The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-10

The following telegram receive
from the department of labor, Wash
ington, D. c., relative to securin,
work for returning soldiers, ha
been referred by State Director Ker
to the federal community labo
board of the Pocatello district AM
the local U. s. employment office:
Our plan of cooperation in con
nect1on with placing representative
OF labor department in every camp
under order of Adjutant Genera
Crowder, dated Nov. 23, provide:
for establishment by this service o1
bureau for returning soldiers in
every city and large town.
Soldiers being discharged at camps
and sent home will mostly seek EN-.
ployment at homes rather than from
camps. Task of finding them occupa-
tions thus becomes community re-
sponsibility."
Function of employment service
is to concentrate cooperative local
efforts and all information as to DO
sltions at central points, furnish
means of communication, as to labor
supply and needs, between commun-
1t1es and. to inform soldiers in camps
where and how to proceed on reach
ing home.
Start at once organizing such
bureau thruOut your state, using
local offices, community labor boards
and public service reserve agents.
and getting assistance from other
organizations in places where service
has no representatives
Cooperation Required
cooperation of mayors, local
councils of defense, labor unions,
chamber of commerce. draft board
members, county farm agents and
other organizations interested should
be sought everywhere and every en-
couragement given their efforts, CIV
ing them representative in offices,
II wanted, and share in local man
agement. This service furnishing
central clearing house and uniform
system when existing.
Employment service Offices are not
advantageously located, try to open
offices in public buildings of other
desirable places, securing if possible
local contributions of rent and all
volunteered assistance available.
Telegraph this office, and thru
respective state directors, to repre-
sentatives of employment service,
N camps where men from your state |
nave been sent. The address of each |
such office in your state as opened
Ind name of man in charge.
Keep central control and direction
II all work for purposes of clearance
md record, but encourage each COM
nunity to feel that the work is be-
ng done by the community and that
ABILITIES of this service are given
or purposes of Capitalization of in
and inter-community
'learances, make every effort to get
nen back on the farms.
Many to Handle
Extremely rapid rehabilitation of
amp and unit basis, while changes
and during winter months
to the country the problem
# readjustment in its most difficult
orm, and renders imperative, i'm
Mediate. and most energetic action
nd cooperation of best organizing
,bility in every community thrHout
he state.
Under the plan designated and
ct forth IN the above telegram, it
8 evident that the details of this
York must be taken up by the local
rganizations of the serveral count
IS and communities, that have al
eady been handling and participat-
ng in the war activities Of the diff
erent localities in this work as in all
ther work that has been accom-
lished. 4
It is understood that the county
ouncils of defense have the gen.
raj supervision of all work in their
sveral counties, and upon these
ouncils will rest the responsibility !
accomplishing the work as out &
ned above. {
Census should be taken of the &
ersonnel Of all the soldiers that I
ere taken into the army from the q
ifferent localities, their occupation
the time Of going into the army, {
nd the possibility and opportunity a
their returning to their original
This can be accom- 1
ished very readily il taken up by Q
lch community and reported to the s
,unty councils Of defense or what il