The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-10
NO CRISIS ON MEXICAN BORDER NOW
Work Or Bolshevis1n
u. S. Must Get Men to Jobs, EN-.
ployer Declares.

WASHINGTON, June 1O.-"Ge
the men to the jobs" as an insuranc
against bolshevism, was recommend
ed to prominent members of the hous
and senate yesterday in a letter writ
ten by large employer of labor VIII,
has been working as a laborer il
industrial plants throughout the coun
try. The writer urged the retention
of the federal employment service
which would be made a permanent
governmental bureau under bills in.
troduced by Senator Kenyon, chair.
man of the senate labor committee
and Representative Nolan, a member
of the house labor committee. Ac-
ton on these measures is expected
soon.
1.-The biggest single piece of in
surance against bolshevism which the
country can think about just now"
said the letter, "is a nationwide or
ganization for bringing 100 percent
of the jobs available in connection
with the men who need them for their
daily bread and butter"
The writer of the letter. who asked
that his name be withheld in order
that he might be able to continue his
studies among the workmen, is the
vice-president of large industrial
establishment. The letter, as re-
ceived by Chairmen Good and War
ren, of the house and senate appro-
priations committees, read in part as
follows:
LAS a result of my experiences of
the past few months, find myself
greatly interested in the question of
the future of the United States en-
ployment service as now being con-
ldered by you and your committee.
Il am an employer of labor. In Or
der to get the viewpoint of the coun-
try's workers, ! have been working
as laborer under an alias in several
plants and factories. My observations
10 date seem to me pertinent to the
question now before you. In word
hey are this: The difference between
Americanism and bolshevism is the
difference between having a job and
not having one. To an extent which
10 one can conceive who has not him
;elf walked the streets for work. the
lxle on which the whole world turns
tor the working man is the job. AsI
ong as he can enjoy his three meals
day and think of his own and his
samily's future with some certainty.
le is self-respecting citizen, and all
his stuff about unrest is of less in
crest to him than to his employer.
But when he is out of a job, then the
'xle of his world is busted; its Jagged
3livers enter and cut his self-respect
and his very soul to pieces.
"This fact is well known to the rad
cal agitators. In their meetings, |
nave heard them urge redoubled eff
forts to enroll new members before
,hese men now out of work get Jobs
and so close their minds to our Cos
1el.'
"The biggest single piece of insur-
ance. against bolshevlsm that this
country can think about just now is
nationwide organization for bring
ng 100 percent of the jobs available
nto connection with the men who
reed them for their daily bread and
utter.
"This connection is not made eff
iently or even fairly when workers
lave to go to the so-called fee
lgencies. No citizen should have to
'uy a chance to work. Besides, too
many times the superintendents or
oremen who hire men through these
gencies get part of the fee them
elves, and therefore find means to
re one worker in order to have
hare in his successors fee. Last
inter, with so or 70 negroes and
oreigners, | did my share of shiv
ring while we all kept our eyes on
ne spot where a labor foreman was
appear in order to pick not more
IAN three or four of us. AS we
atched the gate nobody said word
1T was too serious a matter; be-
des each of US was competing with
lie other. But after the three or
'ur had been picked, you should
ave heard the curses!