New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
CITY EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU SEEKS AID
Contributions Needed to
Advertise Work of
Helping Jobless.
PLANS TO BREAK
HEADS LAID ASIDE
Bruere Says Those Seeking
Places No Longer Regarded as
HObOeS-Women to Help.

Funds from private sources are to
be solicited to make the Public En-
ployment Burc:d of immediate benefit
to the unemployed. City Chamberlain
Bruere announced the necessity Of
such action yesterday at Temple
Emanuel, where he addressed a com
mttee OF women organized 70 assist
unemployed Jewish girls.
Il want you to help me get some
money that can't get out of the city
treasury" said Mr.. Bruere, ito ad-
yertise our municipal employment
agency"
A charter provision prohibits the
use of city funds for such purpose.
Although most hopeful as to the situa-
ton in New York, the City Chamber
lain believes that it is high time that
effort was concentrated on the indus
trial problem. The widespread inter
est in the question is one benefit of
the European war, he believes.
81 am not one" he said, "who be-
lieves that this is year of extraor-
binary distress. As compared to last
year, | think that the situation is
showing signs of improvement That
point Of view, at any rate, will do
much to spread confidence. In one re-
spect at least we are better off than
last year. Twelve months ago the UNI
employed were regarded as hoboes and
plans were laid to break their heads"
The Mayors committee, Of which
Judge Gary is the head, is to go into
the problem thoroughly, Mr.. Bruere
said. Ii is to study the tangle from
the standpoint of the employer as well
as from that of the employee.
In addition to a subcommittee on
relief, there will be a Committee on
facts" For this committee an expert
will tabulate industrial statistics, GO
ing into the industries themselves to
get his facts. A few firms are at work
already on the question in an intelll-
gent manner, having a sort of clear
ing house where all recommendation
for discharge are sifted TO find out
why the employee doesn't fit, and il
there is any place in the establish
ment where he will fit.
At the meeting in Temple Emanuel
il was announced that Mrs. Daniel
Guggenheim had given $1,000 for the
work, Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff $1,000 and
Mrs. Morris Loeb $3.50. Mrs. Loeb has
offered, also, the use of loft where
girls may be employed 1t is the plan
of the committee to employ girls at
minimum wage of So a week, the
working day being short enough to
allow ample time in the morning to
search for other employment. The
output of the shop will probably be
applied to relief work, being sent to
such organizations as are distributing
agencies.
Among the members Of the commit
tee are Mrs. Oscar Straus, Mrs. Jacob
Schiff, Mrs. Arthur Lehman, Mrs. Dam
iel Guggenheim, Mrs. B. J. Greenhut
Mrs. Leo Bamberger, Miss Rose Sum-
merfeld and Mrs. Alexander kohut.
Walter L. Sears, superintendent OF
the Public Employment Bureau, said
yesterday that. while his bureau was
swamped with those seeking places at
present, he thought the future looked
fairly bright.
"The condition of the labor market
from the viewpoint of this bureau,
the 1859 applicants who registered for
employment. Although the bureau has
not been in operation long enough TO
make comparisons, there is a feeling
that is daily becoming more prevalent,
that we are on the eve of period OF
commercial and industrial activity
Although more than 800 women
registered on Mr.. Sears's books are
still without work, he could place from
5000 to 5000 women in domestic SER
vice at from SO to So a week. Most
of the women who apply to him are
stenographers or do other office work.
In the twenty-three days the bureau
has been in existence calls have been
received from 358 employers for 627
employees 1924 men and 303 women.
Those applying for work number g.
500; of these $3.50 are men and 1,l89