Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-21
Many Agencies at Work to Place
Service Men.
SEEKING SOMETHING BETTER
Government Anxious to Make Best
Use It Can Of the 100000 Men Who
Have, or Should rave, Increased
Their Earning Capacity Because OF
the Training They Have Undergone
During the War-Business Interests
Helping.
Ry EDWARD L. BERNAYs.
Gin the New York Times.)

Every man that the government took
was taken out of civil employment.
Every man that the army or navy
releases from war service the govern
menr wants to see satisfactorily en-
played in his old job or In better
new Job before it considers that mans
discharge from war service complete.
Col. Arthur Woods, assistant to the
secretary of war, who Is correlating
and utilizing all agencies for the EN-
pioyment of ex-service men, has at
his command $4,000 field representa-
tiyes. They are stationed at re-em-
ployilent centers throughout the coun-
Try. helping in the specific work of the
part cular bureaus under their care
Aid keeping the central management
aware of local needs and local oppor-
tunities. There are men, too, who
travel from post to post, with the pur-
pose Of expediting matters and further
nnifying the work. Not only are the
ordinary employment channels of the
United States employment service
used: practically every government
department has added unemployment
work to its ordinary duties. Secretary
of the Interior Lane has placed 1900
field representatives at the disposal Of
Colonel Woods. The department OF
agriculture has instructed its entire
furce to assist in the work of connect
iag the soldierless job with the jobless
soldier.
Various Agencies at Work.
Every Red Cross employment bu-
rcau every Salvation Army, Y. NJ q.
A., Knights of Columbus, Jewish We'll
fare board. war camp community
service. army and navy commission on
training camp activities, American
Library association, governors of all
states, mayors of the principal cities.
department Of the interior, with 10000
field representatives; department of
agriculture. with $4,000 field repre-
scntatives. post Office department, Ia
bor department, navy department.
United States chamber Of commerce.
chambers Of commerce of the principal
cities. National Association of Manu-
facturers, Merchants association, prin-
cipul labor organizations, and a host
OF other establishe volunteer agencies
are now working with and for the gov.
eminent for the unemployment of ex-
soldiers.
TIL" first step taken toward giving
tI, nIx ~ te, do
before the man is dismissed from the
service.
Booklets have been printed and are
issued to the man while he is on board
ship from France to America. This
literature, issued by Colonel Woods
nG,ce, acquaints him with the economic
situation that he will meet when he re.
turns home. 1t tells him exactly how
10 go about getting job. 1t points out
the trades and professions which are
open to him. Hundreds and hundreds
OF them, Of all kinds. 1t removes all
doubts man may have as to his abiii-
~ to begin life, under favorable cir
culnStanceS.
Each man is asked to fill an employ
ment card. This questionable. far sim
pier than the one which took him from
civil life, is designed to put him back
ii:o civil life without red tape.
Every card that is filled by returning
men is Immediately forwarded as
sort Of preliminary application blank
10 the bureau, Red Cross, Knights of
Columbus or any of the other volun-
tecr agencies under government super.
vi s'n which is located In the part Of
the country In which the soldier lives.
Case of John Brown.
So that when John Brown, who de-
Scriles himself as a resident of Chica-
ent age twenty-six, with a previous
training as huckster, expresses de-
sire to become a machinist, his card Is
entered, and all efforts are made to
get choice of jobs for him upon his
personal application ut his nearest re-
employment bureau.
If man Is Indifferent to the sort Of
job lie gets his unemployment bureau
will send him to any number OF them
until he finds what he thinks he will
like. Or 1t will let him talk to a
trained vocational guide. who may be
able to discover in him vocational
preference.
These bureaus may help the men In
material ways. The soldier who de-
cidrdAto have vacation of few
weeks on his $50 before starting to
work may soon find himself without