New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
i. S. Bureau
Fine-Conbing
City for Jobs
Service Now Placing go
Persons a Day and Force
Is To Be Doubled Soon
War Workers Help Hunt
Intensive Canvass Carried
Into Shops; Employers
Urged to Create Openings

Four comprehensive schemes for can
yassing the city in search of jobs for
discharged soldiers and sailors are now
in full operation under the United
States Employment Service, 469 Fifth
Avenue.
DR.. George W. Kirchwey, Federal di
rector in charge of the state, declared
Yesterday that while the service is now
supplying jobs at the rate Of $50 day,
its capacity will soon be doubled. Out
Of 1891 men who applied for positions
during the seven days ended yester-
day $3.50 men, or about 80 per cent,
we're found jobs. The percentage for
women was higher. Out Of 1850
women who wanted jobs 1928, or 81
per cent, were placed.
Several thousand field workers" are
making o.fce-to- Office, store-to-store
and factory to- factory canvasses to ask
employers % whether they have any
Jobs open and (2) whether they cannot
extend their business so as TO employ
more men than their present facilities
permit.
Get Right Next to Jobs
More field workers are being added
daily to their staff. Dr. Kirchwey says
that within month complete card
index of every employer in New York
will be available for use in placing
Uncle Sans former fighters in peace
jobs"
The field workers are divided into
four groups. Each group has a def
mite class of employers to visit per-
sonally. 1t is the purpose to visit
once a week every employer of ten
persons or more.
The method of canvassing the city
is:
Group 1. About 100 inspectors, who
operate under three experts, visit en-
ployers Of 500 persons or more. They
20 through the plant and talk to the
head OF each department. The char
acter of the work, number of Jobs
open and the possibility of employ
ing more men are recorded on a large,
white card The card is forwarded to
the clearing department of the Fifth
Avenue headquarters. There the open
jobs are classified. The requests for
help are then sent to one of the
twenty eight branch Offices nearest the
plant where the help is wanted.
Urge the Creation of Jobs
In case an employer says, II have
all the help my business will take care
Of the inspector, going through the
plant. puts questions like this:
"Couldn't you put in new machine
there which will give jobs to ten more
men? If you are contemplating the
building of an addition to your factory,
couldn't you do it now and help boom
business? Couldn't you use another
typist? The plumbing throughout
your plant is bad-why not put in
new system ?"
So far about 600 employers of 500
persons or more have been subjected
to this inquiry.
Group , Five hundred workers
cperate directly from the % branch
Offices They visit. employers of more
than ten persons, but fewer than 500
Il an employer is "full up" he is given
a,blue postcard, which is franked. The
card is headed employers Request for
Workers" and has blank form for the
number and kind of workers wanted
Albert R. Mundorff has charge of this
group.
War Service Societies Help
Group 3 These workers are directed
BY the United Council for Re-employ-
ment Of which Henry Bruere is chair
man The council is formed by the
union OF the war welfare organiza-
Mons The efforts of 200 regula,
heid workers are supplemented by
those Of hundreds Of members. The
organizations which are active are:
The Salvation Army, 1872 West Four.
tenth Street.
War Camp Community Service, IS
Last Fortieth Street
Jewish Welfare Board, 149 Fifth
Avenue
Knights Of Columbus, 2s4 West
Seyenty sixth Street.
National League for Woman's Ser
wee 700 Madison Avenue.
Ked Cross, 353 Fourth Avenue.
me knights of Columbus obtained
.,aVO Jobs in four weeks In the same
'lfne the War Camp Community Ser
wee obtained 1,260 jobs.
Visit Even Small Concerns
Group 4 All employers who have on
sheir payrolls ten persons or less are
Nehsaxsed by the Community Councils
~ National Defence. George Gordon
nat'ie Is chairman. The workers in
shis group maintain a block to- block
eahVass Of stores. Community Councils
maintained are twelve in The Bronx
/ssesen IN Manhattan, fifteen in Queens,
A'e IN Brooklyn and several in Rich
mond. These workers report on blanks
suen details as these, Normal shop
.0fce Busy season. Prospects of ex-
ssshdipg force. Attitude toward T. S.
employment Service. Type of building
siewed"
Empowers Get Chance to