The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-03-08
DENVER, COLORADO SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1919

the conference by II. S. Settle, of the
War Camp Community Service,
through lessons of experience as TO
the effect of amusement and recrea-
ton upon the morale and efficiency
of soldier and workman.
on the second day the informal CON
ference gave most of its time to the
general topics. Unity of action in
local communities to secure efficiency
and cooperation of welfare agencies,
and methods by which the Depart
ment of Labor and other govern
mental agencies can best cooperate
with private agencies and organiza-
tions.' How several local agencies
can utilize the services of experienced
and expert persons employed by one
or more agencies was discussed by
William Jennifer, supervisor of Ne
gro Economics for Michigan, and VIII
liam NJ. Ashby, supervisor of Negro
Economics for New Jersey. Effective
methods of exchange of information,
plans and experiences between
agencies both local and national were
discussed by Eugene Kinckle Jones,
of the National League on Urban Con
ditions Among Negroes.
Methods by which the Department
Of Labor and other governmental
agencies can cooperate with private
fare of Negro wage earners was fully
discussed by c. II. Tobias, of the Y.
NJ. c. A., who showed how the RED
triangle had gone with the army
across the seas, serving the men in
the ranks abroad and in environments
here.
John Il. .Shillady, executive secre-
tary of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
discussing cooperation between gov
ernmental agencies and private organ
iZations, suggested that the private
agencies experiment with methods OF
meeting the needs of wage earners'
until these needs We're demonstrated
as general. He said that then the
meeting of these needs would be the
task of the Government, municipal
state or national, and provided for
through the public funds and under
the control of public officials.
Miss Mary T.. Jackson, of the Y.
w. c. A., told of the work of that or
ganiZation for colored women in in
dustry, in cooperation with the Wom-
en- in Industry Service of the Depart
ment of Labor, aud the Ordnance
Branch, War Department.
A plan of cooperative organization
for putting a program into practical
operation locally, the last topic of the
conference, was discussed by. repre-
sentatives of several boards and or
ganiZations.
The work of the Children's Bureau,
the Employment Service, and the Bu-
reaus for Returning Soldiers, Sailors
and War Workers of the Department
of Labor, were fully explained. Il. A.
SilcOX spoke Tor the employment Sel
vice, and Harold Stone for the last
named organization. Miss Julia c.
Lathrop, of the Children's Bureau,
brought message from the war-rid-
den districts of Europe from which
she had just returned.
This conference was unique in that
it issued no set of resolutions or ad-
dress to the country, but formulated
plan of cooperation for joint ac-
ton between the welfare agencies
represented and the Department OF
Labor, and framed program to im'
prove race relations and advance the
interests of Negro wage-earners'
These proposals for cooperative ac-
ton and constructive practical WORK
have been laid before the Secretary
of Labor to be put into operation
through the many agencies represent
ed with the Department. In closing
| the conference passed resolution
promising requests to the locals to CO.
operate with the Director of Negro
Economics.