The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-06
SOLDIER CARTOON
 STRIKES RESPONSIVE CHORD AMONG MEN
Employment Service Off, cials Tell How Lesson of Jobs For Soldiers" Was
 Brought Home

Officials of the United States employ ment service, lO5 North Twentieth street, were enthusiastic in their praise of the cartoon by Artist Harper in yesterdays Age-Herald. They were emphatic in their comments that the cartoonist had struck a Keynote in the lamentable unemploy- ment situation of returned soldiers.
 So struck with the force of the argu- ment presented by MT. Harper's cartoon were the officials of the United States employment service that they proceeded to acquire .the reproduction plate from the offices of The Age-Herald and ordered 5000 copies struck for distribution amongs, the local business houses and throughout industries about the state.
 The cartoon in The Age-Herald by Artist Harper deserves unstinted praise, said George B. Tarrant, federal director of employment for the state of Alabama. It paints an object lesson for us all. It shows us the true side of unemployment for the returned soldiers
 Superintendent Lewis Brown of the local office of the United States employment service stated that the cartoon would awaken many w- looked smugly on the situation and hoped that some day ali would be well.
 Many of us sit idly and .twit our hands, said Mir. Brown. We read the stories in the papers of unemployment amongst the returned soldiers and hope for the best. Surely that does not help the situation any. However, cartoons with the power of convincing argument as shown by MT. Harper's in The Age Herald, will do some good-and will per haps awake in the souls of those where responsibility rests that some remedial something had better happen very soon. v
 James Gould an examiner of labor on the skilled trades, said: Throughout the day former soldiers came to my desk in their search for work and they mem toned The Age-Herald cartoon. They caught the lesson in the well-defined lines of Artist Harper. And some were bitter in their comments"
 Richard F. Lussier, a discharged soldier, who IS detailed as an examiner of labor to get jobs for soldiers, stated the vet erans were particularly enthusiastic over The Age-Herald's cartoon. He said: "The boys were glad when they saw the cartoon because they felt Artist Harper of The Age-Herald had sensed as only a good buddy could the present situation of un- employment in the Birmingham district. They felt the cartoon would help them, and they saw ray of hope ahead. After all, the boys had good jobs last summer, getting the regular scale of wages for getting shot This summer, however, 1t 5 something else again. Now, unless some Of them get job 'toot suite they will be up against it. Anyway, the cartoon hit the mark, and the boys are for the car toonist good and strong"
 Kenneth l.. Smith, field secretary for the war camp community service. stated that much of the talk about the local information booth was on The Age-Her- aid cartoon.
 Ut seemed that everyone was talk ing about the Harper cartoon said MT. Smith. The picture of the soldier who IS jobless thinking over his plight, while Tn the corner is shown portion Of cem- etery where our heroes are buried, and in another corner a poor unfortunate IS drawn as a derelict of destiny, presented picture that made any man think. II will bring the situation home to us all, and will make us redouble our efforts to get jobs for returned soldiers"