The Washington times., 1915-07-22
FOR NATIONAL COOPERATION.

this case. as in efforts at regulation or
commerce. carriers. public health. quar-
antine. and what not matters that pre-
sent both State and interstate aspects.
the susceptibilities Of the states are
delicate: they don't want, and espc-
cially their officials don't want. to sur
render any part Of their authority to
national pretensions. Especial efforts
have been made to insure that there
shall be no Observation-Disclosures Of this
sort to intrude difficulties in the way Of
genuine accomplishment.
Industrial Census Needed.
One highly interesting result of this
corporation. 1t IL hoped, will be. In
time. someth ng like a useful industrial
census: a determination whe ther at any
given time there are more manless jobs
or more toLless men ii the country. A
good many people insist that In normal
times there Is always more work wait
inR for workers than there are workers
10 do Il: but it is admitted that even
In the best tines proportion OF ~
woThers manage not to set into conn'S-
tion VITA tGe opportunities that await
them On the otner hand. the question
OF now many men remain Unemployed
| because they fan to get to the )ob tha'
wants them. has been endiessly de-
know how greatly the number OF men
exceeds the demand for them in times
Of depression. Statements OF the num-
Der OF unemployed in the country. com
, thorities. ranged from 100000 to s.0O.U0
last winter. The truth probably lay be-
| tween these figures.
Yet even In that supreme time OF de
preston, all the Investigations proved
that great numbers OF opportunities 10
work were untitled because the rish
man could not be brought to the p!ac'
where he was wanted. Nothing les
! than a nationwide view Of the prop
| lem and the whole situation can eve
suffice to answer these questions. or t
Law u foundatioh on which - build
scheme for remedying. SO far as pos
sible, the existing conditions.
tSi, sGss as as SOON
possible. because Of the great uncertain
| ty about effects OF the European wa
! on industrial conditions. especial!
| after the war ends. In Government CIR
extensive discussions Of conditions witt
| men of important official station. tina
! the opinion Is strongly held at preser
| that II the war lasts another year Their
| try after It Is ended. Europe will sud
| denly cease to need vast quantities o
| material she Is now frantic TO ee'
| there will have 10 be cessation OF on
| line or enterprise anu
Of workers to others. and the task WI
need all the organization and directly
capacity that can be summoned to i
Question About immigration.
There 10 furthermore the uncertaint
about whether a food Of immigratio
will come to these shores after the war
end. Opinions range from firm belle
that there will be unprecedented imm
grafton. to the opinion that there wi
be almost complete cessation of 1t S
far as Europe Is concerned. Legislativ
measures are being studied by war;
public men. looking to meeting wha,
ever situation may develop: and 1t
certain that there will be. next winte
q strong effort to amend the irnn,!gra
ton laws with reference to possible cor
ditions The San Francisco meetin
will consider many aspects OF these a
we'll as the distinctive employment prot
lem.