The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-04

but to judge from Dusseldorf district the activity of the registries was much greater than in the previous year. In the twelve months ending June, 1902,
 the number of situations provided was 1S,204, against 8,249 in the previous twelve months. From individual towns we get the following number of places found: Barmen, 4,O96; Essen, 2,479;
 Dusseldorf, 213S;. Elberfeld, 1903; Gladbach, 1,404; Neuss, S03. The ag- gregate population of these six towns is about equal to that of Manchester and Stafford, and the number of situations provided was 12,s23. Of course, the reg istries cannot make work, but the facts
 just given show that they perform
 substantial public service. At any rate, they do more for the unemployed than the childish antics of the Social
 Democratis Federation.
 With regard to the working of the registries, have seen them in action this winter in Berlin and Dusseldorf, and will describe what goes on. In Berlin they have provided themselves, after the fashion of that city, which suffers a good deal from megalomania, with an imposing building, containing one very large hall and number of smaller rooms and offices. The men in search of work come there and wait. The large hall is devoted to ordinary adult laborers; about six hundred were sitting there quietly on benches. In an- other room were the lads, to the mum. n ci vi nfsc ,,. ,s,A1 department the skilled workmen. In Dusseldorf, the registry is connected with a refuge for houseless workmen and a labor establishment where those without any means can, and do, earn their keep by cutting up wood. In point of fact, the refuge existed first, and the registry grew out of it, but of course such appendages are quite acci- dental, and not necessary for the main business. The essential thing is the off, fee, where the register is kept and in- formation exchanged. 4 man, woman or lad in search of work-for all are taken-comes, and first of all fills up a card with particulars-name, address, trade, last employer, special occupa- tion, if any, age. married or single, re- ligion, length of time out of work cause 0ack of employment, sickness, accident etc.). Local applicants and strangers have cards of a different col or and by preference work is found for the latter in their native phase. Each card is numbered. They are classified geonholes, while each case Is entered in a general register. Similar cards are filled in by employers. They state the name, address, business, hands re- quired, wages offered and other condi- tions. These are similarly classified and entered. A glance shows whether there is a suitable vacancy for an ap- plicant on the books, or a suitable ap- plicant for vacancy, as the case may be-. If so the applicant receives a card with the employers address, to be handed by him on presenting himself to the employer, filled in by the latter and posted back to the office. If there is no vacancy for an applicant, he receives numbered card which entities him to call every day for fortnight, after which it is renewed if necessary. No charge is made. The cost of alice work is defrayed by the society which runs the registry or by the town, as the case may be. In Dusseldorf the labor registry is supported by about four hundred subscribers, including business people of all kinds, professional men and many private persons; but then it is at present connected with the phil anthropic work of the refuge. I under, stand that it is shortly to be taken over, by the town, When workpeople are sent to a distance the journey is usual-i