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of experienced trained workers. This program is unrealiz-
 
able. There was found an extraordinarily great lack of 
 
skilled mechanics to whom it has been possible to ration 
 
out armaments-parts for the manufacture of airplanes and 
 
naval weapons. This shortage of workers, for the most 
 
part, is to be overcome through limiting industries 
 
engaged in the manufacture of consumption goods, and 
 
furthermore, in laying such plants idle.
 
           Through a further employment of women it is planned 
 
to obtain 500,000 more hands for industry and agriculture.
 
           From abroad it is planned to obtain 200 to 300,000 
 
skilled workers. Finally, during 1941 apprentices and 
 
additional workers will be obtained through the employ-
 
ment of youth, that is, it is expected to obtain 600,000 
 
boys and 700,000 girls over fourteen years of age. In 
 
addition to the intensely difficult situation on account 
 
of shortage of workers, many other factors, which 
 
decrease the labor potential, have to be taken into account, as, 
 
for instance, disturbances through air attacks; loss 
 
through exhaustion of workers; deficient housing of 
 
workers; insufficient food; the difficulties of a more 
 
intensive and longer sustaining of labor effort by the 
 
workers. Finally, the unfavorable development of the 
 
workers' incomes and the limited and decreased purchasing 
 
power of wages.
 
 
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