Gilpin observer., 1919-12-04
ALL COLORADO HELPS
SOLDIERS GET JOBS
STATE COMMITTEE is GIVEN AID
OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS.
EMPLOYMENT OF EVERY PERSON
WHO SERVED IN WAR is GOAL
SOUGHT BY WORKERS IN
BIG DRIVE. -

On scale surprising that of any
other state in the un IN, Colorado is
dealing with the problem of unemplOy-
ed ex-service men.
A job for every man and woman
who wore the nations uniform in time
of war is the aim Of the Committee
for Relief of Ex-Service Men and
Women, appointed by Governor oliver
II. Shoup.
This committee, which will help re-
turned soldiers, sailors and marines to
find employment, has already started
compaign on statewide basis.
The governor by proclamation has
designated Thursday, December 4th.
as Soldiers Employment Day" BY
that date it is planned to have dis
covered all employment opportunities
in the state, and ali ex-service men
and women needing employment.
On, and even before SOLDIERS En-
ployment Day." the work of adjust
ment, of bringing jobs and soldiers to-
gether, will be begun.
Offers of cooperation in the work
have come from all parts of the state.
County commissioners in every county
have appointed public spirited citizens
to form state advisory council to the
committee.
The plan drawn up by the state COM
mittee is, briefly, as follows:
Cooperation will be given by all
war service societies, returned SOL
N nh
employers associations, patriotic
bodies, labor, farmer and commercial
associations, and lodges. Many such
societies have already assured the
committee of their enthusiastic sup
port of efforts to aid eX-service men,.
Mayors of cities and towns will list
names and data of unemployed ex-ser-
vice men and women, canvass every
employer for jobs, bring jobs and un-
employed together, and report either
surplus jobs or surplus unemployed to
the county commissioners.
County commissioners will act as a
clearing house and board of adjust
ment between towns of the county,
and make a thorough canvass of en-
ployment opportunities in farming and
mining districts and in towns of less
than certain population to be de-
termined by the state committee. They
will report surplus jobs or unemploy-
ed ex-service men to the state commit
tee. This committee, in cooperation
with the State Labor Department, will
serve as clearing house and adjust
ment agency for the entire state.
Municipal and state employment
agencies will give all possible assist
ance and private employment agencies
are asked to cooperate.
The report of the committee submit
ted to the governor declares it state
duty to see that every unemployed ex-
service man and woman is given suit
able employment. Existing agencies
have not been able to meet the situu-
tion completely.
In various sections of the state, the
committee declares, there are ex-ser-
vice men without work, and not few
actually in want.
The campaign to put unemployed ex-
service men at work was started in
short order. The state committee met
day and night in the capitol at Den
yer completing organization Response
TO requests for cooperation were es-
pecially gratifying, coming from all
parts of the state. In every county
citizens offered to give all their time
during the next few weeks.
The state committee is now estab-
lished in room 30 in the capitol at
Denver.
Karl G. Schuyler of Denver, is chair
man. and Harold Healy of Denver, sec
retary. Other members of the COM
mittee are H. A. Sadly, Colorado
Springs; Homer Graham, MOntrose;
Malcolm Erickson. Trinidad; Frank
Kemp, Boulder; Sperry Packard, Pue-
bio, and William II. Smith and Lancie.
s. Ford, Denver.
The governor also appointed as.
special assistants to the state commit
tee the following:
w. l.. Turman, Sterling; Eugene
Bond, Leadville; John B. O'Rourke.
Durango; ]. ]. vandemoer, GRIND
Junction; Maurice Leckenby, Steam
boat Springs; Ray Shahan, Alamosa.