The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-22
GERMANY FINDS
JOBS FOR HER
RETURNED TROOPS
CBy Edward Nj. Thierry.)

pr0Dk6In Is DSIuS uduuiSQ viii sur
prslng efficiency in Germany.
There is government employment
bureau with headquarters in the Ruck-
erstrasse and operating five branches.
This organization is meth odicalIy
finding Jobs for soldiers as they are
demobilized, and for women who are
released from war work.
The women furnish the biggest
uroblem. Six thousand applications
iaily are received from women. Sup
srintendent Edith Klusser estimates
that there are 10000 women johless in
Greater Berlin.
When rehabilitation Of the army is
completed, there will be 100000 wo-
men jobiess, for the law provides that
women who took positions made va
can't by soldiers going to war must
stsp aside with the return Of the SOL
Hers
Women have been working on the
railroads, on the tramways. in postof-
fees and munitions plants.
Jobs for 10 Per Cent.
Of Women Applicants.
Women at the latter work have
been paid eight marks, approximately
e daily Skilled ones have been get
ting on piece work IL to 20 marks. The
bureau Is able to obtain Jobs ror only
shout ten per cent of the women ap.
plcants.
All day long they hit in the offices
Of the bureau, some of them elderly
waiting for jobs, which are distribute
ed By priority OF application. The ap-
plcants are divided into 25 crafts and
4 there is a department for each. They
n wait In long lines to get cards stamp
ed to snow their daily appearance at
the bureau until a job Is obtained. For
X each day OF unemployment they re-
csve two and a half marks, about 60
cents Women over 70 receive three
marks and mothers receive mark ex-
ira for each child.
In a separate department, girls OF
ii to II make their applications. Their
are 400 applicants daily and only 40
were provided with jobs today.
None Of them will work on the six
municipal farms, for 1t requires an
y hour and a half to travel night and
morning The wage is four marks and
n food provided.
Unemployed Are Neat;
EContented With Lot.
n | observed the women among the
unemployed. Most Of them were neat
Ny clothed and apparently contented.
Il They showed no impotence at the
Eslim chance Of obtaining employment.
II ! visited the mems department and
fNvas astonished to find that there are
Ionly $4,000 now jobless, although one
hquarter II the soldiers have been de-
Anobilized. The men wait stolidly in
Pine without disorder
Officials estimate that there will be
half million soldiers in Berlin when
rehabilitation Is completed. Thou
sands will come to Berlin whose
homes are elsewhere in the country
believing their chances for obtaining
work will be better here Nevertheless
officials estimate that there will be
Nonly 10000 jobles when all have been
tsmobllized. The daily applicants for
work at the bureau now number g.
M Work in shoe factories has been
obtained for 5000 men.
Numerous textile factories are clos
I'D for lack OF raw material. AS soon
as this deficiency can be supplied,
here will be work for thousands more
Unemployed soldiers receive IS
marks weekly, about $50, from the
H3oor unions and four marks daily
nom the municipality.
Women Must Yield.
Their Jobs to Men.
The law provides that men shall
aye priority OF employment every
Where Even women mattresses are
frohibited.
The government is planning to use
Ne men who are unemployed in road
making, the upkeep of the canals OF
ae country. street repairing and
arm work. Trench huts will provide
leter in many cases.
The employment bureaus have can
sens where coffee or beer may be had
about two and a half cents and |
snnouses which the men may use
pfennig-a little more than q |
<
The committee controlling these en-
0yment bureaus is made up OF en- |
0gers and employees. They are I'M |
The direction OF Dr. James Crack, |
Emeriy OF America.
Visited nine OF the municipal soup |
NAens built since the war started. |
icy present a favorable contrast to |
soup kitchens Of Vienna.
IIe biggest has 1900 immense kettles |
gAns 100000 quarts OF soup daily. /
~ soup Is composed Of potatoes,
SDtge and carrots, and meat Is add
uFee times a week Dinner costs I
OuI II cents, supper about nine. The |
pper Is less IN quantity than the din
@lone is fed free except on cards
SSGdsd by charitable organizations
-.u reimburse the committee.
.nsse soup kitchens are under the
uHon OF society women OF Berlin.
empioy $50 women preparing the
ss,lais and serving the soup and
gyhing is spotless
SUv.nns Is wasted The bones are
So 10 recover the fat and bad
u OF the potatoes are saved to
aSSousands eat their soup in the
\. a where it is served. Others
@e u To thaf, bor,o.