Show GOVERN GOVERNMENT MINT Will CEASE TO COMPETE fOR lABOR lABORI I I Advertisements for Men l Are Canceled Industries Told Employment nt Service V Will ill in Meet l All Their Real Needs WORKMEN URGED TO REGISTER WITH U. U S. S Farmers Ask President to Hurry Measures l Providing for Farm Help Hell Credit and Meeting l Seed Shortage L W 4 EIT jan 22 22 cas' cas tires ures fo to check competition n for fOI labor between the thc war industries an and government agencies have hae been taken by uy the department of labor This was announced today after a delegation of V Virginia nil truck growers g had called on Assistant Secretary Post with a protest that the farmers would l lose losea a million bushels of potatoes this year if the enticement of farm laborers by uy industrial concern was permitted to continue The delegation was told that the department de department dt- dt already had directed the cancellation cancellation can can- of oC extravagant aJa t advertisements advertisements advertise advertise- ments ment for Cor men which are alc considered detrimental to the governments government's war wal pro program ram Industrial plants are being a assured that all real labor needs noeda will willbe he be met by the United States employment employment employ employ- ment service ser in whose hands time the distribution dis ills distribution of the available a labor supply has hns been placed d b by Secretary 11 VIlson son Careless Ads dw Cause e Trouble Mobilization of or shipyard workers a department statement said has hag been placed entirely in the hands hand of or the employment em em- service b by the tho shipping board Continued on Page 3 3 COMPETING FOR LABOR TO END Continued from Pa Page Pape c 1 In Independent recruiting b by the board and the thc Individual plants will be discontinued discontinued dis dis- continued to permit a concentration of effort which will culminate In a ann ann- national national na na- shipbuilders registration week February 11 II 11 Confusion and suffering are said al l to have hac resulted from Cram careless statements as to shipyard ard needs attracting many men to places where an ample supply of workers already ahead was gathered Published statements of oC the number number num num- ber of oC men who will he be wanted have been misinterpreted said the statement statement statement state state- ment as meaning that great real numbers are arc arc wanted now whereas the they are wanted on only I In tn limited quantities and of b particular types at any an one Men Ien should stick fo o their Jobs until the department tells them that there lo to a shipbuilding position waiting and what the wages and housing conditions are arc tre B By registering in the public service reserve men can cnn be bc assured that they will be told when the they will be wanted The reserve now I is listing men willing willingto to serve on railroads a ls in plants and in the divisions of or the army which require skilled mechanics Will III JI Help II I Employers Employers of or labor even een In so- so called calle unessential Indu Industries will bo be helped b by the success of the lon lion which will make malte It possible for fOI forthe the he department of labor to male make a fair fall I L U h I I UL Ui mi au cai rails lalM IlU to minimize an and equalize an any drain on industry which results from unregulated u. u I I hated competition for men between war Industries and different branches of ot the government gO Labor Lubor is II In entire sympathy sym nI path pathy with the creation of oC this rc reserve I because ce It ft will help to prevent the great hardships which fall upon working workIng workIng work- work i Ing men nien ho have no certain wa way of or knowing knowin whether or whore where there ma may maybe maybe be employment for tor them It was teas estimated that between now andAu men will be needed for Cor shipbuilding Many Ian times this num nm number nun nun- ber her voluntary workers Is expected to he be enrolled ro registration week n An appeal to President Wilson to speed up UI governmental machinery In raid aid of production so o as to relieve the anxiety of farmers as to labor supply credit facilities and seed shortage was a amade made today in a memorial from the r federal fed fed- d- d eral board of ot farm Carm or organizations in behalf of oC more th than n organized farmers The rhe board d asked for tor a reply February Feb Pcb February 6 when i representatives of or the seven national farm organizations comprising comprising comprising com com- the b board ard together with a number of oC state masters of the grange grans-e and heads of or the Society of Equity and other bodies bodle will seek an nil audience with the President to discuss constructive plans plan The memorial said I If food rood is to win the war as we are arc assured on every ery side Ido the farmers Carmels of or America must pro produce uce more food in 1918 1915 than the they did dill In 1017 1917 But unless unless un un- le less s present con conditions are arc radically changed ed Increased crops next year car are arc Impossible Under existing con conditions we cannot equal the production of or 1917 much less Jess s surpass It and this for Cor reasons reasons rea rea- sons onu o over or c which the thc tanners fat have ha no control The Tho chief cau entices causes e which will Inevitably inevitably Ine ably 1 bring about a smaller maller crop next year cal unless promptly removed ed by national national na na- na- na action are arc six in number The shortage of farm labor shortage of of- seed Hed pi prices Ices often below the cost of or production production pro pro- lack of reasonable rea credit exclusion eXclusion ex eX- of or the farmer from Crom his right and necessary share In the conduct of oC the thc war and awl seated deep doubt whether er he can raise the Increased se crops de demanded demanded le- le of or him and still support his ls family and pa pay his debts Many Ian thousands of acres were left last fall Call because the ne necessary necessary e essary sar han hands handa had luul loft the farms farm Al Already Already Al- Al rca ready ly great numbers of ot farms near ex excellent ex- ex markets lie idle for fOI lack Inck of oC a aI ln H vine living 11 return Millions of or acres will be wholly wholly- or partly partir Idle next summer because bc- bc cause the money to lo buy seed and subsistence subsistence sub suh- will bo bu lacking Many Many- Ian of the farmers Carmels thus thu affected are arc tenants whom misfortune will compel compol to aban abandon on the thc fa farm Im I'm Ho far tar as IS we hn have learned there Is not a single single genuine genuine farmer representative representative represent represent- aU aUe e o of the or organized farmers of oC America in any an- position of or authority in the tho food administration the a advis- advis sor sory council il of national defense or nn any of oC the other othor special boards char charged cd with the conduct of or the war Comparing their own small earnings s with the huge war profits they see on every every- hand the farmers have havo lost confidence con con- that th the government o understands understands understands under under- stands the needs neel and difficulties of oC the farmer Unless that lint confidence can be restored l It Is useless to hope that we can maintain the lie food pro production of ot last year and meaningless to talk of Increasing it i |