The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-07-24


Congressman Guy U. Hardy Of this dis
trict, made the following remarks con-
corning the United States Employment
Service as permanent government in
stitution. The verbatim report taken
from the Congressional Record. fol-
lows:
On the bill (H. r. 6176) making appro-
priations for sundry civil expenses of
the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1919,
MR.. HARDY of Colorado: Mr.. Speak
er Iwant to take this opportunity to say
word in favor of the United States
Employment Service as a permanent
government institution. have heard
much criticism of it on this floor. !
shall not undertake a defense of its
management or personnel, but shall
leave that to others who are better
posted.
But will say thai nothing much has
been said about the extravaganza or
mismanagement of this department
that has not been said of the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance, the War Depart
ment, the building of cantonments,
Hog Island, Nitro. and a dozen other
functions and enterprises of the gov
ernment during the war.
This criticism is worthy Of consid
Grafton and should result in the most
searching investigation.
But mere criticism or even the find
ing OF extravaganza or mismanage-
ment should not damn forever serv-
ice that may be of great value to a
large number of worthy and needy per-
sons.
If any class of people on this earth
is worthy of the fostering care of their
government, it is the unemployed. No
philanthropy or charity is asked for.
No philanthropy or charity of any kind
or anywhere is of SO much permanent
value as the helpful hand extended to
the man or woman looking for a job.
Where can you find a more pitiable
sight than the man or woman walking
the streets out OF money looking for
work?
Where can you perform better serv-
ice than to help direct the man or
woman out of work to the Individual or
enterprise in need of help?
Every time you find a job for man
or man for job you serve equally
well the employe and his employer.
You relieve distress and increase pro-
duction. You tighten the burdens of
the police department. You relieve
the burdens on the charity organiza-
tions.
To provide jobs for the unemployed
on a large scale will largely add to
the wealth of the country, will lessen
the growing spirit or sestlessness. will
stem the tide of Bolsheyism.
The United States Employment
Service has been in operation only
about a year. 1t came into being un-
der the stress and extravaganza of war
times. 1t has not been operated long
enough to get it down to perma-
nent basis. Mistakes may have been
made.
But l am persuaded that 1t has
shown possibilities of great service
and has been marked success in
many sections.
have approached this question with
an open mind, perhaps with slight
prejudice against it, have made an
independent Investigation of its opera
tions in my district, the largest city of
which is Pueblo, Colo, large indus
trial center. including. railroad shops.
steel mills and smelters. ! began by
writing letters of inquiry to large
number of employers. asking their
frank opinion of and experience with
the United States Employment Serv-
ice. Their experience has been chief
ly with the Pueblo office, which has
been operated Jointly by the United
States Employment Service and the
state bureau.
For a week have been getting re-
plies from the employers from all over
Colorado Almost without exception
the employers commend the service
rendered and indorse the United States
Employment Service as a permanent
function of the government. | have
been pleased and surprised at the
unanimity with which the employing
class OF my state indorse this bureau.
would like to read to you these re-
plies, but desire to economic the
time of the House and space in the
Record only, keeps me from doing that.
do want to quote few paragraphs
from few of the letters and give
the names of a few more of my state
who are indorsing the United States
Employment Service.
The Colorado Packing Corporation:
1T would seem to us that for all CON
icerned this is the proper method OF
conducting an employment bureau.
since unnecessary and arbitrary ak
pense ~ thus saved all parties CON