Show Maximum Effort Ellort Needed F Y EW persons will take issue with the justice of the claims of or labor to an eight hour day The fairness of or the principle both to employer and aud is pretty well 1 established The eight hour tour day however is is last universally observed d and it would s seem em that labor leaders leaders lead lead- ers make a mistake in forcing the issue at this time The fhe industrial world cannot afford to take advantage c ac of war to force upon labor a longer working day On the other hand band labor cannot be entirely fair fall with the nation if it 1 insists S on the general observance of an eight hour horn day i Either endeavor would be considered cons an effort to further class prestige on the misfortunes of war ien months in preparing for war has established hed the fact that the United States is suffering a shortage of oft i t Mechanics The industries of war have increased by b leaps and boun bounds s while the available n labor has been reduced reduced re re- by military demands The industrial task ahead normal faced The of us is the greatest ever cr of the nation are arc not equal to the task ask More mechanic are needed if the industrial program is to be successful Mechanics c arc are not made in a week weck or a month so it i is apparent arent that the ranks cannot be greatly increased l. l The Thc normal rants ranks then must perform the thc abnormal task and the they accomplish it only as the they provide pro maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum effort Maximum effort and production arc no noto not notto notto to he be obtained by reducing reducing- or lengthening thening the working the lengthening len of it Every Evor day la or squabbling o over or r toiler and every individual is to be bc paid for forlie every hour hou he lie works hut hat we we wc must not erect a harrier barrier to prop ess bv hy fixing fixing- the thc length of the working day on a hard am and fast p peace acc h basis basis Maximum effort from every cry individual indi midi virtual vidual whether ho lie i is working h in the fields or in in the thc shops is necessary to the tho success of our army The Thc boys bos in the trenches have ha no eight hour day I The ranks rank behind should be as liberal in their efforts to win win the war as those who have gone out to fight I It Itis Itis is no time to watch the clock for national service is to tobe tobe tobe be measured not by hours but hut by effort and production Every ind from the humblest to the highest must musi do his utmost to help win vin the war In his own heart ho knows the time ratio io of his effort to his capacity and In by hy y that conclusion he must judge himself as ns a n patriot The working day which does doC not provide maximum service durin during the conflict fails to meet the demands ol of war The ind individual who desires to work ten hours andis am amis and is forced to accept an eight hour day becomes a loafer in Ill a period when idleness is criminal The class which defers problems foreign or antagonistic to effective war Avar until the end of the conflict will lose nothing The nation nation nation na na- tion will deal with it as generously in times of peace as 3 asit asit it deals with the nation in times of war Avar r pa 3 Pas Ha |