Evening journal., 1919-01-13
JOBS IN PLENTY
FOR ENLISTED Men
Labor Bureau Agent Finds
it Easy to Place Dis
charged Soldiers
NO LOUD CALL FOR
MAJORS, HOWEVER

CAMP MEADE. Admiral Nd ain. (.
On every s'de jobs await the men be
ing discharged from this camp. The,
have before them no end Of opportunt
lies. at their old jobs or at othe' Worl
IN the old home town or elsewhere. Tht
pay received is far in advance OF thal
received by the same men before The
war, But after-the-war jobs for officer:
are not so numerous. For them the
outlook is not so bright
The United States Labor Bureau
agent here has been perplexed by visits
from officers. A great many will have
10 go back TO civilian life with a small
er income than they received in tn
army. Who has a job for a major who
has won the rank by sheer ability as
Hn organier2 What big ficm wants
captains who have attained that rank
because in every severe test theyproved
themselves worthy 90 command com
pany Of $50 men and were able 20 learn
the science Of modern warfare so well
That foreign officers have expressed
their astonishment at such p-Ompt
mastering Of the game? Every first
and second lieutenant is a man picked
for his rank because he mas won out
IN severe tests. But no firm has YET
sent word TO the labor agent here that
t would care TO employ such officers.
II the business world has room for such
men 20 has managed 10 keep silent.
Here Is what one machine gunner
said:
y am going to "a s. job. My captain
asked me what ! had before me When
7 told him he said lucky boy; wish
had something 10 turn TO- That cap
tain has more executive ability than
any m3n I ever know. and men would
die for him without hesitation. because
we know what he had 60 90 through
10 be a captain Of machine giinners He
knows machinery and he knows how
TO manage men. and yet he is without
a job and does not know where 10 get
one. II be go9s back 90 an addiug ma
r1.ne he will compete with girls who
ave lea.ned a Tot since be- left tho
firm"
F ank p. Campbell the bbor agent
the camp. thinks that firms are max
ng mistake by not throwing open Ger
ain opportunities for officers rs well
rs for On n. ilc thinks the business and
manuf'cturins lrms that make room
for Offices VIII have little cause i0 re-
gret dong so.
some 0f the Red Cros, money is go
ng around ,p a circle and doing no end
1f good Money borrowed io go home
for Christmas because they did not re-
a
paying back now and almost as fast
IS the money comes in there is some
soldier, just back from France. broke
md needing money. The Red Cross has
been carefully managed 10y men who
now tbs old world Well aud Who
void doing those things. thal make
wen the most worthy welfare effort Of
fenslve. For instance. loans made by
The Red Cross are for men who present
o good o3se and no effort IS made o.
force payments or 90 exert any military
pressure. 10 IS an up 70 the mans
honor
When men realize that getting back
money lent out is Necessary 20 sustain
This feature. they march 20 the little
White house with their payments. ind F.
ng even a pleasure i'm doing So. In
'ases where everything shows that the .
men had scant resources % draw on
ven when getting b3ck home pay
ucnts have been made on the install
lent plan. Everything Is being don
low TO pay men here Who have moi
ncen paid regularly elsewhere. but
here arc alWays many who are I'M
aiid.
Walter B'odie who was member OF
.1e famous Orioles in iS95. 1895 and
S91 is here now as "N" secretary
he has been with the "Y- in France
ever since the war broke out and was
~ an area where baseball .-sarhlng ,,a-
sreaily appreciated Brodic d, an au-
hor!ty on many sports as we'll Us base
'alk