The Lamar register., 1919-11-19
UNEMPLOYED VETERANS
Governor Shoup Appoints Committee
to Investigate Conditions and
Report in Time for Legisla
tive Action.

Denver, Colo, Nov. ia state
wide investigation of conditions with
regard to unemployed and disabled
veterans of the great war is being
made by a committee appointed by
Governor Oliver H. ShOup.
Moved by complaints that not all
returned soldiers, sailors and marines
IN Colorado had been given opportuni-
ty to obtain suitable employment, and
that disabled soldiers had been de-
prived thru red tape of privileges and
benefits provided by the government,
Governor Shoup designated nine men
as I committee to remedy these mat
ters.
Karl C. Schuyler, Denver chairman
of the Fourth and Fifth Liberty Loan
Drives and chairman Of the Triangle
Fund, is the representative of the gen
eral public and civilian organizations.
He was designated chairman of the
committee.
The other eight are all members
Of the American Legion. They are
William H. Smith, Harold Healy and
Lancie S. Ford of Denver; Frank Kemp
of Boulder; Spc-ry Packard, Pueblo;
Malcolm Erickson, Trinidad; Homer
Graham, Montrose, and H. A. Saidy,
Colorado Springs.
Each member is making a personal
survey of conditions in his district re-
lative to unemployment and treatment
Of disabled world war veterans. The
committee will try to secure co-ordina-
tion of all agencies and societies work
ing to get jobs for soldiers. IL this
cannot be done, it will recommend to
the governor whatever action by the
state is deemed necessary to meet the
situation.
The committee will also try to cut
red tape wherever it is found that dis
abled veterans are not getting the full
benefit Of the privileges provided by
law. 1t will report to the governor
on the working of vocational training
and other agencies designed to aid
disabled service men. The utmost
pressure of the state will be brought
to bear to see that such men are Civ
en- square deal.
The committee desires the co-opera-
ton of all citizens to see that Justice
is done every soldier who went to war
from Colorado. If any citizen knows
OF a case where a veteran could not
find employment, or where a disabled
soldier is being neglected, he is asked
TO communicate with the committee.
The committee was appointed with
the idea of having every district in
the state taken care of, and citizens
knowing of such cases are asked to
get in touch with the nearest repre-
sentative. Meetings will be held in
various parts of the state where in
vestigations are considered necessary,
The committee held its organization
meeting in Denver Tuesday, November
lS. Plans were made for thorough
probe of conditions in every district
of Colorado, which were Immediately
put into effect.
I'VE fell that the state will not have
done its duty as long as one returned
veteran is unable to get work, or one
disabled soldier is not given all pos
sible assistance" said Chairman
Schuyler. Our work will not be done
until every Colorado man who wore
the nations uniform is given every op-
portunity we can secure for him."
What we want, as the biggest part
of our celebration of Armistice Day
year hence said Governor Shoup
"is the feeling that not one man who
went to war from this state was neg.
lected after his return"