The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-03

1otta4.
Connecting the Job and the Man.
'Unemployment is the worst and most sx-
tended of industrial evils" This remark made
nv Louis Brandeia. is seconded by the head of a
great business corporation who made It still
STRONGER. '"I1e question of unemployment is, per-
'haps. the most important as well as tho hardest
that civilization requires to be solved
The gravity Of this problem and tho e9tent
of unemployment was emphasized in these col
umns yesterday. Happily, there is another side
to the picture presented by the numerous agencies
now at work to cope with this gigantic industrial
evil.
Recognizing that the inability Of men TO And
Jobs when they hunt for them is = matter that
concerns all nations number of labor special
lists in Europe have organized international
association.
The first conference held by the National As
ISOLATION for Labor Legislation in reality a
section of the international body. Inasmuch,
therefore, as number Of the keenest and most
earnest minds Of Europe wrestling with the
problem at the same time and a number of our
own leaders doing their best with it, we may
expect in reasonable time to have something
done to lessen the evil Of joblessness.
lions pay little attention to Observation-Disclosures"
If we may coin word, because the men who are
not fit to work or won't work are left to the
merces of other agencies The problem of un-
employment and the number listed in that line
are of these persons who hunt work but can't find
it.
It needs also to be emphasized that every man
can not accept any job. Just because man hap
pens to be out of work doesn't instantly fit him
to undertake the first employment offered him.
Much injustice is done worthy men because they
have in cases refused to attempt labor for which
they were physically or mentally incapable.
It will also be well for US if we bear in mind
that the individual worker out of job is seldom
in position to find for himself. Unless an
opening presents itself in his neghborhood or in
lines with which he is familiar it is next to i'm
possible for him to connect with the employer in
some other town who needs workers. He has
not the means of obtaining such information and
often has no ability to reach distant place even
if he is there needed
To meet these conditions public employment
agencies are necessary. In majority of progress
sive cities such institutions are already at work.
But the local employment agency not cope
with the problem because it is too broad. 1t is a
national question:
For this reason national organization is be-
ing planned which will do for the workers of the
nation at large what the isolated local employ
ment agency does for the man in its neighbor-
hood. 1t is to accomplish this that the National
Association for Labor Legislation has been called
into existence.
The first task to be undertaken is TO secure
the facts, much more difficult problem than a
first thought would suggest. It's second step will
be to seek the cooperation of employers in an
attempt to organize industry little more sys-
dramatically. It is believed that many seasonal in
dustries, those that active for short period
other and thus furnish employment the year
round
Back of both these measures is the more fun
damental plan to increase the amount of indus
trial trainings now given in the schools It is
thought that many thown out of work
throught lack of skill even in the work to be had
And to guard against emergencies the plan is
to work out some plan of insurance against unem-
poyment. BY paying small amount while at
work the aborer can then have something to
fan back when work is not to be had
Whether these plans be made successful
problem, they encourage one to believe there is
hope that unemployment and all the
vexing problems it carries with it will receive at
tention commensurate with their Importance
Mexico: An Opportunity
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