The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

). TN the opinion of practical level
headed men Of affairs there is dan
-, ger that many persons deserving Of
work and now Idle may be dsan-
pointed through expecting too much
from the investigation begun by Mayor
Mitchels Committee on Unemployment
: !. The chairman OF Uae committee, Judge
Gary of the United States Steel Cor
marathon, is concededly as high an au-
- thority as any one now living on tn"
=. organ lzation of labor, skilled and un-
a skilled, into armies of men hard at work
in various capacities. The secretary "i
. the committee Henry Bruero' the
e. Mayors right nand man and City Cham
berlain, is the embodied spirit Of hustle,
aggressive temperament and lightning
perception The Rev. Charles StelHle IS
--widely known for his work in social ser
Dir. vice growing out of church tn"Et' ana
81. other members Of the committee com
~r prise a body of men experienced in al
-"' most every phase of life wit. which the
problem has To deal. Nevertheless, in
Justice to the committee as whole, as
49, well as to the Mayor and the city oil
3 New York itself. il must he borne IN
-ou mind that finding work for unemployed
- persons is vastly different from creating
"a" work to be- given those who are idle
This point was emphasized yesterday
in a careful consideration of the gen
eral subject by Cyrus l.. Sul2hergcr
~,>-svho was requested to explain the eA-
o. isting situation for readers of THE Sun
-.rpAY sun. Mr.. Sulzberger in addition "a
49,, being thoroughly informed on genera
- business conditions, has made special
study Of questions connected with relief
- of the unfortunate in times of stress
he is one of the most Influential. trustees
of the great Hebrew charities and Il
-rrrreearded by men like former Ambassa
q. dor Oscar Straus as being equipped e
an extraordinary degree for the i'm
-. portant and responsible public duty e
-ni which Mayor Mitchell mas called him II
connection with Judge Gary and others.
n" At the outset of the discussion MI
-. Sulzberger called attention to the fac
49, that the present Mayors committee
/. by no means the first which State d
+ municipal authority has created in orde
100 10 find work for the unemployed.
And yet" he continued, "it has
deal with situation such as We
the United States have never faced be
Dn' fore. Bear in mind, please, that in pas
years when scores OF thousands wei
mi. idle as a result of business depresS,o
or financial dlStufDdnte, tut ma sc
:. OF Europs were open for our surpll
~. products To-day and for months pas
So the ports of Europe have been clos'
tC large extent.
-" According to a statement sent fro
I Washington on Thursday, the last d.
- of the year 1914. our exports in clrv'
Iaf,' months ending on December M
decreased by $3S2 ,S3l,172, Now VIII
49,. does that mean? Any one can see IN
with sales Of American produc
%. lessened by that extent there must
49,. a lesscning of employment as a resu
|l"v In numbcrless fields of work. To
- sure thai is only one Of the cauS
=" 81 the present condition, but 1t $
Important one, some Of the others "
-.-., be referred 10 later.
"In brief. We have O surplus of pro
49, nets, and consequently surplus
labor which ordinarily would hr al
20 ployed to maize mp "A new volume
~ goods already produced h1d been 80
abroad as usually happena Minis ga
ga not keen on running ruI time, cmplo
\ ing a fun complement Of up rativcs,
the supply Of the., various products
II ceeds the demand
~ across the way there" Mr. SuGh
=, ger went on "is a large bank TT
~ Institution probably would hnd 1T
difficulty in keeping on its payrolls