The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09
wOIIID ENCOURAGE
BUILDING OF HOMES
.,,,r,agr Of Dwellings ACUTE \imost
The Nation over aud Must
BE Rcmodicd.
ABOR DEPARTMENT HELPS
ma. DuuhIc Benefit OF Heading or
Probable shortage Of Labor
After War.

-.r.. me armis,icc was signed mo
......U STATES has been taking stock
conditions and the first fact rccog-
,..i - mat there ls "A serious short
axe of houses. caused hN the c"s>a-
... af construction work during the
Tn. shortage Is placed by CON
...,u...r rs sImatea al 100000. and
.pptrrnt Ia the largest cities
.,. .uu .mallrst villages Soldiers
,-. ..4rmng from France a. the
.,.r ur 100000 month. 80 over
.oVi.,g VIII he more and more
.sro.. as tu" season advances
Ir Wow OF the present needs and
DTS. means Of furnishing employ
mon. .u men discharged from The
.,-,..r. the United states depart
mont a, labor has been conducting
...dInr campaign since the be
r..rn. Of the year Building n
f.... many trades and IA the industry
mos. lac.y - provide employment
.lr. .a.I .,pes OF men, since It stimu-
...c. local business while ~ assures
uagr. for skilled and unskillrd la
nn. 4 return 10 normal standards
. obstruction means mat whole
communities will benefit and that
prosperity viii be assured
civic Organization >id
a. ra,t Of Us genera building
.s,.u..rn the United states depart
men, oy Iahor has organized an own
,n., home branch, aud his part OF
OBJ, ..pu!En work gives promise OF
constantly increasing tuCccS cities
I.rp aiken b, up and with the Co
naa,8uu ot civic organizations ana
rH.,.dunis extensive operations
nav. been started
During he war mos Communiii"s
-,,, been educated In ways OF prose
...nr me so-ciilcd drive II Is
.n,-,t0-c an easy matter To profl' hS
,yprr.on,c gained in Liberty bond,
rrl cross and other campaigns AMI
.a prosecute home owning and
home. building campaigns that ap-
g,. 200 pureiy local Interests.
Tho success OF an own your own
rou. campaign depends on three
,r.rr, lYrs, the actual need or
h..fl.r7gs In n given community, sec-
gr4 .nc organization through which
.rr campaign is carried on, and.
.r.rJ publicity.
Needs Men and Women.
~, community rs fortunate enough
. have adequate housing facilities
,0r De population, manifestly an
own your home campaign win not
p-0nlee SUCCESS. but wherever there
A shortage tho campaign should
he undertaken from the point or
r.ay NJ civic and social hcttcrmcnI
The directing orEaniza alton thcrc-
fore should have a personnel made
In o. mon and women who enjoy
no confidence or people OF every
,,- since the prospective HON"
hg.Iacrt interest equals, II II does
not .urpass In importance, the com
nrcd interests Of other elements IN
the campalGn they should have rep
,,,cn,ai.on on the general commit
.rs and on subcommittee. Wher-
over labor Ia organized tho unions
should be literally represented.
Local Co-operntion.
The directing machinery for nm
own YOUR own home campaign should
20, A general committee with the
mayor or some one who could roprc-
sent him a. chairman. II is often
advisable iu have the general com
uI''ce composed OF the chairman OF
suhcoum ittccs. Second in import
ancc 10 the general committee II the
subcommittee on finance. which mayt
be drawn from Representatives or
loCll banking institutions and bust