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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
8
Government plea to support the U S Employment Service. It outlines a national network with headquarters in Washington, 500 branch offices, and 20 000 enrollment agents. The service matches workers to war production needs and urges both workers and employers to cooperate for maximum production. It calls the service patriotic and under the U S Department of Labor.
Organized in February 1918 as a division of the U S Employment Service to address farm labor mobilization and distribution. It operates through state employment machinery and reserve programs with a senior examiner in each state. It cooperates with agricultural agencies and defense councils to relieve labor shortages. The division notes its season success with a large wheat harvest described as safe for democracy.
The President declares industry essential to the war effort and urges employers in war work to stop recruiting unskilled labor after August 1 1918 except through the U S Employment Service. He also asks workers to continue voluntary enlistment and stresses that true efficiency comes from voluntary cooperation.
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