Morning Oregonian., August 21, 1918, Page 13, Image 13

TIIE MORNING OREGONIAJf. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918.
T'S'life or death in the trench there must be no delay in sup
plying every man in France with EVERYTHING that he may
need or want in his job of licking the Hun. Many a man's
life will hang on there being another rifle ready to his hands, a
new, keen-edged bayonet, a plentiful supply of grenades. Back
of every man who goes over the top and into the Hun's trenches
there must be a steady, unending flow of supplies.
Our job over here is to MAKE SURE the
supplies are there and at hand. That means
working every minute of every working day.
It means, too, STICKING to the job. And
there is one of our gravest dangers. America
is losing more through thoughtless changing
of jobs, thoughtless hiring of men than
through alm&st any other one thing. It costs
on the average $20 to $200 every time a man
changes his job. The man loses time. A
machine stands idle that ought to be working
top speed on those war supplies.
Changes, of course, must be made, for the
war industries need more and more men. But
don't let's make changes from one essential
war work to another unless there's a mighty
good reason.
For this purpose the Government has es
tablished the United States Employment Serv
ice with 500 branch offices and 20,000
U. S. Public Service Reserve agents to help
men find war work and to help manufac
turers find more men without interfering with
other war work. Use this Service it is free
prompt. It covers the country. It is one
sure way of knowing that you are HELPING
to win the war.
Address the nearest U. S. Employment
Office or the Director General at Washington.
PRESIDENTS STATEMENT
"Indutry plays as essential and honorable a role b this treat straggle as do anr military armament."
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Therefore. I solemnly argo all employers engaged la war work to refrain after Avgnst 1st, 1918,
frem recruiting unskilled labor in any manner except through this central agency U. S. Employment S en-ice.
"1 arge labor to respond as loyally as heretofore to any calls issued by this agency for voluntary enlistment
la essential iadnstry. And 1 ask them both alike to remember that no sacrifice will hare been in 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." WOODROW WILSON.
This advertisement prepared for use of the Department of Labor by
Employment Service
UB-Vcptoi labor WEHonSeejg
the Division of Advertising of the Committee on Public Information
Contributed by
Portland Railway, Light &. Power Company
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