Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
LABOR BUREAU TO
ASSIST VOCATION
BOARD TO AID MEN

With a view of doing more than
merely securing employment for re-
turning soldiers and sailors, the
United States employment service
has been asked to cooperate with
the federal board for vocational ed
ucation by using the facilities of the
employment service in the secur-
ing of data looking toward the
placement of rehabilitated persons
IN suitable and gainfuI occupations
Many soldiers and sailors dis
charged early from the service are
not familiar with their rights and
opportunities under the war-risk in
SuTance act
In order to secure the data nee
essary in helping these men blank
forms issued by the division of re-
Mobilization of the federal board for
vocational education for use in re-
porting their contracts with dis
abled soldiers and sailors, are be-
ing sent to the federal directors of
the United States employment ser
vice and their local employment Of
fees. Detailed information Incl
dent to the securing of data from
soldiers and sailors, when they ap-
ply for employment, information as
to where the reports are returnable
and instructions for filing reports
out are contained on the back of
the blank forms sent out.
When the forms have been filled
OFT and mailed to the district Office
'of the federal board for vocational
education, addresses of which are
shown on the back of forms, the
vocational board will reforward
same to their representative in
whose Jurisdiction the applicant re-
sides. Once in touch with the ex-
soldier or ex-sailor who needs and
is entitled to vocational training,
the federal board for vocational ed
uCation will be able to do much for
the men who have done their duty
for their country.
Furthermore, and as a basis for
the action of the federal board for
vocational education. it is request
ed that the United States employ
ment service offices provide each
man who desires to make appIica-
ton for compensation with the bu-
Teau of war-risk insurance forms,
assist him to fill out and forward
these forms to the federal board in
Washington If possible it is sug-
gested that some member of each
local employment Office familiarize
with the many features of
the war-risk insurance act and be
detailed to this phase of the work
Pending the determination of the
applicants status under the war
risk insurance act the service Of
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if desired by them, to secure en-
ployment
Memorandum of the cooperative |
agreement between the United |
States employment service and the !
federal board for vocational educa- |
ton for the Consummation of this |
work is as follows:
THAT the United States employ !
ment service offices shall fill out |
federal board form on every dis |
abled ex-soldier or ex-sailor COM |
ing to their attention. and forward !
report to the rehabilitation office of /
the federal board for the district in |
which the man is located.
That the service Offices shall !
provide each man who desires to |
make application for compensation !,
with bureau or war-risk insurance |
forms, assist him to fill out and /
forward them to the central Office |
of the federal board for vocational |
Washington, D. c.
Assist such men, if desired by
them, to secure employment pend
ing the determination of their
status under the war-risk insurance
act
Assist in the placement of re-
habilitated men when so requested
blythe offices of the federal board"