Show Manpower Priorities Will Distribute I Labor McNutt Says WASHINGTON April 20 UP The UP-The The new war manpower manpower manpower man man- power commission will set up a labor priorities system to distribute manpower for Americas America's war effort on a voluntary voluntary voluntary volun volun- tary and democratic basis Commission Chairman Paul V. V McNutt said Monday McNutt intimated to his first press conference that if the voluntary system should fail he would ask ask for authority authority authority author author- ity to assign men and women to specific jobs But he saw no immediate need for such compulsion He said also that he may ask selective service which is partly under his jurisdiction to grant blanket group deferments deferments deferments defer defer- ments for men working in certain war industries McNutt struck hard at pirating of among war production plants which he said already are facing a serious deficiency of skilled workers It is absolutely foolish for one essential industry to take skilled workers from another essential industry he said Skilled workers he said must be hired through an orderly process guaranteeing that factories engaged in the most urgent war production receive first call on the available available available avail avail- able supply |