The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-13
TO AID UNEMPLO
Plan Suggested For Providing
Means of Livelihood.
GOVERNMENT HELP DESIRED.

Secretary Wilson to Be Asked to Take
| the Initiative In Establishing Ex-
| perimentsl Farm Where Idle Work
men Can Be Taught Farming-views
Of an Educator.
The question of securing work for
the great armies of the unemployed of
the large cities. it is stated. is to be
brought squarely before Secretary Will
son of the department Of agriculture
within short time with the recon-
mendation that he do all in his power
to have the federal government es-
tablish an experimental farm. Seth
Farnsworth of Chicago. who has inter
ested himself in the case of the unem-
ployed, went to Washington and is
preparing to place before the secretary
Of agriculture many reasons why he
should see that the government back
the effort to solve the problem Of the
idle men OF the cities.
Together With Rev. John Ellis, who
is also in Washington representing the
recent st. Louis convention of idle men
who are'lookiLg to the government to
10 something to aid them, Mr.. Farms
worth hopes to interest the officials OF
the country. from the president down,
in the project. The administration, 1t
is stated, is concerned over conditions
existing in many sections of the cOun-
try, notably in the large cities. and in
tends, it is stated. to address itself 10
the task of investigating the problem.
In this way it is hoped much of the
distress among the workingmen of the
country may be greatly relieved.
What we want to do il this country
to alleviate the situation is to educate
the idle workingman in the pursuit Of
| agriculture" said Nr. Farnsworth re-
Gently to a reporter of the Washington
Star.
"You hear much throughout the
country of farmers who cannot get
farm hands. From these stories one
would suppose that all a workingman
of the cities would have to do would
be to call upon the farmer and offer
his services III order to secure employ
ment But in the case of those skilled
10 machinery or other of the trades
this cannot be true.
They know nothing of agriculture
and when they apply to the farmer are
turned away because they know moth
ing of the work of the farm"
Mr.. FarnsWOrth then explained that
the government should at once estab-
.iSh a farm where honest wOrkingmen
out Of employment may be able to
come and receive instructions in the
art of husJandry and in several months
be able to 20 forth into the world quail
/ lied to take up the WON "a the fields
until they may again take up their reg
MAR vOcatiuls il life.
For starting point in this effort To
establish farm for the extension OF
this proposed high class agricultural
education Mr.. Farnsworth calls atten-
ton to the 800 acre tract of land own
ed by the department of agriculture in
Alexandria county, Va. which trace
he says. is an ideal location for an in
auguration of the work to solve the
| question of helping the unemployed.
When the question was discussed
with Mr.. Timothy Healy, president Of
the International Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Firemen. he expressed great
! interest in the idea. Solving the prob
| lem Of the unemployed is taking up
much of the time of the labor leaders
| in New York at this time, according to
Mr. Healy, and in his estimation they
will gladly welcome any effort on the
! part of the government of the United
! States TO alleviate the situation.
| Mr.. James l.. Feeney. president OF
! the poOkbinders' union. was one of the
| local labor leaders whom Rev. John
| Ellis and Mr. Farusworth conferred
with the other day He was also i'm
pressed with the idea that the proposed
school for the unemployed, if it could
| be successfully carried out, would go
long way toward helping to solve
| the problem of the idle Workmen. Mr..
! Feeney explained that he stood with
AIr. Healy in support of any effort
! tDdl w III ~ LOW dIt sttN OItl LIZ Tue
terests of the laboring man.
| His attention was also called to re-
cent statement from Z. A. Sutherland.
| who has charge of the National Agri-
cultural and Normal institute at Madi
| son, Tenn. In his statement Mr.. Suth-
erland says: Our experience has been
good. We are making steady progress.
and those things that were expert
ments two years ago are now demon
strated facts We do not need to
walk by faith concerning them. l am
| satisfied that the coming school Will
have to adapt itself to the principles
! that uneerlie the education where the
entire man is trained.
Schools that continue 10 adhere to
the old IDEAS VIII share the same fate
that has been experienced Is men and
institutions tHat refuse to recognize
necessary reforms Self supporting
schools VIII turu ont class of men
who win be superior in every respect