Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-07-13 | Page 40 | Four Million Workers Short

FOUR MILLION WORKERS SHORT Washington D D. G C. If If cr C every soldier were back on his old Job the country would still bo be short of ot Its normal number of ot workers duo due to the loss Joas of or Immigration the past four do- do develop de de- years If It Industry docs does not quickly this clop some means for tor overcoming o shortage it will be seriously handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped cappell In adjusting Itself to new new conditions conditions con con- U U. S S. S training training train train- say officials o of the of or labor lallor ing service of ot the department Thoy They point out that the country countr has hns gono gone without Its normal supply of ot peace time commodities for tor years ears nn and now It must replenish h freely Furthermore Furthermore Further Further- more moro Europe has hns lost millions of ot men men and anel tens of ot billions of ot property in tho the devastated rc regions must be made good I I It Is urged that to meet this extraordinary extraordinary situation tho the workers In CacI factories factories fac fac- CacI I tories and shops must be bo assisted In I Increasing their skill anti ann interest In in i 1 I their work Tho Thu estimated shortage In this country of ot houses Is j I cited as showing shoaling how far tar tho the nation Is behind normal production I Training Training- courses in tho the In Industrial plants conducted at tho employers employers' ex expense cx- cx pease pense are aro advocated as ono of ot I eX-I the practical means of ot putting Industry on ona ona a a. normal footing tooling Moro More than firms have havo already Instituted courses of ot this sort and according to reports received h by tho the training service have havo benefited In better production and reduced turn turn- I over The Tho workers on the other hand skill and broadened broad broad- broadened have ha Increased their broad I ened their knowledge of their trades