The Elk Mountain pilot., 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 a scale surprising that of any
| other state in the union, Colorado is
dealing with the problem of unemp'oy-
| 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 Comniiitee
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
q compaign on q 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 all 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 a 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
diers' organizations, employers and
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 ever,
employer for jobs, bring jobs and ln-
employed together. and report either
surplus jobs or surplus unemployed to
the county commissioners.
| County commissioners will act as 6
| clearing house and board of adjust.
ment between towns of the county.
and make n 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 uncmploy
ed ex-service men to the state commit
tee. This committee, In cooperation
with the State Labor Department, viii
serve MS clearing house and adjust
ment agency for the entire state.
Municipal and state employment
| agencies will give nll possible assist
nnce and private employment agencies
| ure asked to cooperate.
| The report of the committee submit
ted 10 the governor declares II n 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 situa
tion completely.
| In various sections of the state, tho
committee declares. there are eN-ser
vice men without work, and not few
actually in want.
The cnmpnign to put unemployed ex
service mrn at work was started in
short order. The stntc committee mel
| '.iu IA A'Nh
yer completing organization. Responst
to requests for cooperation We're es
pecially gratifying, coming from nj
parts of the state. In every count.
citizens offered 10 give all their tim.
during the next few weeks.
The state committee is now estab
lished in room 80 in the capitol n
Denver.
Karl G. Schuyler of Denver. Is chair
man. and Harold Healy Of Denver, sec
retary. Other members of the com
mlttee are II. A. Sadly, COLORADO
Springs: Homer Graham, MontrOse
Malcolm Erickson, Trinidad; Franl
Kemp, Boulder; Sperry Packard. Pue
bio, and william H. Smith and LAncis
| 8. Ford, Denver.
The governor also appointed al
special assistants to the state commit
tee the following:
w. l. Turman, Sterling; Eugene
Bond, Leadville; John b. ORourke
Durango; J. J. vandemoer, Grand
Junction: Maurice Leckenby, Steam
boat Springs; Ray Shahan, Alamosa.