Tombstone epitaph., 1919-01-19
SOLDIERS COME HOME BUT
 CAN'T GET OLD POSITIONS

TUCSON. Jan. l5.-That Arizona employers are failing to measure up 10 the standard of loyalty and patri- otism expected Of them is the result shown by an investigation of the labs: situation made by the soldiers bureag for the state. This applies to large corporations. especially the railroads. and to iniiv;luil employers.
 Many Arizona men. probably the ma jor.y of them. lef. good. permanent positions in various fields. when they entered the war. Most. of them were granted leave Of absence from their employment with the promise of the cd job or be;:er one. when they re, tl-ned rom France. In the mean inc women or "ohaiTwarmers. as the sol- G:egs call the men who stayed at home. have been placed in employment
 While only comparatively few sol ciers have retdraei to Arizona. a large proportion oi these have already re- ported 10 the soldiers bureau that the'r employers refuse 10 reinsta;e them in their farmer positions Re turning home broke and needing work. ;he soldier is placed in very difi,ll; position by this refusal and by the general scarcny of work in the state. and as ne has been educated 10 feel :ha; The pecp'e of ,he country have hache' hin in the conduc: of wa he !s brought face tO face with condition that cannot fail to eagender much hard feeling.
 Just what the United States em- ploymen. service is going 10 do 10 rtmeiy this condition Is still mat Ter for conjecture. That q solution will be arrived at in due course ot tine is certain.
 Arizona will have ,a0Oo fighting men back in ihe next lew weeks" A. " Sefton of the soldiers bureau stated Besides these We must reckon with 20r0 more men from other states who wish 10 obtain positions because of their health. Tn regard 10 these. We have received recommendations from the federal employment directors in California. New York, Missouri. A-kan- sas and ether states. together with the list of names of men whom they wish ed us to place in posieions. Practical ly all these ask for clerical work. and We haven't enough 10 supply the local demand
 There seems to be disposition or the part of many employers. and espe- ciaily Of the railroads, 10 pass the buck. when ii comes to reinstating re- turned soldiers in positions formerly held by them. Whatever the reason is. in some cases il is because the em. ployer has urged on to his employees the subscribing 10 large liberty bonds 10 be paid out from the pay check. Dis charging these employees might mean that the large deficit would fall 10 the employer to pay"
 It is considered possible by officials of the department of labor that th, condition in Arizona will grow worse with the return Of large numbers o, soldiers, unless the employers will O. their own free will offer 10 take thei: former employees back. and also motif, the soldiers bureau O: all openings and vacancies and opportunities il their employ for returned soldiers. II view Of the fact that the men are t' come back in very short time, thi should be attended to immediately Wherever it is possible arrangement for placing soldiers position are mad while they are still in camp. as larg' numbers of applications from Arizon boys who expect to leave camp with fin the next few weeks are being re ceived daily at the local bureau.