The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-26
FINE PROGRESS IN
 GETTING JOBS FOR
 RETURNED SOLDIERS
Tarrant Discusses Phases of Work Which Is Now En- gazing Governments
 Attention

One of the features of the past week at the United States emplosxnent service. los North Twentieth street, has been the way in which jobs have been located for the returned soldiers of the famous l67th regiment of the former Rainbow division. The Rainbow men have called frequently at the offices of the United tSates em- ployment service. and while it was im- possible to get jobs for all who applied. still enough were found to strike san e&- cellent average. E
 Amongst the activities of the United States employment service last week was the. sending out of hundreds of circular letters preaching the doctrine of cooper ation between the employers and the ser vice which the government provides to bring about q closer understanding De- tween the forces or capital and labor. These letters have borne fruit and the re- plies of the local employers indicated their appreciation of what the govern ment is doing in it's efforts to reduce unemployment and their sympathy and hearty co-operatonN in the movement
 CAPITAL AND LABOR
 Daily it is becoming evident, said George B. Tarrant, the state federal di rector of labor, that the United States employment service is the medium that will bring about greater cooperation be- tween capital and labor; Today the signs are plain of general decrease in tile suspicious and antagonisms of the past. There is general breaking down of class lines, and employers are showing splendid spirit of coming across and do- ing all they can for the returned sol- diers.
 '.Of course, there is still plenty of room for improvement The employers can go out and make room for returned soldiers. There are still places to be filled, and surely the returned soldier deserves our closest attention.
 Last week the local office sent out a number of letters calling attention to re- turning soldiers who were formerly in their employ, asking them if they would place them back on. their old jobs, and the replies were indeed very gratifying.
 "We found that once the employer s attention was officially called to the fact that a former employe. a returned soldier, was waiting to be re-engaged that this was speedily done.
 At the present time jobs are very scarce in Birmingham. This is said for the benefit of the great niimber Of strangers in our midst. Returned sol diers are coming from all parts of the country attracted by the roseate pictures our newspapers print about the proa- perity of this city. From the farms and plantations of this state the young men are rushing to the city, and when they get here, naturally some are disillu- stoned, for practically all the jobs go to the returned soldiers, as there are not enough even to take care of Birming- hams own FARMING DISTRICTS
 Many of the returned soldiers belong to the farming districts. They have rela- tives and parenets who own large tracts l of lands and are quite substantially well off Yet these boys come to the citS and want jobs and we do our best tt get them work. still, just consider th, economic loss. These boys have no prac-
 tical training except for farming. Theu own farms are lying idle because of lacl | of sufficient men to take care of them but youth, attracted by the city, rushes l forth to come to Birmingham and try 1 his hand at bucking the game in biz town. Surely, something should be don' | to start back to the farm movement | and make it so attractive that it would
 keep the boys there. The cities are al
 ready overcrowded with misguided 1 youths.
 l Still, while Alabama boys will not re.
 main on their own farms. they show nc l disinclination to go out west and try tn, | harvest fields. We have scores of ap l plications daily from young. adventure some men who want to go out to Kansa.
 and try their hand at the wheat fields l'The pay out there is excellent and it. an outdoor 1fe,e filled with adventures al l all classes of men are attractedsto thes. | fields by the world advertising the worl | receives. We do not pay any transporta | ton to Kansas but the boys who mak, application seemingly are satisfied witt l just an official card to the United State:
 employment offices at Kansas City, Mo They always say they will get out ther' l in some way.
 BEYOND REQUESTING STAGE l But to return to the soldiers. 1t Is 1 gratifying to find that the moment they arrive in Birmingham they visit our of | fices and demand a job. They are quite beyond the requesting stage at the pres l enet time. High or low they visit tn, | offices of the United States employmen service for it is their government the, | are dealing with, and they want to ge l jobs through their government, as the. 1 feel their governmenet should provid them with jobs. And that is a prope i feeling for them to have. 4He f | 'It is really splendid education fo anyone to visit the offices of the Unite, States employment and watch the work | Citizens who are somewhat capstious 0 our efforts should come in They wi leave with a better understanding an become boosters of the greatest employ ment agency the world has yet seen.
 T wish especially to call attention t the splendid cooperation the war cam community service and the gulf .aivisio of the American Red Cross. The forme now have two men in our local offic and the latter has Vne. The Chamber o
 Commerce and Civic association to
 gether with the ministers, both whit
 and colored of this city, are giving thei
 cooperation"
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