New-York tribune., 1919-02-03
.Bdies to Work Jointly
Under All United Coun-
I'll of Unemployment
No Duplication of Effort
Service Men at Mass Meeting
Urged to Go to Home
Towns to Relieve n. Y.

yewplans for dealing with the unem-
,tovusent problem were announced by
r Wood, assistant director of the
r-nitsd States Employment Service, at
msss meeting of 4,500 soldiers and
sailors. yesterday in the Manhattan
Opera House
Nr. Wood said that the war relief
examinations, including the y NJ c.
the Y NJ. H A., the Y W. c. A
.he Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the
1exish Welfare Board, the knights OF
Columbus, the Federation of Churches,
,he National Catholic War Council the
National League for Woman's Service,
the War Camp Community Service, the
Council OF National Defence and the
Womsn's Navy League. have agreed 10
pool their efforts to obtain jobs for
discharged soldiers and sailors The
organizations viii work jointly under
the direction of the AL United Council
on Unemployment, of which Henry
gruere is chairman
aInstead of each organization put
ting into effect a unemployment plan Of
its ovn, all VIII submit THAR plans
to the All United Council said Mr.
Wood "That VIII prevent duplication
Of work Business men naturally do
not ike to be asked By half dozen
sets Of people whether they have jobs
open for soldiers Under this plan
there was much haphazard campaign
ing and a great deal of territory was
not covered Now the task of locating
men will be systematized- Each organ
Ization will be given a certain line to
followand reports will be made to the
All United Council, which is cooperat-
ing with the United States Employ
ment Service AS jobs are reported
promptly.
Urges Boys to Go Home
@We are facing some difficulties.
Business is not the same as it was when
many Of You boys left to take part in
tie war Business men are handi-
capped, one reason being that the gov
trnment has suddenly stopped big war
contracts and has not paid off the con-
traitors We are trying to induce the
government to pay off some of these
abligations so that business will pick
Up There is no doubt that if we can
s's.r serious unemployment crisis
during the next two or three months we
vl enter upon a period Of prosperity.
] want to urge all you boys who do
rat live IN New York to go home at
once We have too many men looking
for work here, while the rest of the
country needs them badly. Out of the
l,2oO towns in the United States which
have population of $4,000 or moro
we have established employment bu-
reaus IN e70- Go back to the towns
rim which you were inducted into SER
Vice and apply at the local bureau for
a job They viii give you one with the
least possible delay"
Mr. Woods address was given during
regular Sunday afternoon entertain
ment for returned soldiers. The enter
tainments have been given for the last
fourteen months under the direction of
Miss Mabel F. BeaYdsley.
Dr. George W. Kirchwey. director of
the United States Employment Service.
Yesterday gave cut a statement show
ing tnaS the dearth Of jobs for workers
lss not affected women. He said that
lae sixty branch employment Offices in
Inc stzte reported that women workers
are IN great demand
Shortage Of Domestic Workers
The biggest shortage is in the line
uoinestlc workers. said DR.. Kirch-
seS During the week ending Janu-
~ 20 the service received GIG calls
.sr domestic workers, with only 29O
sp2acanIS, out OF which 247 we're re-
POr'eo placed. But the shortage is
$50 acute IN weu-trained professional
somen- The records of the intercol
legate bureau of occupations. which
as taken over last October by the
siosssslonal division of the United
yates Employment Service, show that
.asre have not been 50 few applicants
i've this class of worker during Jan
sasass Tor the last five years, despite
sas large number OF women workers
= government bureaus who wera
tie war. VI
hs women's department Of the
ppioiesslonal Division, at 16 East
sossy-second Street, is able 70 place
:. oace 80 women in secretarial/posi-
ea,i ggls paying from s25 to $40 week,
ss.,ng ssa positions paying from Sl8 k
rirntiesx. ~''
ouring the week ending January %
e service IN this state listed 1885
seporfunities for employment in all
sssssx ss Of wcrnen's work, with only
80 applicants Of these 2,290 were
sspoytsd placed, or 81 per cent or the
''.s; number Of applicants"
- 1as National Catholic War Council,
Lssz Forty Street. an
ssa1ced yesterday that 5000 Of its
neess viii soon start looking for
~ .os soldiers- They viii be directed
EdEard A-Arnold.