New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
kirchwey Still
Insists 100000
Here Seek Jobs
Must Place 5000 Men Each
Week to Keep Down to
hatNumber, Says Headof
L. S. Employment Service

a
MONTH
LATER

The New York director of the United
States Employment Service says there
are 100000 unemployed men in New
York, including soldiers, sailors and
marines.
Six transports brought to New York
Yesterday 22,973 troops. Included in
these were many men of the nth Divi-
sion and Of the 165th (old 69th) Reg
iment.
American soldiers still in Europe are
applying for employment through the
government at the rate of 10000 a
week.
These men must have jobs
u hat is to DC done about ii?
Samuel W. Eeyburn, president Of
Lord g 7sy'c. and of the Assocatd
Dry Goods Corporation, believes three
steps are necessary:
/. Men who do not live in New
York should be encouraged to return
to Jobs in their home towns.
:. New York men out of jobs should
be brought into closer touch with EN-
pioyers, because times are prosperous
and there is a Job for every man who
needs one.
They Want More Money
8. The men who, because of their
adventures abroad nave acquired exag.
gerated Ideas Of how much money they
should make, should be urged to con
tent themselves with the best Jobs tina.
can be provided for them.
believe America is big enough to
PROVIDE iobs for all its returned fight
ers,p said Mr.. Reyburn yesterday.
The obstacles which are keeninc
some OF the fighters out of Jobs are
small and temporary. 1t is amazing
Tor example, to discover how anxious
tne men are to get salaries far in ex-
cess OF what they received before the
war.
Not long ago I was talking to an
applicant for JOB He earned no.
more tnan $4,000 before he went to
france. OF course, | am worth :.
great deal more than that now he
saio' nave been major and have
mad much experience in handling mon
am convinced that would make q
eood executive, and should receive
s0.voo year, or perhaps $4,000
~ was useless to try to persuade
.n's man to take back his old Job. Thj.
10 the sentiment Of many Of tho mo-.
Should Return to Homes
heartily agree with the efforts o.
government officials TO induce tho mo
20 return 10 their home towns as sonn
o ppsSlole alter their arrival in Nou
iorn. hundreds Of the men who arc
s,',,ia smsils'ng me anemployed ranks here
c1uid get Jobs at home Some sect;ons
SI tne country. arg actually SUFFERING
from lack Of isboYlt4 ''' u '''s
Inc possibility ~ n serio,,s n,o,o'
pieyfnent crisis is remote. VIZ ste ,1',
prosperous for that. There ara .h'''' sV'
sands Of good Jobs waiting for rn.na my ~,
lnere are fnen looking for theae ;nhA m'
ne only problem, ~, how tan 10 t,',,, ty''a
IN. Jobs and tbe men Together Ta',
soiutioh - ~ eoDperaton' Ftnoista,
wbo need meh should seek ihn,o. to.
rs me men afs seating The lobs,7
hepDftz fsesi|ed ~ the off,ea nf H.
,IeefEs W Kirebwsv. director of th,
ynitsd .ta'es EmDIoyrutt 3ofyieo. as,
~" avenue, tFstsrday Nofs I'm
nmefNhh solbiers stijl IN Kuropo af,
nkWhx hppjiehllp0e Yor jobs 1t th,
rae ~ 1900 a week. Most Of thes,
appliesnts viii arrive In New York. ''.1' sn,
W"'1S '@fKe proportion Win not re
insin here, offIclafs of the snrl{ce ha
nsya thst during the gDmmer ahnn,
c,oDv new Jobs WliI have 10 he fauo,
down ~ s"P
The Bowery Mission, 227 Bow.rv
when has existed for fifteen yearn I.
heFotInE its efforts 10 bringing employ
eTs and loDleSs men tovether