ict would have its staff of engineers, experts or
inspectors, whose duty it would be to check up on the technical side
of the activities in the district, very much as a county agricultural
agent or a district sales manager checks up on the work of those who
come within his jurisdiction. These experts would be selected by the
district executive committee, subject to the approval of the district
committee.
h. Where possible, important issues confronting the district would be
brought to the attention of the workers in the district through one
or a series of mass meetings. Where this proved to be impossible,
newspapers, leaflets, and other forms of printed information must
suffice.
i. The district would therefore be a self-governing group of economic
units, engaged in activities that fell within one of the main
divisions of industry. It would be the judge of its own economic
affairs and would be autonomous in all matters affecting only the
district.
3. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF A GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION WITHIN A
GIVEN INDUSTRIAL OR OCCUPATIONAL GROUP.
a. The division would consist of a convenient geographic area, in so
far as possible contiguous and closely bound together by transport
facilities, related economic interests, etc. North America, South
America, South Africa, and Mediterranean Basin, Northern Europe,
Northern Asia, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, and Australia might be
agreed upon as such divisions.
b. The organization of the division is, in the main, a replica of the
organization of the district, with two exceptions:
A. The scope of the organization is limited geographically to the
division in question, and covers all of this division, whereas the
district organization includes a group of local economic units, which
are not necessarily contiguous, and are in no particular geographic
relation to one another. While the district organization is strictly
industrial, the divisional organization is industrial and geographic.
B. The organization is definitely limited to the major occupational
groups, each of the groups covering the whole of the division. Hence
there would be, in each division, a division organization of
transport workers, a division organization of agricultural workers, a
division organization of those engaged in manufacturing and so on,
making a
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