Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
Redugt g ,'1 in J. s.
 Erlp 1yment Service
Congress Failed to Pass Ap- propriation for Continu- ance in Full.

Washington, March 13.-Reduction of so per cent, in the force of the United States employment service eff fectiye March T, was announced to- day by Director General Densmore. This was made necessary, it was ex- plained by the failure of congress to provide funds to continue the work.
 Mir. Densmore said the number of employment offices would be reduced from 780 to 56. but that none of the work in direct connection with the re- turn of soldiers and sailors to civil ian employment would be discontin- ued.
 "The reduction of the employment service cuts it to the bone." said MT. Densmore. "The special work in placing engineers and other highly trained men, persons handicapped by old age and physical disability, vo- cational guidance for juveniles the trade tests for skilled workers and 1 the training of employment examin- CTS must. all cease March 22. l "The maintenance of a skeleton ad- 1 ministrative organization in Wash 1 ington and the states and the con- l tinuance of camp representatives. sol diers' bureaus and the clearance sys-
 tenn, together with fifty six branch of i fees in strategic industrial centers
 will, however. permit the directing national employment work by th'
 employment service and enable h t'
 resume full operation when congress appropriates funds"
 Secretary Wilson, in statement to right explaining the plan for retain ing a skeleton organization of the ser vice. disclosed that the service coul' not draw on President Wilson's Sl0O,
 COG. GOO war emergency fund becaus practically all of it has been spen
 or pledged.
 After the urgency deficiency bill Wa
 killed ih the 1ilibuster in the closin
 hours of the last session Of the sen ate Secretary Wilson appealed to tn president. He received this reply D radio from the presidential shil
 George Washington. at sea.
 Regret nothing~as much as the dis continuance of the work of the en1 Woyment service bureau, but the faC is that including pledges made. m ' fund is practically exhausted. WhG ! remains would not suffice to maintai the bureau. and to my great grief
 see no escape from dishandment. 9 hope that it will be possible to keep ' skeleton organization"
 f Secretary Wilson announced th; Q employment service would be reOl
 sanized on a basis <s|t would enab n t to utilize the voluntary services = individuals and organizations to COT
 tinue the work of tindine places f. returned soldiers and sailors r Fortunately" said Secretary Wi 1 son, "the employment service had O Q @anized l ,575 community boards, nea : ly 1000 bureaus for returning soldie
 without expense to the government, v fWe shall maintain our represent " tives at the demobiliZation camps al Q shall keep right on getting the re - ords of soldiers returning on # # Transports and forwardine, them n the bureaus for returning s $-ers a n will maintain an administrative c ii ganization in Washington and ca a of the states to direct the work a r about fifty employment offices in
 principal industrial cities " While Mr Densmore was sendi orders today to federal directors
 the service for the states, repol
 reaching headquarters herc show
 t,3ere had been a heavV increase D unemployment during the past fl r. days. 69 per cent. of the reporting l. dustrial centers having large lat ly surpluses.