I was looking at the headline the New York Times used when Japan surrendered, ending World War II. Besides being amused by the shortening of MacArthur's name to M'Arthur, I genuinely can't parse the last line. What does that clause literally mean, and what is the context for it?
Here is an image of the front page that day, but to save you a click, it says:
JAPAN SURRENDERS, END OF WAR!
EMPEROR ACCEPTS ALLIED RULE;
M'ARTHUR SUPREME COMMANDER;
OUR MANPOWER CURBS VOIDED
FDR created the War Manpower Commission with Executive Order 9139. Among other duties, the Commission was charged with ensuring the availability of appropriate numbers of men for critical industries, managing the relevant data to determine those levels, and balancing the division of people between industry and fighting the war.
"Manpower curbs" refers to limits created by the Commission. Those curbs, or limits, were voided at the end of the war because they were no longer necessary.
The end of the headline might also have been written as "Limitations and plans for employment in specific industries are now lifted, and we have returned to the free labor market to wich we are accustomed."
I hope that the article itself and the relevant executive order qualify as appropriate sources for a reply. If not, mods, please accept my surrender and void this comment.
The Executive Order itself is an interesting and fairly accessible read that offers some useful context on how the US Government managed the balance between commerce necessary to fight the war, the remainder of the economy, and the parts of government necessary to fight the war vs. the parts necessary for general governance.