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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1918)
X t Am A Message to erican Employers and Workmen n 1 H Since America entered the War there has been a great shifting of workers, skilled and un skilled, to speed up essential indus- tries. If Both employers and workers have suffered through! an unnecessary shifting of labor. Employers have sought men before the jobs were refyly. Workmen have gone hundreds of miles in search of a job and wages which might lyiive been found at their door. This has resulted in confusion and the loss of time and morey. The winning of the war depends upon the Nation'srability to bring about maximum production This means that the right man must be in the right job. Therem-re, the Govern menthas created within tie pepaitment of Labor a national mploynmnt system known as the U. S. Employment Service. It's national head quarters are in Washington. It has 500 branch offices in the principal cities of the United States. It has 20,000 U. S. Public Service Reserve enrollment agents. It's service affects employer and worker alike. By having sole direction of all re cruiting it helps employers to secure work ers without injuring or crippling other es sential industries. It brings the man and the job together. The U. S. Employment Service protects labor from insincere and thoughtless appeals made to it under the plea of patriotism. It places men in jobs where they are most needed to win the war. It urgently recom mends any man now employed in useful war work to stick to his job. If It asks the loyal and patriotic support of workmen and employers to assist the gov ernment to place properly every man neces sary to bring about maximum production. It gives a fair and square service to both. The use of this service is a patriotic and intelligent duty to your country. UNITED STATES Employment Service U. S. Department of Labor. W. B. Wilson, Sec y FARM SERVICE DIVISION FACTS I. Organized In Febru ary, 1WIH, as .i Division f Mm IT. S. rinployment Serv ice, lk'Hii-tm-nf of I ulior, to work oat problems of mob ilization and distribution of farm labor. SI. Work-, through ma chinery in each state of the U. H. tftnployment Service, I . H. I 'til. 1 1. Service lleserve and I . S. llnyV Working IU serve. Han senior Rxamln er In each state under State IMrector of the U. s. Public Service Reserve devoting entire time to farm labor matte rs. 8. 0-0ierat s with Stale Agricultural Agencies Fourtli 1ns I'ovtmn si ts 'State Councils of National Defense and many unof ficial organizations for re lieving farm labor shortage. 4. Has demonstrated It practical efficiency thin sea son by making the harvest of the second largest wheat crop ever produced In this, country "Safe for Democracy." President's Statement X "Industry plays as essen tial a ml honorable) a role in this great struggle as do our military armaments. W all recognize the truth of this, hut we must also see its nec essary implications name ly, i hai Industry, doing u a vital task for the nation, must receive the supsrt and assistance of the na tion." "Therefore, 1 solemnly 'Urge all employ ers engaged In war work to refrain after August 1st, 1018, from recruiting un skilled labor In any nlanner except through tins central agency The U. S. Km ploy -ment Service I urge labor to respond as loyally as heretofore to any call Is sued by this agency for vol untary enlistment In essen tial industry. And I ask them both alike to remem ber that no sacrifice will have been hi vain, If we are able to prove beyond all question that the highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous co-operation of a free people." "WOODKOW WILSON." This Space Contributed to the Winning of the War by Joe Smith First National Bank Alliance National Bank 'First State Bank Reddish & Son Nebraska Land Co. F. E. Holsten Rhein - Rousey Co. Alliance Bakery Eagle Barber Shop Alliance Hotel & Cafe King's Corner