Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-11
PLAN TO BRING JOB
ANP SOLDIER TOGETHER

The following statement to the pub
lie was given oft at the Capitol. at
Hartford, after q conference between
Charles f, .Iulin, the federal director,
and the state advisory board Of the U.
). employment service with Captain
Harry J...Fee and Captain Haskell C.
Billings, representing Eolonel Arthur
Woods Of the war, department
The United States governinnt and
the state of Connecticut have provided
in the large centers of population a
service run by experts in each city
for the purpose OF finding work for
men and women VIC are out of en-
ployrnent and 80 direct those who are
looking for jobs. to such e1nploynle1ts
as need them. These agencies are OPP
Grating under the name OF the U. S.
employment service, IL New Haven
Bridgeport. Hartford, Waterbury, Tor
rington. Stamford Wflliniantic, Meri-
den and New London. Each of these
offices can and does operate in sur
rounding towns SO that the state is
fairly well covered. This service is
without expense to the applicant for
work as well as to the employer who
IS seeking male or female workers
The service is absolutely neutral in re-
spect to associations of employers as
well as the workers. It's function is
man and the n1anless job and to assist
in making the proper connection.
| The superintendent OF every Office of
| the Z. S. employment service in Con-
necticut and the. chairman of each
community labor board is directed to
| get into communication as quickly as
| possible with the employers of their
| respective districts to renew the offer
| of the U. S. employment service to as
| MI a nf MAJ Flop
| local offices are directed to get in touch
| Immediately with the registration bu-
| reau for returning soldiers and sailors
i IN their community to assist in the
| placing Of these returned men. IF there
is no registration bureau each superin-
tendent and each comm unity labor
| board chairman is requested to take
p, Immediate steps for such registration.
| The public press is requested to call
attention to the fact that the govern
| f1lenty and state maintain this employ
ment service solely for the purpose of
| its use to the public without fear or
! favor. That obviates the necessity for
opening at more or less expense other
employment bureaus temporarily.
| The federal director for Connecticut
has requested Colonel Arthur Woods,
who is in charge of the re- employ
ment of soldiers, to place a uniformed
oH1cer IN eacn employment service Oh
flee in Connecticut for the purpose OF
assisting men dealing with the return
ed soldiers. He knows the soldiers
Language, so to speak, and can mate
rally assist the employment service
We hope that this will be done
The cooperation of the chambers Of
commerce, manufacturers associations
employers associations and business
mems associations of all kinds is earn
estly requested at once. Please com
municate with the superintendent o.
the U. S. employment service office il
the vicinity and let each job which {
soldier can fill be listed. This apple:
as well to the man who employs one o.
two persons as well as to the large EN-
ployer. The big thing to the soldie
right now is a job, not curbstone ap
!; plause.
! While the local Office of the U.
employment service has been closed a
No. % Shetucket street, Supt. Gilber
S. Raymond will be glad to give an,
assistance he can to returning soldier
through his own office at the head Q
the stairs in the Thames Loan an
Trust Co.'S building, No. IS Shetucke
street. up one fight from the forme
: employment office.