Evening journal., 1914-03-02
URGES UNCLE
SAM AS AGENT
OF JOBLESS
Conference on Unemployment
Says Federal Bureau Is
Best Solution
WILL DISTRIBUTE LABOR
TO DIFFERENT CITIES

NEW YORK, March "A gov
ernment labor bureau, under the De-
partment Of Labor. with exchanges
throughout the country. was the solu-
tion offered for the problem OF un-
employment by the national confer
ence on unemployment which closed
its two days session on Saturday,
with luncheon at the City Club.
This suggestion was made in the
form of a resolution drawn up at the
morning meeting In the Metropolitan
Building and attended by delegates
from societies in fifty-eight cities and
! twenty-five states.
At the luncheon that followed the
mornings meeting the clubs COM
mittee appointed TO inquire into the
need Of public employment exchanges
/ in New York made its report recon-
mending the establishment of al
bureau Of employment within the
New York State Department of Labor
! A suggestion for bill was offered
TO establish this bureau and Morris
/ l.. Ernest, chairman OF the commit
tee, urged that II was not too late
to get IL before the Legislature and
have IL passed a big enough delega-
ton attends its public hearing in
/ Albany.
One OF the speakers at the luncheon
; was Commissioners OF Charities John
A. kingsbury, who outlined the work
that the city is now doing for the un-
employed. There Is no need of those
who are out Of work besiegng the
churches. he said The Municipal
Lodging House is ready TO take care
of every one and will give them bet
better accommodations than the
churches could and meals as we'll.
To Examine Homeless.
Beginning today. Commissioner
kingbury continued, the city will
take more constructive measures in
dealing with the Municipal Lodging
House crowd Two doctors and their
assistants.Dr James Alexander Moore
and Dr. Max Schlapp, will examine
about 1000 men each day, physically,
mentally and socially. to get defi-
mite facts as TO why they are out OF
work and what they are fitted 20 do.
Other speakers at the luncheon
we're Prof Charles Richmond Hem
derson. secretary OF the Chicago
Commission on the Unemployed. and
Vocation Bureau Of Boston.
Among those present were julius
Henry Cohen. James Delaney Ne--
planck, George. Haven Putnam, Prof,
Edgar Dawson. Dr. Fabian Franklin,
Dr. John b. Andrews. owen r. Love
Joy. Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, J. Aspinwall
Hodge DR. +. r. Devine. Paul NJ.
Warburg, Seth Low Pierrepont, Paul
Kennaday. Benjamin c. Marsh, Cal
win Tomkns. Miles NJ Dawson
George W. Alger, James i. Higgin.
son. George Gordon Battle, John r.
ShillOday, Miss Mary Van Cleek. A
r. Saylor. the Rev. Gaylord S. White
and Miss Alice Carpenter
Labor "CIearing House.
The resolutions passed at the morn
ing session provided that the pro-
posed Government bureau OF labor
supplement the work now beine
done by State and municipal bureaus,
TO act as a clearing house of informa-
tion and TO further the distribution
of labor throughout the country when
deterioration OF the present stand
ards of wages, conditions and hours
Of employment OF American workers
or impairing their efforts to improve
them"
Establishment or reconstruction ol
free State agencies was urged TO con
form with these principles First,
that appointments and tenure of Of
flee be governed by the merit sys-
tenn be placed beyond the control OF
political parties; second. appropria.
tions should be sufficient to make the
agencies effective; third. thai the
agencies should constitute a network
OF central bureaus so as TO constitute
a truly national system; fourth. thai
every bureau should be required tC
register each application and position
secured; sixth, that frequent reportl
be made; fifth, that the bureaus re-
main neutral IN all trade disputes"
The resolutions recommend tina
private employment bureaus operate,
for profit be brought under control o
!. Federal Government.
The City Club bill provides that
fifth bureau be added to the Stat
Department of Labor, a bureau Of EN-
ployment. II is proposed to have EN-
ployment offices i'm New York, Buf
falo. Syracuse, Rochester, Utica
Jamestown, Albany and Binghamtol
and such other towns as the Com
missioner may direct A chief su
perintendent is TO be in charge of tn
bureau.
Each office" according TO the pro
posed bill, shall give notice Of th'
existence of any labor disturbance 4
all applicants who may be affects
thereby, but shall not refuse its ser
vices to any person by reason of sue
disturbance No fee or other com
pensation shall be charged or collect
ed from persons applying for EN-
ployment."