Daily Republican., 1882-05-22
MONDAY. MAY 22, 1852
Adyaptag es ola Trade.

out of work and out OF trade at thesame
time is still verified by thousands of
unfortunate people, who are wandering
around here and there looking for EN-
ploynlent without finding any thing
lucrative to their advantage. Although
there is no unusual stir about harl
times, the great mass of people who
are out of employment and who are at
their wits ends for means of subsist-
ence was pr ohably never larger than at
the present time. The New York
Times in referring to this matter says
the great number of immigrants land.
ing at Castle Garden every month,
without more IN noney than will support
them for few weeks, has made the
supply of labor far greater than the
demand. This Is one of the uapleas-
ant consequences of the great immigra
tion movement to this country Those
who have no settled occupation are al
ways on the move looking for some
thing TO turn up and as soon as they
get money enough to pay the fare across
the ocean, it IS not strange that we
shall find large mum bers of them in this
country watching their chances in vain
to better their condition. The unfortu-
nate people who are looking vainly for
work belong chiefly to that unhappy
class, who, while they know that they
must be dependent upon their own
exertions have never learned any set
tied business. This class is by mol
means made up CT foreigners. A large
number of them are native Americans
with neither trade nor profession and
are forced to take whatever offers, and
if nothing offers, then they are on their
beams ends. Many of these men are
educated and can conjugate Greek
verb without difficulty, but verbs are
Door stock in trade to a man who has
no employment and no money in his
pocket. A thorough classi cal educa.
ton however desirable to have, is of
little use in the employment market un-
lees backed by some useful practical
knowledge. College graduates, the Times
says are standing on every corner look. !
ing for work. If any person should de-
sire to ride up Broadway in coach |
drawn by a score Of accomplished col |!
legiaus, he would have no trouble in !
employing them, ,eVeg If he offered them |
no more than their boz I'd. This ia not |
true to that extent in sle smaller cities
like Wilmington, hut 1t is true that
there are large numbers of graduates Of
places Of learning, who are the most |
needy and seedy Of those who have no
settled employment. The large daSs !,
Of peop;s vho are willing to do any!
thing, too often cannot 40 anything
well, and however deserving they may
tte, industrious, honest and willing.
their chauoes are poor They look for
situations as clerks, pOrters, Janltors'
walters, useful men and generally dol
not find them, for there are hundred
applicants for every such vacancy.
When such position is found the pay
is ridiculously small, and Is likely to
remain 80, for no one can expect an
employer 10 pay high wages for work
that hundred men would be glad to
do for song. As a general thing
tradesmen have but little difficulty in
finding remunerative employment.
There is demand even for good sales
men good book. keepers and good clerks
and in mechanical pursuits no good
workman will remain long idle. The
only sure recon mendation to have
steady employment is to haye .rade,
to have learned some specific following
well and thoroughly, and then there
need be no fear that man thus equipped
will be long without employment.