El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-24
GETTING JOBS FOR THE JOBLESST
SOLDIER: TIME TO BE CAREFUL

MOST who went into the army knew that theI oa
w Jobs would waiting when they came back FL Paso
men carried that promise and FL Paso employers are plan
ming 10 make the promise good But another phase
Of Tie problem arises Many young who lived
In 81 Paso discharged here and decide they would ike
10 grow up with the Jobs sought tor them and
With such that likely TO have no places lett
fer our when they get back home
As The Herald It, every community should pro
ts its own returning and FL Paso should discharge
ITS obligations FL PasO soldiers before It undertakes
new responsibilities.
There IS danger that the very generous and admirable
plans nov foot may be abused. This viii not be the
case IN every iustance-perhaps the majority OF
cases-but large number Of it is to be
It has developed here in the past few days that posi-
tons left BY FL Paso enstmens have been filled
by returning soldiers from other cities, mustered out here
and pTeeng to remain in FL PasO to going home. The
chances that in many instances the positions they held
before entering the service not very TemuneIative
and they taking chances, IN selecting E Paso,
upon getting better positions here.
This fair FL Pasos still in the service and
the local committee having IN charge the matter of secur
ing employment for returning soldiers should bear this IN
mind In providing employment for returning soldiers we
should first look after the from FL PasO. Let each
community lock after its and the task viii be
much simpler and more easily solved.
The government recognizes the value Of returning
every to his home and pays him enough money
10 return there It sends men as near their own home
body possible and then discharges them, furnishing
them enough money to reach their place of enlistment with
In many cases. men discharged at E PasO With enough
money TO reach their homes spending the money here
foT good time and then seeking work IN FL Paso. Fl
community IS We are under obligation to our Own men
We should furnish these strangers money enable
them to reach home in preference to placing them in jobs
that soldiers viii need when they return
Il Paso should and must make full and ample prepa
ratious for returning soldiers but II
should encourage the unemployed from other sections
settle here merely by making it easy for them, espe
ciaIy 10 the detriment Of who VIII return
later and need jobs The best in other communities
Jobs homes to return to and not staying here
The government recognizes the danger Of Just such
situation BY refusing 10 discharge man in France An
officer returning from there said only this week: Thou
sands Of Aean soldiers would take their discharge N
France they could get it. but the government knows that
the majority Of them would spend all their money
and then become public charges either upon France the
limited States so If Is bringing them bscl home and dis
charging them Then they desire to return to France
enough TO pay their own way 10 get back there they
pr91by substantial enough to make their way and stay
there without becoming public charges Even the
who married in France not being permitted to remain
here.
@The government ought to 20 still further and send
all to their home towns instead Of dischargng them
az deP0s for certain district such FL Paso, then they
would have home for they could not sell government
TRANSPORTATION At II is now We VIII say man from
southern Colorado is discharged here He gets money
enough to return home upon, but if he is imprOviden OF
thinks the good people of FL Paso will take Of him
merely because he Is discharged soldier he may spend
his transportation money instead Of buying railroad
ticket with II and then turn up before FL Pasos commit
tee looking after the welfare OF returned soldiers put In
plea that he Is discharged soldier and needs Job and
probably gets the job purely out Of sympathy He is tax
ing position that VII likely be needed for e Paso
boy returning little later It should not be done
FL PasozHs and people Of other communities in pre-
pairing 10 take Of their returned soldiers duty
bound to see that they for their own first"
The officer quoted above said he heard many men
boast before their discharge here they intended
ing good time their transportation money and then
seeking the aid Of the local committee In getting Jobs here
Such not numerous, but it does take many
such men to discsdt worthy There some not
many Eho have home ties at the place they enlisted
these VII settle down here they get position or
even If they get help for time II there are Jobs
open and men needed give them places but don't lose
TOO uHch sympathy over them all the returning SOL
Gus problem anywhere The Fl Paso encourages the
J5hess discharged who stops here when he should
have gone to his preWaT home the we are going to
have 10 ut up IN cash TO sustain them There are iso
lated, deserving Of discharged soldiers looking for
Jobs but few in which FL Paso should be called upon
70 exert much effort in behalf Of who did enlist
from here.
II We are not careful, viii exhaust our funds our
patience and jobs before return to US