The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-14
U. s. E. s. DELEGATES
HOLD FINAL SESSION
Return to Field Work for Purpose OF
Training Examiners in Local
Offices.

After a two weeks intensive train
ing course of employment methods
for officers and examiners OF the
United States employment service, the
first conference of the employment
service delegates closed Saturday eve
ming, when the 81 delegates from ~
states returned to their field work Tor
the purpose of instructing other ex-
aminers in the local offices and the
standardizing of a common agency I'M
der the government for labor dlstrl-
button and replacement.
The following resolution was passed
on the last day Of the conference, with
instructions that a copy of the same
be sent to the director general of the
United States employment service and
the secretary of labor.
Text of Resolution.
"Be it resolved by the delegates to
the First Training Conference of the
United States Employment Service
held at Washington, D. c., January g.
1S, 1919: That we wish to express
our hearty approval and full apprecia-
ton of the plans and purposes of the
conference. We believe that it will
be of inestimable benefit to US and our
fellow workers in the field.
"We wish also to state that in view
of the critical situation of unemploy-
ment, industrial and social conditions,
following the great world war, it is
our profound conviction that the eX-
tension and perfection of the United
States Employment Service should
have the unqualified support of the
people of the whole country. We be-
lieve this to be essential to a proper
solution of the increasingly difficult
industrial problems throughout the
country.
"Be it resolved further: That we
extend to those charged with formu-
lating and carrying out the plans for
this conference our sincere apprecia-
ton of their untiring efforts, patience,
and unfailing courtesy"
Much of the last week of the con-
ference was devoted to round-table
discussions of employment methods
and all phases incident to the work
of the employment service.
The state organization, it's func-
tons and difficulties, was explained
by F. C. Croxton, federal director of
Ohio.
Distribution and Dilution.
reorganization and work in local Of
fees" was the subject of an interest
ing address by William M. Lieserson
DR.. George w. Kirchway spoke on tn
Reorganization Of local district com
! munAty labof boards
How, during the war, 1000 men di
the work that formerly took 1900
was the gist of an interesting talk b
F. A. Silcox, special Representative
of the employment service, when h
told how the shipbuilders in Washing
ton asked for 10000 men, and afte
a survey Of their needs it was foun
that by a change in the method use
the same work could be done in tt
same time with 1000 men, throue
the medium of proper distribution al
dilution.
Keen disappointment was evidence
by the delegates because of Seer
tary Wilson's inability to deliver tt
closing address on "The Potent
Permanent Value of the United Stat
Employment Service
spirit of Service Necessary"
One of the most interesting spea
ers during the week "a Mark Jont
director of personnel of the Thorn
A. Edison Co., on how that compa:
handled the labor problems.
"To be successful in this worl
declared Mr.. Jones, "you must ha
the spirit of the service, and l do r
think a large number of people
the United States have the spirit
service. Add to this spirit of serv
the spirit of craftsmanship. If you
this, you will get a lot farther
your work.
."To put this thing over" the spe;
@emphasized, "you will have to
vertise it so that everybody from
employer who hires one employee
the mar who hires thousands kno
all about the employment service {
the way to accomplish this is to
vertise it and render efficient s
vice."
In closing the conference Ass
ant Director General Nathan