Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23
KERR MAKES STATEMENT.

NGhH NAMES SlA EMENI.
Speaking of the serious situation
confronting his department, Director
Kerr said:
II am more fully convinced every
day of the necessity for maintaining
the United States employment service
and can observe that the benefits de-
rived from it are generally being more
fully appreciated both by the employer
and the employee. 1t means much more
than is understood by those that are
not in touch with the immediate ac-
tivities of the work that is being ac-
complished.
IF this service is abandoned and
the laborers are not provided with OPP
portuniy to ascertain the possibility
for employment, rather will the en-
ployer be in a. position to get in touch
with the employee.
Il consider that it would be one of
the most serious things that could
happen at this critical hour to discon-
tinue the service.
1T is even more important now than
during the period of the war. There
must be a means for the distribution
of labor. 1t is q resource and must
find opportunity for it's use to the best
advantage both to employe and en-
ployer, to the end that those that
render the service may be compensat-
ed and have opportunity to provide for
those who are. dependent upon them.
It is real creative power and abso-
lutely essential that it's efforts should
be guided and every opportunity af-
forded for it's use. Congress should
appreciate the very critical period in
our history and there is no greater
problem to be dealt with than labor,
and upon the action of congress de-
ponds very largely what the future
shall be in this great country of ours
in the struggle of humanity to sustain
life.
with the great resources of our
country there need be no occasion for
the people to be deprived of food to
eat or clothing to wear. Every home
should have in it, in a moderate way
at least, the things necessary to main
tain the home and any move or legis-
lation that tends to make this possible
Is worthy of our best efforts We
should not forget the great struggle
that lies ahead, as we are mindful OF
thit Vi liIt pest. mere DC DO
slack ening of our efforts. It will re-
quire cool, deliberate and candid
thought on the part of the people to
meet the conditions"
Director Kerr received the follow
ing telegram Saturday from Washing
ton:
House appropriation committee has
reported sundry civil service bill with
out any provision for federal employ.
ment service for next fiscal year
means that service stops June 80, I'M
less amendment to bill is passed
Minority report signed by five mem.
bers of committee has been made BY
Representative Gallivan of Massachu
sets dissenting from report of com
mittee declaring that the federal serv.
Ice is part of the official machinery o
the government for the return of sol
diers and war workers to peace indus
try. and that 1t Is time to go slow il
disseminating those forms of nationa
service which tend to keep down tn,
dangers of Bolshevism by ASSISTING
during the transition from war to peac
conditions, the, soldiers and work er
that have borne the brunt of the war
No action yet on deficiency appropria
ton. If this fails service abolished b,
April 1. 1t should be clearly under
stood that purpose of these telegram
is not to bring pressure upon con
gress in the performance of its dut,
The purpose is to bring before con
gress in q proper manner and wit
the utmost courtesy the value that /
placed upon the service wherever 4
operates information that congress |
entitled to have for its protection an
guidance against possible misinforma
tion."