The evening world., 1919-02-20

aday duds you ever saw and seems 10
think a motor car has no use what
ever except TO whisk busy worker
from one board meeting or office or
speaking platform TO another.
WYE talked OF the criticism that has
w been rife because many people
are impatient enough TO feel there
should be no unemployed soldiers
even a day after their release from
camp.
"Ycs, there has been much criti'
c!sm." Mrs. Kohut answered.
Jobs were promised the boys,
people insist, and jobs there must
be! But this is not the responsibility
OF the Employment Service. True,
the BOYS were taken by tho Govern
mcnt out OF their positions. But TINS
was inevitable. 1t is not possible TO
make employers hold every place
open TO every boy who occupied II
before.
! "Nor Is IL in every case desirable.
! A totally new outlook has developed
among many OF the men. They 40
not want the same employment 'l'y
| had before the war. JnSktHed work
crs return from service abroad Nhlic'l
workers. And herein lies our oISscS'
problem. ,.,- l., q
machine shop. lie comes back an
! experienced mechanic. Instead o'
being satisfied as a garage assistant
! he now wants to be foreman III I
plant or an electrical cnginecr-and
| is unite capable of being either. Ih'
/ army has taught him new thlnSS
given him new ambitions, ana II u
IN 20 us to place him in the environ
mcnt he desires.
'IIERE Is an instance: \ hand
II some. stalwart lad came lnt'
the headquarters OF the League fol
Women's Service, 26l Madison Ave
nuc, the other day.
81 understand" he grinncd' INA
YOU have jobs here for US fellows
"Well. no. SON" explained Mrs
Kohut, "but we find out what yo'
want and try to fit you into a JOB
what did you use to do'"
started out as store helper VI
in Blanktown, Maine" said the Lad
went into the boat shops later an,
; learned sail-makinS and canoe build
ing"
"Ah-then we can ind you some
thing in that line"
"Oh. but ma'am, don't want to g
back TO that work." said the good
looking six footer, i've outgrown i
70 I'm a citizen OF the world now.
- want different work-and I'm fttc
for II too"
r But up in BlanktOwn YOU would
g an important person." the womn
10 argued, "You could probably work u
into a business Of your own."
$ He shook his head, no" he smile
I 1T won't do, ia rather be one OF II
4 crowd. In the village eycrybod
q knows your whole life. You're alwal
q being watched. want to be cog
. the big machine a while. want
: feel the press OF people about mo
and not be noticed. I've Just con
out OF the biggest piece Of work thj
the world has known. ! want 10 be
part of other big work k--for "A while
least Oh, yes-Im going home to q,
my folks. I'm going up TO see l
mother on Mothers Day. Ana II
going 10 hug her good. But--then I.
going 70 beat H. That's how ! feel.
That is how thousands Of them fe,
Every day they come TO the Nation
League for Women's Service Ostcns
bly, 10 ask for jobs, but in reality
discuss with some understands
woman their past their present al
their future.
U\VTE cannot" said Mrs. Kohu
w create positions for Il
Homecoming men, as many person
think. our object Is not 70 rncournl
vast building projects or new indus
tries for the sake Of giving worN
the freshly civilIaned soldier. 81
we can create a huge clearing hou,
for employment and develop voc.
tional fitness for hundreds OF thol
sands of men.
-