dec. ll,-~-Conscrtp-
«st-1 d labor. Seen tsry Wilson told
(harem in his annual report yester-
dfi, is not likely to be necessary tor
th winning oi the war, but he sag»
out: that should it become neces-
W {or the government to conscript
1‘01; it should at the some time can-
ssoript tbe industries on which they
.1 are engaged;
, fllmost insupersble obstaclts wise."
stays the Secretary of Labor, “when
labor disputes occur under circum-
stances in which employers permit
mutilation by their workmen only
,a pain of dismissal. Since in such
ms the workmen have no reams!-
lh businesspepresontntiros, only one
My to controversies can be con
miently or satisfactorily heard. in
.h cases. also. the workers, being:
merited by their employers from or-
flising on a business basis, tend to
tail away from the paciiylng influence
of rnrwcwsttve. constructive. and
monsible labor organisations and to
1.6 under that of irresponsible rev
s‘ionlsts. As most labor lawless.
.l is trlceable to this comic. res
-slb'lity for it can not be wholly
“not! from the policy- hardly Ila-
tfitic in time of war——of arbitrarily
nhtructing labor organizations of tin-
onserntlvc typo.
film department is of course try-arr
of proposals more popular earlier in
its. war than now. to settle. labor dis-
putes by toercing wage carriers. But
these proposals are both unfair and
impracticable They are also uidtiy
mantra, and not without 1'.oason as
”patriotic. it is enough to any
tun here that in the view of this
dwmtment publ c sentiment can not
lye expected to tolerate constription
ct labor tor private protlt Shout.“
industrial conscription become really
mctlvdy to prosecute thcw War, a
molicy less likely to be considered
msidcd would be desirable."
would scan «that is if workers were
to in t'onilrcrlnictl for industrial pur-
. m~~tllat tht: workint: orrirortnni-
vios to which they were ussigncd
ought: to be cmnmundeocml,
so make such workers not (-tmrced
grants of imployors but employees
of‘llm Government itself.
'J'herc is, however. no mason for
.r'hcnding a necessity for any kind
manor conscr'ptlon in order to 8th
rtbs-nor prevent, disputes between cm-
Mers and their employees which
may interfere with a vigorous prosc-
mrtion oi the war. in H't'ry case in
s which responsible rcpnscntativcs oi
.puting employers 1m» will 111. to
mimic consitlcrnbly with n simnsi
bio representatives of conservative
‘lfior organizations \ihich represent
tflr tlirput' 111: employ cos in the spirit
‘lnvwlhlcb they would rtcgotiiilo sith
“tress competitors labor disputes
r. be settled spmdily. t-fioctivcly.
ad without friction through the med-
iation ucrvicc oi the Department of
lubor By simple and fair systems
«collective bargaining between the
(loser-omen, labor organizations, and
business organizations all labor dis-
Ms prejudicial to an effective pro
. neat on of the nar ('dll lN' prompt
4 fl iy oliminutcd from war problem-1. Not
‘ only can this he dnni', but it (1111 be
due to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned and in hmmony' nith (\Tl‘)
abalone purpose
VOur greatest 'not‘l its ”in .."1pr it
of: sell-snot lien for tho corrrmoti
[god—~11 sacrlflct! or our pride shot
a. of our melodiccs ssrrit‘rt.c of our
minions against each other sacri
fl. 0! our material comforts, scar-i
an of our lives. it need lie-~11) curry
'mnimnaired lht' demotratic institu-
iim handed down to us by our isih
cm”
_ no report makes an nnnounu
w ' mt on tho much discussed pay and
airliners being allowed to the in-
11.1! Gtrmun civilians in the camps
Cwllcd by tht- Department of La
/
It was acrccd by 1b: D1 [hrIthlll
mmuncratc those of the interned
ultras who should pcn‘mm labor or
anyfi‘k' lid in connection with lllt‘ c-on
mmlon or management. of the in
amt camp at the rate of $20 11I
' :nnsnth; thnso who served in the cap
as“, or doorman. etc. to ' 1;.»1'.~.t\
325-: a month. The ititcrned oiliccrs
Irmver, have’heen allowed to rm
naive from any source only 810 a
month and the ne‘amen 85 a month.
receipts in excess of these amounts
being placed in tho Postal Savings
Bank to the credit of the intorned'
mates, or otherwise disposed of 113
‘ m. Purchases of clothing, etc.
' «one made with the lands of thc'
Md aliens. under the direction oi.
”vector in charge oi the inter
and Button."
1 ‘ Departmental: work in medial.
maize d’sputes. enormously in-
M by war activities, intro 11!-
m practically a million men and
been anlnsntly successful. .
”a number of labor disasters call-
.1 IGovernmcmt Motion. in-
. d suddenly and cnorrnonsly'
Waning oi the war," say:-
lsrgo number of instances the
tors hove been able—not only
, 3 shout discount in cues
, ng timeout—men Irish!
Whit to avert
, .. strlkonltognthor.
, success witch has attended
~ -'I remnant“ ,ln
9" 3"'s Corp of tho National Arml'
emu-1m Which inmiabry stuns
industrial disturbances when headd-
ed in the press. Great, plants thus
secured uninterrupted [reduction tor .
stated periods-«some of the same 3
menu runnin for a year and others
for the be of the war.
I1 “Labor has discoveredthst it has
a standing in the Government aw
chlncry of its country whenever its
demands dfe based on its industrial
and constitutional rights Mloyers
on the other hand have loud in the
most a defender against un-
reasonable emotion. .
| “Reports shot at hand indicate an: "
lmpend'ng call for not less than 150,-
000 skilled workers a! many classes.
involving over 30 mechanical trades. -.
to serve in the various shipyards en-
sued in constructing vessels for the
Shipping Board. To “cure the stub
ers necessary a contraband (unploy- '
ment svstem is h'eltlv desirable it
not sbmluteiy essential. Consequent-
ly it has become necessary to estab-
lish several additional \var emer-
acncy pincer ot the United State;
Employment Service and to t‘lnploy
traveling field sorlu rs .md agents to
locstc qualitltd workers {or the yards
‘Tha extraordinary d‘mand tor
‘msn power’ on the industrial as dis;
tingulshed from the military side of
war preparations was responded to
by the department through 1111 U 1-).
Employment Service as soon as the
demand arose. Much oi the demand.
was found to have bton influenud
more by caccr'riess for labor at low
or inadequate wages l'tl'dthN'y' to ’lllr‘.
sh 11p 1'11. in liiiug txll‘ uses than by
[NM-Val lultnl‘ shortage liut in your?
places, especially in the 111-: 'phhorhoo‘
ot mun tion establishments whit:
1....- ‘nmi 11191va Ettmptftm war (it'-
lnlnds at enormous profits there was
‘11 genuine scarcity of labor tui- it s
profitable forms of production. 01‘
1111-. whole the problem at first prob-
ubivass Loss a problem 0! labor
scarcity than of iruput‘ect distrilru- -
lion”
SNlllEll MEN FNN :-
NNNNANBE BNNPS
‘10? Wall Street, Bridgeport, Conn. ‘
December 8,1917
City Editor. South Norwalk 81111111111. 1
1 south Norwall: (‘onn ;
We are touring the state to enlistl
skilled tradesmen for the Ordinance
The "3"
cruiting psrty is sent out by order, oi.
the Chief of Ordinance to recruit inch
for service with the division oi tho
American Ordinance llsn- Ire-pot in
frame. it was planned to int-rind:
Bduth Norwalk in the tour but owing
to lack of time, it is lir1possiblo to
roach 1-ithtr Norivtilk or South Noni
walk. All voluntary cnlistments of
turn of thc drait age must be made 111
onto so tirut thty can (onrplctc iltclr
iniistmrnt be for» lh'ccmlwr It. Wu
oould .1pprctiutv ‘1 , very much iii
through the columns of the South Nor- i
walk Sentinel, you could give thisi
campaign publicity and aid tho rt»!
cruiting of skilled men into the Offli-
nttntr Department. The Recruiting
party will be in Bridgeport :11 Hr? \anl
street Tuesday afti'rnoon omit-ven-
ing. to talk to all rrrcn desirous of serv-
ing the country 111 tirt-ir' [ratio in
Front-.12
'l‘ho Ordinance department is charg-
t-d uith tho supp y and r1 mph 01‘ small
arms, cannon, artillery vehiclcsmloth
and leather equipment. motor trucks
.nntl almost ov cry other mechanical (11:-
vlce used by the fighting men in the
trenches. The division of the Amrri
can Ordinance Base Depot will \be in
immediate charge of the work of re-
pairing ot equipment behind the
(trenches The need of skillet] trades-
mm to do the pork is new urgent.
Auto repair lllt'n machinists. black-
smithx harness makers and carpen.
[tern 11 e especially needed at this
itlmc. Also cooks, hakrrs barbers and
tailors and many other tradesmen.
‘Sklllcd men who can act as gang
Ibosses and foreman and train other
men to do the work are needed badly
and such men can hope for rapid
ipmmotion
The pay of (-nlistcd men in the ordi-
1111mm dcpartrrrtn't ranges from 330 mi
1361 1111' month depending upon thn
ittbility of the man and the place of
service.
i Men of tho draitm!
Bridgeport ottlcc Tuesday .1ttcrnoon or I
evening in ordcr to be able to «sort
the requirement and ham their op.
’ pointmcnt to 11 tort or camp before the. [
i14th.Mcn enlisting now will be sent l
l
I
l
ito a tort or arsenel for training and
preparation bciore being sent across. 1
The recruiting party consists of 1
Captain George 8. Brady, lJeutensn
8.1.. Jerry and Ordinance Sergeant
It. A. Silven. Anything mom can :
.do for us in the way of getting this ' .
before the public Will be- very much i
appreciated.
Yours I!!! truly.
. (HOME. 8. BRADY.
Captain Ordinance LR. C}. 1
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NEW BRITAIN. Dec. ll—M. J
”"1.
Perry. at Now your any. who tell‘
torty test from s new building has
Mratcrdsyst stthe “Fit ‘
W
° d4 Cfiris imas
Furniture has always
been an acceptable
Christmas gift. This
Chistmas more than
“J,
ever it shOuld receiVe favorable considera-
tion. There are times when every effort
Should be made to make the home attract-
ive--comforta‘ble. A piece of furnithre will
do just this.
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We have a very large assortment
of Furniture and HouSelumish-
ings, sailed for every room in the
home, and we will be indeed
Children do so enjoy playing house.
Furniture far the Little Folks
We have a very fine line»
of, well built furniture for the children.
OF THE BETTER SORT
Sleds Dolls, Teddy Bears, Doll Carriages, Doll Beds, Scout Cars, Tricycles, Veloci-
pedes, Rocking Harses, Blocks, Trains, Hobby Horses, Games, etc.
style of the Hoosie
Buy a HOosier Kitchen Cabinet
It will save steps and make cooking much easier. We have every
r Cabinets in Stock
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Norwalk Chronicler