Anjmpty Machine Gun '
q nd it’ s the
“Working minutes” that make
possrble the soldiers’ bullets.
Think of u that side of it 4—— men v
and manufacturers both!
A man may want a new job. A
manufacturer may need more.
men. But every. time a man
changes his job, he stops pro-
ducing for a time until he gets
settled In his neW job. And time
is required to find. another man
for the old job It costs time—it costs $20
to $200 In caSh. But worse, it makes a gap
in the steady floW of supphes that the
“ ArmY needs 4
O“.
I“ H machine gun has stopped for a
time in its task of spitting bullets at
_ the Hun. The workingman has
stopp“I fer a time spitting “working min-
- . utes” at the Hun.
‘ PRESIDENTS
" STATEMENT
—__..._
“Industry lays an essential and hon-
orable a role: In this greet Itru le :
as do our n: iilt‘ary armaments. \'e
all rcco niz zethe truth of this but we
must so see its necessary implica-
time—namely. that industry. domg e
\itnl task for the Nation must re-
ceive the support and assistapcé of I“
the Nation."
an o e
l l "Therefore. Ideolemnly
urge a c I 0 er: enge e "1(er
\mr rk it) I_ zai‘it alter Xu until Let
‘1918. from recruiting unskil ed labor
in any manner except throu h this
. central Sagen [the U. S. mploy
ment Service I urge labor to re
spend as loya 1y :5 heretofore to any‘
calls issued by this agency for volun
tary enlistment in essenti :1 industry.
And I ask them both alike to remem- -
her that no sacrifice will have beeni In
, . vain, if we are able to rave beyond
ell question that the his eat and but
{an of efficiency is the spontaneous
co-opcntion of a free people"
WOODROW WILSON.
An Idle Lathe
Changes of course, must be made, for the
war industries need more and more men , ‘
But don’t let’s make changes from one
essential War work to another unless there s
mighty good reason. And lets
- "t make nkessary changes In such “ l
a Way that they Will not injure
._ important war work.
For this purpose, the Govern- ‘
ment has established the United
States Employment Service-
with 500 branch offices and its
. 20,000 U. S Public Service
Revenue Agents to help men
to find warm work and to help.
manufacturers find more men—.'
without interfering with other ‘ ‘
War work Use this Service -—it is free——
It covers the Country. _
way of knowing that you are I~- J leG:
It is one sure,
I Troops Hare (leased EI rmg But Need of industrial Achvn‘Ies Have Great
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