Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
THE PRESENT I
LABOR SITUATION
From the United States Em.
ployment Service Pub
Kcity Depart
mlent

Every possible protection is taken
by the United States Employment
Service TO prevent the placing Of men
and women IN positions, which they
are unqualified to All.' This Is es-
pecially true in the wOmans division,
which will center It's efforts on the
finding Of suitable jobs for women.
Miss Agnea Hannigan Of Topeka,
has been recommended for the posi-
ton Of Assistant Federal Director in
charge of the woman's division by the
State Advisory Committee and she
will assume her duties as soon As the
recommendation is approved by the
Washington Office. ~:
In each local examiners Office, q
woman superintendent>is In charge Of
the wOman's division work. Her du-
ties are to look after the interests Of
the unemployed women, place them in
suitable jobs, first interviewing them
as to their qualifications for the po-
sitiOn they apply for. Close scrutiny
will be given all applicants for indus
trial positions, which entail an unusS
ual amount Of physical labor. The
women in charge Of the various wO-
mems departments in the state are:
Mrs. Eva Luke, Parsons; Ida N. Lane,
Emporia; Blanche Finch, Kansas
City; Hattie Murphy, AtchisOn;
Frances M. Brown, Salina; Mrs. Fred
X. Hammers, Wichita; Dorothy A.
Payne, Hutchison; Mrs.. C. J. Evans,
q prominent woman Of Topeka has
been recommended rs Superintendent
in the Topeka Office to succeed Miss
Hannigan.
II has been found that during the
labor shortage. due TO the war, many
women sought and secured jobs in in
iustry, for which they were unsuited
10 fill, without seriously injuring their
health. In order to remedy this sit
nation q campaign Of education win
be launched by the wOman's division
md in most cases it Is believed that
he conditions can be remedied.
While the employment situation %
'apidly assuming = serious aspect in
many states, it is not ut all alarming
n Kansas.
This announcement was made today
y J. viii Kelley, Federal Director
or Kansas Of the United States EN-
'lOyment Service. The fact that the
Vinter has been most favorable for :
ertain kinds Of work, that most Of
he Kansas soldiers returning from
he service have either gone back to
he farm, or have been given their old
obs back by their employers, and 10
he splendid cooperation Of every
gency in caring for the returning
Oldiers and sailors.
The situation In many states is be-
Oming q real problem. On December
0, 1913, nearly all states reported q s
hortage Of labor. One month later
ixty per cent Of the states reported
ither q surplus, or that the supply s
bout equaled the demand. Nov near
: all cities, reporting on shortages S
nd surpluseS report that the surplus :
by far greater than the demands.
Kansas is attempting 10 help the
states absorb the surplus
here this Is possible without hinder
e the return Of its own soldiers and
IilOrs to their jobs. When the spring
Irm work opens up IL is expected s
Iat the Kansas Office Of the employ
ent service win receive many calls s
r farm labor from surrounding 8
ates. At the same time the demand
r labor at home will be something 8
cope with. The most optimistic 8
nditions are predicted by the Feder- s
Director, because Of the general
ndencv 70 beRin public works lust 8