The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-28
TO SEEK JOBS
FOR SOLDIERS
Organization Formed by the
Emergency Employment Body
viii Cover U. S.
COL. WOODS GUIDES WORK
War Department Ready to Act with
Communities in Placing Men-Of-
fees of Service to Be Main
tanned in Every State.

Washington.-Org Of spe-
cial field corps in connection with the
emergency employment committee ror
soldiers and sailors Of the council OF
national defense was announced by
the war department.
The corps is composed Of approx
mately 80 army officers specially Sc
lected and assigned to the work by the
war department. and will be under
the direct supervision of Col. Arthur
Woods, special assistant to the secre-
tary of war and chairman of the
emergency employment committee. 1t
has been organized to carry out In
the field the plans Of the war depart
p,ent and Of the committee for the re-
employment Of soldiers, sailors and
marines and their readjustment and
absorption into civil life and peace
time conditions
To Gather Information.
The work will consist largely OF
gathering information concerning pres
ent existing government employment
agencies, as well as agencies estab-
lished and maintained by private or
CARNATIONS and individuals, and OF
finding out just how the war depart
ment and the committee can by CO.
operating with the community fulhli
the nations obligation to the men now
returning to civil life. They have
been instructed to inform each COM
munity which they visit that the gov
eminent and all its departments rep
resented on the emergency employ
ment committee stand ready to coop
crate to the fullest extent with any
and all local efforts connected with re-
employment or welfare of men dis
charged from the service.
The corps has been divided into
three divisions, each under division
head.
IT was announced that it was not
any part of the work of the corps to
attempt to create any substitute en-
ployment machinery where such ma
chinery exists. It's function is to find
out how the government and the emer-
gency department committee can best
supplement and support the work OF
the federal employment service and to
encourage cities and towns, through
public and private contributions to
carry on the bureaus for returning
soldiers and sailors, and to establish
similar bureaus where they do not ex-
ist. These bureaus are operated I'M
der the supervision of the federal en-
ployment service.
Announcement was mace by the en-
ployment service that through con-
tributions of funds and personal serv-
ices received, it will be possible for it
to continue at least 60 per cent of its
former offices until congress appro-
PIRATES funds. Latest returns show
that in every state one or more ofnces
Of the service will be maintained, |
while in a number of states no cur
tailment at all will be necessary.
Stranded Men Problem.
1.-THE appeal of the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States to its con-
stituent commercial organizations to /
get behind the bureaus for returning /
soldiers and Sailors" said the an
nouncement, twill very considerably /
facilitate their work. The chambers
Of commerce in many towns and cities
already are contributing to the main
tenance of employment service offices
and soldiers bureaus. The greatest
effect of the action by the national
commerce chamber is expected to be
IN the number of Immediately avail
able employment openings which en-
ployers will register with the federal
employment offices and soldiers bu-
reaus.
zone of the chief problems incident
10 unemployment of the soldier is the
stranded men in the cities. Employ
ment for the majority of these men
can be secured in their home towns.
but through lack of funds they are
unable to avail themselves of 1t. Har-
nv A. Wheeler, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United
States. has issued an appeal TO each
of the national chamber urg-
ing that they get in touch with non
resident soldiers seeking employment
In their town; find out where he be-
longs. communicate with the cham
her of commerce in his home city.
End on receiving assurance that II Will
lake care of him. provide funds for
his transportation home.