Gunnison news-champion., 1919-11-28
AL COLORADO HELPS
SOLDIERS GET JOBS
STATE co',.GTTEE is GIVEN AID
OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AID
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS.
EMPLOYMENT o. EVERY PEF-cS
WHO SERVED O. WAR is GOAL
SOUGHT BY WORKERS IN
BIG DRIVE.

on scale surprising that 0f any
other state In the union. Colorado j.
dealing with the problem of uuempIoy-
ed y service men
a job Tor every man and woman
who woTr tllr nations uniform In time
Of war j. the am Of the Cntunitt..
FOR Relief u Ex-Scryics Men and
Women. appointed 10y Governor ollyer
II SLoup
This committee. which will help re-
rurn.d soldiers, sailurs and marines 20
find employment. has already started
oUmpaiEu oB 4 statewide basis
The governor by proclamation has
de- -Iiatsti Thursday. December ith,
as soldiers Employment Day. By
thar dIlc ii is planned 10 have dis.
covered all employment opportunities
ia tl- state. and all cx-scrylcc men
and women needing employment.
On and even before. Soldiers En-.
pI1ymcnt Day the work Of adjust.
uenI. 0f bringing Jobs and soldiers To.
sciher. win lee b,.run
Offers OF cooperation in the work
have come from all parts OF the state
County cumui>s ourrs IN every county
hay" appointed public spirited citizens
10 form slate advisory council To the
committee.
The plan drawn up 10y the stale com
mitree l., briefly. n fellows:
Cn-opcrnIion viii b. given by all
war service societies. returned sol
dicrs organizations, employers and
employers assoc ations. patrio ic
bodies. labor, farmer and commercial
associations. ami lodges. Many such
societies have already assured III,
committee of their enthusiastic sup
port OF efforts to MD service men.
Mayors Of cities aud towns will list
names and data OF unemployed ex-ser-
vice men and women, canvass every
employer for Jobs. bring Jobs and un
employed together. and report either
surplus jobs or surplus unemployed I,
the county comm ssioners
County commissioners will act as c
clearing house and board uf adjust,
mcnt between towns OF the county,
and make u thorough canvass OF EN-
| ploymeni opportunities in farming and
mining districts and In towns Of less
than certain population TO be de
! teruIned by the state committee. They
will report surplus Jobs or unenploy.
, ed GN-seryice men io the state commit.
| tee This committee, In co-operaiion
with the State Labor Department. viii
+ serve as clearing house and adjust
f.,-
I Municipal and state employment
I agencies VIII give all possible asSis,
aDce and private employment agence,
are asked 10 cooperate.
The report OF the committee submit
ted Ia the governor declares il n stat.
duty to see that every unemployed ex
service man and woman Is given suit
able employment Existing ngencies
have not been able TO meet the situa
tion completely.
In various sections Of the state. tn,
committee declares. there are ex-scr
sice men without work. and not few
aciuali, IN want.
The campaign To put unemployed ex
service men NJ work was started IN
short order. The state committee met
day md night In The capitol at Den
yer completing organization. Rcxpons
TO requests for cooperation were es
peciaIiy gratifying, coming from al,
parts Of the state. In every county
citizens offered TO give all their Tins
during the next few weeks.
The state committee Is now estab-
lished in room 30 In the capitol e.
Denver.