The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-03
WASHINGTON MEN
WILL GET OLD JOBS
A MADE IN NEIGH
BORING STATE TO CARE FOR
HER SOLDIERS

SEATTLE.-State of Washington
in the northwest fighting division, the
| 91st who will shortly be returning
from overseas will be greeted on land
ing at New York with the information
that job is waiting for them in their
home community if the plans outlined
by Lawrence Wood. federal director
of the U. S. Employment Service for
this state, materialize. On learning
that the 91st Division was slated for
an early return Director Wood i'm
mediately started utilizing the U. S.
Employment Service organization in
the state for the purpose of listing
jobs for men in this division. With
ten regular U. S. Employment Service
offices established in the state and
with approximately forty volunteer
offices established for the purpose of
assisting discharged soldiers and
sailors to find employment, the cam
paign was launched Cali that remains
to make it successful, Mr.. Wood said,
sis the cooperation of the employers
of the state who have jobs waiting for
the men of the 91st."
While the U. S. Employment Serv-
ice Immediately took up the task of
finding employment for returning SOL
diers and sailors upon the signing of
the armistice and has to date placed
total of 1891 discharged military
men in employment since November
IL, the obligation that the country
owes to the men of the 91st who have
shed their blood on the fields of Fland-
ers and offered their lives in their
country's service, extends even furth-
er than that owed to the men who did
not get further than training camps
or who gave their services in spruce
production work The campaign for
the 91st Di vision men will be carried
on in addition to the work of finding
jobs for soldiers and sailors being re-
leased daily and is a separate and dis
tinct effort. Employers are being ask
ed to list jobs specifically for men
of the 91st Division and when such
a position is listed it is with the un-
derstanding that it will be held open
until a 91st man is available to fill it.
cit is particularly desired" Mr.
Wood said 'to list formere positions
held by thees overseas boys; the pur-
pose being to greet the boys when
they dock at New York, with the in
formation that the people at home
have already taken steps to show
their gratitude by finding suitable en-
ployment for them"
This information will be extended
to the boys of the 91st Division on
their arrival by the state of Wash
ington's reception committee and by
the officials of the bureau for return
ing soldiers and sailors of the U. S.
Service at New York :.
City.
Already one unit of the DIST Divis-
on has returned from overseas serv-
ice, this is the 346th Field Artillery
which recently arrived at Camp Lewis
and which will be mustered out soon.
AN effort to secure jobs for these
nen is now being made and every en-
Dloyer who contemplates hiring re-
urned soldiers or sailors is urged
Mr. Wood said, 'to place his order
With the nearest office of the u S.
Service, specifying
whether or not 91st man is wanted"
The federal directors of the U. S.
Service in the states Of
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
md California have been notified Of
he campaign inaugurated In the
tate of Washington and it is expected
hat similar campaigns will be in
in these various states with
he same purpose in view.