El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-21
SEE PLENTY Of
SOLDIER WORK
Employment Investigators
Say Old Jobs Are
Available.


concerned. am sure there viii be no
trouble in the matter Of securing their
old Jobs as soon as they are ready TO
take them" said c. c. Binatra Of the
Y. NJ C. a. employment bureau. who.
with J. Arthur Tobias OF the citizens
committee. spent Monday making a
tour OF Industrial plants and mercan-
tile houses of FL Paso with a view
toward learning the attitude Of the
former employers of men in the serv-
ice.
VIII Expand Business.
Everywhere we called we found a
disposition TO not only take back the
men who went away to the war but
to keep the men or women who nave
been filling in while the regulars
have been away. A number Of mer-
chants and some OF the bankers
called upon said. very frankly, that
in their opinion, an attempt should be
made TO expand business even AT a
sacrifice OF profits in order 10 give
employment. through the period OF
an needing and wanting work and
thus prevent or avert the discomfort
which always follows unemployment
Soldiers Given Preference.
The committee found that discharged
soldiers are being given prefer
ence in many establishments whether
or not they were former employees,
and in many cases. when the soldiers
seeking work were from outside OF
the county or the district
At the First National bank Il was
learned that not only would all form
81 employees be reinstated. but given
a full years bonus as well One OF
the big hardware concerns. which re
Quested that its name be not made
public. is taking on discharged sol
diers and. in addition, is making every
possible effort 10 find work for other
soldiers whom, for any reason. they
cannot place in their own plant
Business Men Take Interest.
Judging from the experiences ct
the first days canvass the members OF
the committee feel sure that FL Paso
business men are aroused TO the need
for preventing a labor glut and us
consequent train Of troubles and viii
strain every nerve to make places for
the returning soldiers and sailors and
at the same time keep present en-
ployes on the payroll
Hunting for Work
A canvass Of the merchants and
labor Pc FL Paso. was begun Monday
NOR or the purpose OF learning,
If D. how many could give Wor K
10 ID soldiers and how many
were ding open Jobs Tor soldiers
and sailors who left those jobs to en-
ter the war. The canvass is being
made under the direction OF J. Arthur
Tobias, the recently appointed pub
Iicity secretary Of the citizens COM
mitree named at mass meeting helu
in the county cout room last week to
devise ways and means for caring for
discharged fighting men
Card Index Arranged
A carefully arranged card index VII
be made up from the Information Sc
cured by Mr.. Tobias, which Il IS nopeu
will enable the committee. which is
working in conjunction with the T.
s employment bureau ard maintains
offices in the rooms in the city hail
basement occupied b. the government
employment officials 10 connect job
less soldiers with bread winning work
with the least possible delay
service Cards To Be Displayed
The committee is following the eZ-
ample set by similar committees in
other sections Of the country and is
having printed After the War SER
vice" cards which viii be displayed
by all employers OF labor setting Forth
the fact that they are holding open
places for men y no enlisted and stand
ready 10 further the employment OF
q
ton 70 those formerly employed by
them Il is believed by the COMMITTEES
that those cards viii be as promptly
I and as rr1u7fv assrlaved as were the
rvice flags which were shown 30
every Gl-44o.s ANA on every wall when
the boys marched away 10 the train
Z ing camps
Pubic Interested in Matter.
Since the formation Of the -Work
7 for Soldiers and Sailors" COMMITTEES
the general public has manifested
: much interest in the matter and il is
4 believed that the fears entertained
since the rehabilitation began that
many fighting men would be lett @
shift for themselves were Erouudless
Many ministers of the gospel alluded
70 the matter in their sunday sermons
and George H Clements appeared be-
fore the Ministerial association Al its
weekly meeting Monday morning &C
urge that the good work be kept up