Show OLD JOBS WAIT fOR clad Khaki Men Icu to Return to Service Left When hen Called to Colors I Chicago Dec 14 The Tho Tho middle west's economic readjustment from a war to toa toa toa a peace basis will DO relatively simple compared with that of ot eastern states according to officers ot of tho Chicago Association of ot Commerce who have havo I just completed a a. survey sur of or business conditions Reports from large employers employ employ- ers era Indicate that virtually all returnIng returning returning return return- ing soldiers will be given JI their old Jobs and in Chicago little difficulty Is expected ex ex- in absorbing the excess volume of ot labor Many Ian eastern states states' manufacturers went into the business on a a. large scale In 1914 receiving recel heavy orders orders orders or or- ders from tho the allies New cw plants erected and old ones converted As a result when hen tho the United States entered the war the eastern firms were prepared pre pro pared and during tho the first year ear re received te- te 85 per cent of oC tho the government sO war contracts officials of ot the Chicago o Association of or Commerce said The They a added ded that after atter the tho eastern concerns were loaded to capacity the tho government turned to the middle west cst for Cor assistance Chicago manufacturers I t. t n with few exceptions did not nt largo large sums in new plants and Q or cry to carry out war orders In a majority roa ma i of oC instances the they continued t th the 1 11 CJ regular lines on a minimum production I basis and m made dc a a. side line lino of ot the S work b by putting on an ln a force of ot labor and working da and night I Because of ot this policy most of ot th U 11 Chicago firms found It it easy to readjust business affairs I la Iman I- I man many cases the tho change being acco t cr in m a a. few tew days dars with the sam organization and labor forces i Large numbers of ot women who I pressed presse Into service are arc gradually b rb I In lug Ing dismissed to make mako room for the Ol as the they return 1 I 11 Philadelphia Dec H H. O O. lin un of oC South Bethlehem had slightly t. t th better Letter of or a a. a six-round six bout with rt New York here hero t l |