The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-03
GARY HEADS CITY
RELIEF COMMITTEE
Mayor Names Scventy-nine to
Help Solve Problem Of
Unemployed.
BUSINESS. NOT CHARITY"

Ebert II. Gary chairman Of the United
States Steel Corporation directors. will
serve as chairman of a committee OF sew
enty-nine men and women appointed by
Mayor Mitchell yesterday to help the city.
to solve it's unemployment problem.
The Mayor asks the committee to ma
out how far distressing labor conditions
can be remedied by the cooperation OF
business men TO recommend measures or
immediate relief. and to study the effec-
tiveness of raising money By private or
ganizations The committee represents
many phases OF activity. Among Its mem
bers are bankers labor men. railroad
presidents. philanthropists ciergymen.
public officers and social workers. They
will meet at the City Hall in few days
to begin their work.
IL a letter to Mr.. Gary the Mayor says ::
The situation in the city regarding UNI
employment and restitution is grave. but
there is no occasion for ll-considered &C
tion either by individuals or by tho city.
We are not facing a crisis. We are face
to face with great and persistent prob
lem But we shall be able TO cope with
1t intelligently and, | hope. effectively, IL
we take counsel Of one another and act
In cooperation.
There are two main questions before
the city I'm this matter OF distress. The
first IL unemployment and It's resulting
misery the second is the need for more
cooperation between the various private
relief agencies and the city and among
themselves.
The city has already taken an impor-
tant step In the right direction when /;
established a public employment bureau.
It must go further than that II must 50
plan it, own work and expenditures that
they may be most useful in giving en-
a ssrt, ~, Id 1tatr
must ind som" way Of enlisting the CO.
operation OF private business undertakings
in studying the whole problem of une1n-
ployment not as a problem OF charity but
as problem OF business.
"Unemploymc badly stated, means
an excess OF labor at particular place
over the demand for labor at that place.
To what extent can this condition. which
grows acute now and again. but which is
persistent. chronic condition. be mini
mixed by the cooperative effort OF bust
ness man
This Is tho first question I ask you 20
consider IN addition to making such recon-
mendatlons as you can for immediate re-
lief of distress resulting from present un-
employment
The second question TO which | hope
your committee will give thought concerns
the raising of funds for relief through
private charitable organizations and the
effectiveness OF the use OF these funds.
This winter will make unusual demands
on the resources OF these organizations.
II hope your committee will be able 20
deal coustructively with these matters. as
am confident IL will attempt to do.
also hope that you Will hclp me In spread
ing the word broadcast throughout the
country that those out of work should not
seek work here in New York at this time,
for by doing so they will not help them
selves and only make matters worse for
thos" among us who are now eagerly seek
!ug work.'
\ majority Of the following persons
asked 10y Mr.. Mitchell to sorv. on the com
mite" have Indicated their willingness to
do so