Evening journal., 1919-03-15
U. S. EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE ATTACTED
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care OF returning soldiers, marines and
others Of our enlisted men, and more
than that, IL has the machinery in ex-
istenoe 90 take care OF employment as
it could be furnished for civilian work.
ers in every part Of the State.
"The state will do It's part and its
part will equal, predict excel, in that
respect what has been done by the
United States employment service.
From Mr.. Saylor's statement one
would be led 10 believe that there never
was an employment service in the State
before the Federal service came in.
The facts are that by act OF assembly
In 1912 the State employment service
was established under the auspices OF
the department Of labor and industry.
Mr.. McClan said that 10 the five en-
ployment offices originally established
the Pennsylvania commission OF public
safety at the outbreak Of the war sdd-
ed thirteen The Federal service, com
ing into existence July IS OF last year,
added sixty more, he said, and authori-
ties began fllllng the Offices with large
numbers Of iobholders.
Even with the small need brought
about by the curtailment Of war indus
tries, these Offices continued like all
originally created" said Mr.. McClain.
"They were organlzed In a very hap
hazard way, with more regard TO the
political potentlaltles OF the examiner
In his particular community than for
his efficiency In the work he was
chosen 10 do. More than that. em-
plOyes In some OF them were so numerz
Gus that they were actually III each
others way"
Federallzation OF state employment I
Offices brought untold expense I
10 Pennsylvania, he said I'VE have |
paid a big'prlce as result OF government
and extravaganza" he con-
.inued.
He said that before the Federal SER
rice was Instituted the State employ
nent Offices were housed In buildings
donated by owners for war work. and
hat this was a great saving In rentals
But when the government officials came
along they insisted that all employ
nent Offices Federal as well as State
De Oh ground floors.
"The result was that we moved out
of offices In which we were we'll To-
,ated, and were forced TO rent store
room sometimes large enough TO ac-
rommodaie a department store. IN
which one or two desks were placed"
said Mr.. McClaln. "a few DAYS ago
found one Of that kind IN Allentown,
another in Reading. a similar one in
York. the rents ranging from SEQ to 5000
per month, and we've been paying the
bill so far as our offices were concern
ed. From the Washington officials
statements. u would seem that Penn
sylvsnia isn't footing the bill. that only
the Federal Government Is. We're pay-
ing for scores Of employees.
The thing that defeated the ap-
for the continuance Of the
United states Employment Service was
the general knowledge throughout the
country Of the extravaganza In the con-
duct Of the Offices. coupled with in
so far as results were con-
cerned."
He added that organizations like
chambers Of commerce and industrial
bodies protested 10 their representa-
ives in Congress against the inenl-
'iency Of The United States Employ
nent Service.
Under preliminary plans Il Is pro-
osed by the state 10 coordinate the
mployment offices, cut out useless ex-
ense by eliminating offices not need
4 in-many localities. The work Of
rovlding employment will be paid for
ON a si,O00,000 appropriation for the
Commission OF Public
fety.