The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-24
AID SOLDIERS
 AND SAILORS

The General Committee of the Blu reau for Returning Soldiers and Sail ors, and representativ tive of the Con- munity Labor Board, met with the Board of~Supervisors on Friday, Jan uary IT, at 2:30 p. m., and presented the following resolution to the Board. Tn view of the curtailment in min- ing operations in tn district and the consequent throwing out of work of a very large number of men, and the further fact that many soldiers and sailors are being and will be dis charged, and will wish to return to the district, it is, in our judgement, vitally necessary that as much public work as possible be started, as we believe that an emergency exists; therefore be it resolved:
 That we request the Board of Super visors to initiate a bond issue in the sum of two hundred thousand ($200,- 000.00) dollars, said bonds to run not exceeding twenty (2O) years, and all monies derived from the sale of said bonds to be spent for the building of county roads, trails, bridges and other necessary structures connected herewith
 The Sanncn Copper Company has, through closing down, thrown out of employment over four hundred and fifty men in Clifton and Metcalf, and the Phelps Dodge Corporation at Morenci has laid off over one hundred and fifty. So far the Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd, has not made any reductions in it's working force, and it is to be hoped that conditions will be such that they will not be forced to do so.
 This means that there are now in the district about six hundred idle men, and with the winter still upon us, it means that within a very short time there will be suffering and want if steps are not taken to provide em p1oyment.
 Indications are that large number of soldiers and sailors will be dis charged within the next sixty or nine ty days, and when these men return to their homes we certainly cannot deny them the right to earn a livli hood, after the sacrifices they have made. The least they can expect an6 demand, is the opportunity to earn 2 . living.
 Through the cooperation of the U s. Employment Service, and the Coun cil of Defense, Bureau for Return ing Soldiers and Sailors has been es tablished in every county in the Unit ed States, to locate openings and op portunities for men discharged iron government service
 The Community Labor Board is tht county organization of the U. s. Elm ployment Service, and it's duties ar, to preventSboth a shortage or a sur plus of labor in it's territory.
 However, the U. S. Employmen Service can only provide employmen when employment exists. It is moi in itself an employer. The unfortu nate condition now is that other dis tricts are in as bad and worse con dition than we are Therefore, it i up to us to solve the problem. w must provide ways and means o maintaining the men now idle an, those to become idle, and if possibl it should be done by providing then with employment in their own neigh borhood, so that when conditions il the copper market return to normal that the District will be able to ope, up in full force without having t await the recruiting of force 0 workers from the outside.
 It may be stated that the U. Employment Service is placing som of the men from this district, an hopes to ship out a number durin the coming week.
 The Bureau for Returning Soldier and Sailors was represented by Cap J. P. Hodsscn, J. w. Bennie, Norma Carmichae', c. J. Brooke, s. c. Swif l.. N. Callicotte and R. K. MinsoI and the Community Labor Beard b c. J. Brooke.