The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
Times Washington Bareau. No.
Metropolitan Bank Budding.

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Metropolitan Bank Budding.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-"If the
government is TO establish a system
OF employment bu-
Seeking Work reaus In Is zone
for the cities In the United
Unemployed. States 10 assist
aliens TO find Jobs.
why should not these same Offices be
used TO assist citizens OF this country
TO find Jobs? Why cannot as much
be done for the native American as
for the incoming Immigrant"
These questions. asked by one Of
fetal OF the Department of Labor OF
another severa' days ago. resulted in
developing the fact that there is real
ly no reason under the present laws
why the government cannot use the
same methods now employed TO help
aliens 10 find work for the similar
purpose OF assisting citizens OF the
United States who are DESTROYS OF be-
| ing placed IN positions. In fact. the
| Department OF Labor. in the emerg-
ency at the time OF the Salem fire,
during the early part OF the present
year. did step in and assist more than
/
sets city TO find new positions. A
study of already existing laws has
convinced officials OF the department
that. except for the need OF more
money. there Is nothing now TO pre-
vent Uncle Sam from coming In and
playing an important part In the work
OF settling the unemploy problem
in the United States.
/ hA nf snh hn
| Department OF Labor. states that the
purpose of this branch OF the govern
ment shall be Ito foster, promote, and
develop the welfare OF the wage earn
ers OF the United States, TO improve
their working conditions. and 10 ad.
vance their opportunities for profit
able employment II is believed that
the authority given TO the department
|tQ assist wage earner's and Ito adj
iyance their opportunities for profit
able employment" permits the use OF
! the same means in finding the posi-
.ions for citizens as is now used in
New York, and will soon be used in
other cities throughout the United
States, in assisting aliens to a posi-
! ton.
AN earlier act which authorized the
creation Of division of information
OF the bureau OF immigration appar
emily also includes authority TO assist
the citizens as we'll as aliens. The
law provides for the organization OF
the division OF information and fol
distribution OF information regarding
the resources, products and physical
characteristics of each state and ter
ritory among all admitted aliens who
may ask for such information at the
Immigrant stations OF the United
States and ito such other persons as
may desire the same" This las,
phase is believed TO cover the au
thority TO assist citizens as we'll as
Immigrants.
The establishment of the govern
ment employment bureaus has been
advocated for many years by studentz
of social and industrial conditions In
the United States, who believed that
much harm is done by the many fraud
ulent private employment agencies
which are scattered throughout yari
Gus parts OF the United States. There
ore, number OF private agencies
which have been established and have
proved of real assistance To workers
IN trying TO find positions. but the
fraudulent agencies have been scat
tered in and have reaped large profits
by exploiting prospective laborers.
An instance OF the kind was recent
lly brought 10 the attention OF OF
fcials OF the Department Of Labor In
connection with group OF six Italians