The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-01
ELIMINATE Stacker
FROM VOCABULARY

Eliminating the work Stacker" is tho
new job whteh the American Legion
has taken upon itself. acting in con-
junction with the war departments
chain IF employment bureaus through
out the country. This type of ex-ssr-
vice man. while not numerous, is oc-
easioualiy serious detrirnent to the
work. Of placing o& soldiers in salts
factory ,ohs Their attitude of shift
leasness after getting the place cauaes
aissatiafact among employers who
are really irving to help. and gives
black exc IN other rervies men who
still need work.
Practically all the posts Of the ie~
gion now have employment commit.
teea. IN some cases these committees
have taken over all the task of frsd-
ing Jobs for their fellow service men
In other localities they cooperate with
the war department. In Bridgeport.
Conn a-here the work stacker has
hctn serious evil the Legion Keeps
special lie Of such cas- of repeating
Ia jobs AS a rule a nesrt-to-h heart
talk from a corrade In arms has been
enough In other cases refractory
man has been denied the services Of
the employment Office altogether,
In natroi, the Legion works also
With the police. Where an e1-scidier
IN MIN rrn - ta.fu up Tor some MINOR
oTcnse. like begging c~ peddline, =
probationary ayster1 has beer sdoptc d.
instead IF sending these men 10 JssL
the authorities have consented 10 nut
thrn1 IN rroha tion with the, American
Legion. This practice has had a very
aauutarY effect ard nefrott'a problem
NJ putting ~ work every returned
fighting man ~ no longer 60 serious.
In practically ali states, the em
Pic yr1ent committee If the Legion now
makes canvass Of an the employers.
Wherever Jobs are offered returned
soldiers, the employers are told that
the Legion expects 70 keep In toucn
with the men in places. in order to see
that they give satisfactory service. III
this is not forthcoming, the Legion
gives such men short shift, On the
other hand. the deserving ex service
man who needs employment will have
his case persisted in untt he is placed
Work slackers have TO appear before n
committee OF their comrades.
In u,apo places local chambers of
commerce or associations of rnsnufac-
Jurors have aghrecd with the Legion to
have a job for every home coming SOL
der
In commenting uron the nation wide
, 20 operation of the American Legion.
Major General william @. Haan, as-
sistant chief of staff, in charge of the
war departments employment pro-
gram. says:
To-day the American Legion has be-
come an aggressive factor in getting
Jobs for our fighting men. They are
extending the scope of their work SC
very rapIdly that now this influence is
felt in every state in the union. While
the original plan was for the members
to cooperate in employment work, in
many muuities II has been neces-
sary for them to take over the entire
burden, because of the withdrawal OF
other agencies from the field. In every
case they are meeting with the great
est success, and eventually the Legion
will be the great standby Of the SOL
drier who needs assistance OF any
kind.
"Tf anyone still has any doubt in his
mind as to the present attitude Of the
mass Of discharged soldiers would
advise him to go to any post meeting
NJ the American Legion and say some
thing against the government. advo-
eating bolsheviarn. anarchy. or any
form of destruction. He will then
quickly find that the ex-service man
has not yet forgotten the art Of fight
ing"