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... that there must be greater coördination and increased efficiency in the distribution of the necessary products ; and that as a nation we must practice greater economy in the consumption of essential commodities and more rigid ...
... that there must be greater coördination and increased efficiency in the distribution of the necessary products ; and that as a nation we must practice greater economy in the consumption of essential commodities and more rigid ...
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... to prevent inflation of prices ; and stimulating the conservation of food in order that exports to our allies might be increased to a point that would enable them to supply their own armies and feed their people during the war .
... to prevent inflation of prices ; and stimulating the conservation of food in order that exports to our allies might be increased to a point that would enable them to supply their own armies and feed their people during the war .
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In his explanation of this action the President pointed out that the order would increase efficiency in the conduct of the war , and that centralized organization and coördination sooner than private control and operation would win the ...
In his explanation of this action the President pointed out that the order would increase efficiency in the conduct of the war , and that centralized organization and coördination sooner than private control and operation would win the ...
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A casual glance at the labor situation in the United States during the recent crisis will show , we believe , that the labor problem consisted in : ( 1 ) An insufficient supply of workmen , skilled and unskilled , to meet the increased ...
A casual glance at the labor situation in the United States during the recent crisis will show , we believe , that the labor problem consisted in : ( 1 ) An insufficient supply of workmen , skilled and unskilled , to meet the increased ...
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( 4 ) An increase in the volume of industrial unrest due to the usual causes , namely : the desire of laborers to organize and secure recognition of the union , the necessity of demanding higher wages to meet the rapidly rising cost of ...
( 4 ) An increase in the volume of industrial unrest due to the usual causes , namely : the desire of laborers to organize and secure recognition of the union , the necessity of demanding higher wages to meet the rapidly rising cost of ...
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| Title | Labor Problems and Labor Administration in the United States During the World War, Volume 1 Volume 8, Issues 3-4 of Illinois studies in the social sciences Labor Problems and Labor Administration in the United States During the World War, Gordon S. Watkins Volume 8, Issues 3-4 of Studies in the social sciences / University of Illinois Studies, University of Illinois, in the Social Sciences. Vol. 8. No. 3. 4 Volume 8, Issues 3-4 of University of Illinois studies in the social sciences |
| Author | Gordon S. Watkins |
| Publisher | University of Illinois, 1919 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
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