South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-30
STATES GETTING
BACK To FORMER
BUSINESS BASIS
Survey Shows Every One in
the Midst of a General
Reconstruction.
Bv United Press

swing in every state. cover every
conceivable angle OF the problem %
getting the nation back into peace
time form. according to a survey be-
gun soon after the armistice by the
national council for defense.
Governors. mayors. state legisla-
lures. churches. boy scouts, cham
bers OF commerce. volunteer work
ers and civic bodies are cooperating
in plans 70 insure a square deal for
dencbilized soldiers and get the fac
tories humming again.
No state failed to figure in the
survey
Alaska Wants Soldiers.
Alaska, too. is helping by Offering
70 place 5000 demobilized soldiers
in Jobs as teachers. clerks and
watchmen.
A great mass OF information that
fills yards or filing cabinets piled
ceiling high has been collected bv
the defense council describing the
state projects. Collected and edited
for early publication, the informa-
ton for some states nils hundreds
OF pages.
Most projects aim at getting sol
diers on the land as farmers and
helpers
For this work the Colorado legis-
Iature appropriated t726.O0O. 20 be
spread over a period Of 90 years.
The money will be administered by
a board which was given $4,000 TO
spent I'm assisting soldiers 10 take
advantage OF the offer during the
first two wears. Similar appropria-
tions are now being considered by
legislatures OF other states.
Protect DemobiIiled Vets
An appropriation Of $1,000. 600 is
provided for loans to demobilized
soldiers in a bill introduced into the
Iowa legislature Under the bill no
soldier could borrow more than So
900 and especial provision was made
10 encourage married soldiers to
take advantage of the offer. Rea-
sonable time and terms are provided
for return OF the funds.
Denver is one OF several cities
now in the midst OF campaigns TO
''own-yOur- own home" and help re-
opening Of building activities.
one form OF reconstruction work
connected with Americanization
projects is eNemplified in New Bed
ford. Mass, where cotton millers
organized to teach English TO all
foreign born residents. Boy scouts
are planning 10 help.
Calls Reconstruction Congress.
Michigan and Ohio were among
the first OF the many states that
called reconstruction congresses.
Women are represented equally with
men on a reconstruction board ap-
pointed by the governor Of Michi-
gan
Gov. Cox stole move on Ohio's
congress by personal letters 10 100
mayors. asking their help in Great
ing 100000 fund TO public
works 70 give work TO the unemploy
ed
twenty-five Ohio cities now have
characterization programs
Job canvassing for returning
doughboys was begun early in New
York city where merchants associa-
tons combined TO canvass all man
ufacturers and list openings Ore
CONS legislature. as one OF many
after the-war measures. passed s. a
hill prohibiting the use, not only i'm
Duelic. but in private schools az we'll
or any language except English in
general instruction TIE bill. how
ever. is not intended 20 prevent the
teaching OF any needed foreign Ian
guage
Makes Appropriation.
Pennsylvania legislature appro
priated $4,000. 600 for road build
ing TO make work for unemployed
Erie Pa. undertook building
stimulation campaign and in Phila-
delphia a poster movement was be.
gun to warn against selling Of Wa
Savings stamps below their face
value Brokers. il was found wer,
encouraging such sales.
The Memphis. Tenn. chamber Of
commerce voted Sf.SO0 70 be USED
in a campaign to get Jobs for sol
Siers.
Texas. among many other recon
struction movements. initiated on,
intended 10 get the children bacl
10 school"
Crippled Soldiers Projected.
Vocational education for crippled
soldiers is being undertaken as q
public measure in many states in
gliding Michigan where an publ,
machinery is behind statewid,
canvass 20 find jobs that crippled
soldiers can MI and 20 list them
In California. 5000 commuuit1
councils have been organized 10 hun
3obs for soldiers A $4,000 .0Ot
road bond issue IS being discussed
although several million dollars al
ready Is available for this work
Seven hundred persons Joined
club 20 stimulate foreign trade or
ganized BY the Los Angeles cham
Der OF commerce
a big Americanization campaign
was begun early in Arizona. wher'
100. 600 are foreign born out OF
population OF 325 GOO
Women's reconstruction commit
tees are being organized i'm som,
southern states 20 give especial at
tention 90 child welfare.