The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-26
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE !
TO AID LAME SOLDIERS
Similar Work TO That Being Done
BY Labor Commission Hirsch-
berg

Through an agreement just entered
into between the United States en-
ployment service and the federal board
for vocational education, the plan for
placing disabled soldiers and sailors in
industry is ready to operate, according
to an announcement by department of
labor officials.
Under the machinery for fitting the
disabled for successful career the
federal board for vocational education
will train and bring the men to the
door of employment.
The United States employment
service" said James B. Bolts, federal
state director for Virginia, yesterday
through the cooperation of its 700
braSfeh offices scattered all over the
United States. will list all opportunities
available and assist in every way in
bringing the returned soldier and his
job together"
Mr.. Bolts said:
A recent canvass undertaken by
officials OF the Ford Motor company
plant at Detroit. for the purpose of
ascertaining how much of the work at
that point could be done by cripples,
revealed the following information:
Jobs that could be filled by legless
men, $40; by one-legged men, 2,s37;
ny one-armed men. us; by totally
bind men, 10. The time required for
cripples to become expert at these
Jobs is estimated. for 1,743. one day
or less, for 1851, one day to ono
week; for PSI. one to two weeks. for
5a4. one month to one year; for 43.
one to six years"
About / per cent of all the EN-
ha NJ e.
be cripples or physically sub standard
EiShty-five per cent OF them, however
are classed as fully efficient workers"
An agreement has been reached by
Director General John r. Densmore.
of the United States employment SER
vice. and c. A.. Prosser. director of
the federal board for vocational educa-
ton, whereby the United States en-
rloyment service will extend the cour-
tesies of its 700 local Offices to the
placement officers of the federal board
and aid them in securing information
that will assist in the placement OF
disabled soldiers and sailors. The In
formation coming into the possession
oil the employment service concerning
suitable employment for rehablitated
men will be made accessible to the
officers of the federal board. Other
agencies having similar objects In
view Will nouDffsSS pHer kheU Htdit ~
cooperation and assistance TO the fed
eral board for vocational education.
In explanation of the part the fed
eral board for vocational education is
TO play a sta tement is authorized ny
Mr. Prosser, which says, in part;
I'm dealing with disabled men ths
fyTis-r f4t17t,sti vocational educa1lon
. vpects to treat him throughout as
civilian needing advice and assistance
to approve his choice of occupation
unless. after careful investigation
sound opinion shows II to he in the
end not advisable; to train him 10
meet the needs of the occupation ne
has elected: TO urge him To make the
most Of his opportunity 10 overcome
his handicap by taking thorough going
instructions TO help to secure desir
able permanent employment; TO keep
n close touch with him after he goes
10 work"
AS soon as the army authorities nave
decided that any disa bled man Is 70
he discharged from the hospital ana
returned IL cs7-s'snr life. 1t becomes inc
tty of the federal board, through Us
yocationa! advisers to deal with the
problem of training him and OF piae'
ing him in civilian employment