The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
MOOSE SAY WILSON
STOLE THEIR IDEA
Bill for e. s. Employment,
Agencies Was Opposed, Too,
Last April by Burleson.
NOW HE rs BOOMING PLAN

wAsHrNGroN, Jan 11.--Now comes N.
Bull Moose and solemnly charges th,,
President Wilson. who asserted a, II.
dianapolis that the Republican party Ma.
not had a new idea In thirty year. ara
that the Democratic party Is IN. onl,
party with constructive Thoughts, h,.
stolen their thunder.
This charge OF piratins political ,ss.
wac made for many years against chi
Roosevelt BY Secretary Bryan and Other
Democrats prominent in the present "A.
minstration. Now II 10 the Colon.r.
opportunity 20 retort In kind.
Some OF his erstwhile political rpl,ov.r,
In the Senate and House ware ready 10.
day 10 call for a showdown on tho o,,n
the President outlined at Indianapolis 70,
a Federal employment bureau. which n,
proceeded 30 put into execution on b.
return TO Washington.
II appears that Moses e, Ospp In II,
Senate ana Representative Macdonald o.
Michigan in the House. both leaders q
tho Buh Moose party, acting in sy7npsthv
with the Progressive party platform al
Col. Roosevelt's oft expressed vieu. intro.
duced bills providing for tho establishrn,r,
or labor exchanges or employment bureal,.
to he operated under the auspces OF 70.
Post Office Department. They We,
earnest IN pressing the measures 70
consideration, and Senator ClApp poinicl
out to-day that tho greatest OBJ
stacle encountered was the opposition -
Mr.. Wilson's P1stmaster-Geperal, VIM
now seems 10 DO one OF the very busiss
officials In the Wilson Administrator u
putting the now plan into operation
Postmaster-General Burleson wrote to
the chairman OF tho Senate COMMITTEES on
Post Oflces and Post Roads cond.mrint
the proposed plan az impractical. Tn,
letter of the Postmaster-General.w written
/ not later than last April. was dug up 10.
day from files Of the committee.
This II what Mr.. Wilson's Postmasts-
General said when the Progressves i'd
vanced the idea which the President nov
seems TO have appropriated:
Receipt Is Acknowledged Of your lst,.'
OF the 9Th inst. enclosing copy OF sanAt'
| bill $3.50 to authorize the Postmaster
General TO establish employment e.
changes at all Presidential post ONCE
| and asking for an expression OF opiniUi
regarding It's merits.
"In cities OF any size there are pHva,'
employment agencies whose business az
financial success depend upon their abil
/ lty to bring together the empower ana .
person seeking work. and IL may tho.
fore be assumed that tho unemployed W.
want work and are willing 10 pay rfa
( sonable fec to secure a position alrea
have ample opportunity for advcrtls.
their desire. In the smaller towns
persons needing men and those seel.
employment are less numerous, and "a
rule there IL common knowledge ouuec
ing the demand and supply.
The bin provides that a rHg!strat'
fee Is 90 he charged and that the cost
maintaining lists. checking and all
penses in connection with 1t snail be na
from the fees collected. To cover the c'
OF clerical service (the average post Off
clerks salary being sl,O5S) priEtu
checking and keeping the list correctr
would probably require registrst .o
larger than that now paid to priva
agencies conducted at less expense
For the reasons stated IL Is believe
that this bill 10 establish employmel
agencies as an additional feature OF Il
postal service should not be passed"
by the way, Senator Clapp was elecs'
as Republican and Is about 10 reenu
tho @. o. i. fold, which would seem
Indicate that at least ono Republican IL
of the last thirty years was worth DeW
cratic adoption even in the face OF
opposition of tho Democratic POSTING 4.
General