Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-25
ENLISTED MEN TO STAY
TILL THEY FIND WORK
Government Takes Big Step To
wards a Solution of the Un-
employed Problem.

Washington. Jan. 25.-To solve the
problem of unemployed discharged sol
dicrS the War Department has ordered
that no man bc discharged from the
army against his desire until such time
he can as obtain employment in civil
life
II was announced yesterday that
orders had been tclegraphed to all dc
partmcnts and division commanders, at
Secretary Bakers direction, to retain
all men who desired to remain tcmpor-
ariy IN the service without prejudice
% their subsequent discharge To take
employment The order follows
'AlI commanding officers viii take
steps TO insure that every enlisted man
in their command understands thorough
" that tho War Department does not
desire to discharge any soldier who can
not secure civil employment. II will be
made clear to every soldier that where
he would normally bc discharged under
orders for demobl2ation. he may re-
main temporarily m the military service
AZ his own written rcqucstuntll Sht b
time 81 he can secure employment. The
fact that he request, q remain IN the
army temporarily does not III any way
operate 20 compel hm 20 remain III the
army for long period of time against
his will ANY man who would normally
have hccn discharged Il lie had not eN-
pressed hls desire ~ writing 10 remain
IN the service, may thereafter hc dis
charged from thr service AZ his own re-
quest whenever he thinks he may secure
employment All such men as arc re-
tanned temporarily under tho above au-
thorIty will be attached u the most CON
k,,v
Will bC most useful
IN connection with this policy, adopted
after orders were ISSUED last week for
dcmohiizauon az the combat dlvi>lons
IN the | nlted States, Il WAS said that
action "a prevent z large proportion Of
those men from iaclng unemployment
uas taken not only to protect the sol
j cr individually but because If its effect
upon employment conditions throughout
the country.
Another aspect of tho new policy is
that the families oi married soldiers will
continue 10 draw their allotmentS from
the government during tins temporary
service. tor tic time being, at least,
the War Department will have ample
work 10 keep the men busy IN handling
OF other troops and IN
storing war material and in similar tasks.
Representative Garland 81 PennSyl-
wanna, Repuh -an who has Just re-
turned from overseas where he spent
Christmas AZ Coblenz with American
soldiers. introduced 3 resolution today
the return IS the soldiers
by every transportation facility that can
H. made available and FOR the imme-
ilatc dIschargr on ARRIVAL IN this coun-
try 81 drafted men and members 81 the |
Guard.
something ought 10 bc done, MIR
Garland SAID The men don't have any
idea when they viii get back and have |
been told they will be there 4 year or
longer. There Is nothing around them |
but ram and mud and tombstones and
rum There are plenty ot French and |
British there 70 police the country The |
prlvatcs think that the officers getting |
biz pay want 70 keep them there
Representative Garrett OF Tennessee, |
Democrat, replied that Secretary Baker |
had but short time before told the |
-u'c~ committee that the return OF the |
men had received more attention than |
any other problem bcfor, the War De |
partfnont and that all vessels that could |
b, obtained were devoted 70 the service.
Boston. Jan - Governor Coolidge !
Slll send thc legislature next week a |
p'll authorizing an appropriation ot SO
40 "a and ana find employment for return !
III and returning soldiers sailors and !
marines