The labor standard., 1919-05-15
TO SEEK JOBS
 FOR SOLDIERS
Organization Formed by the Emergency Employment Body
 Will CovefU. s.
COL. WOODS GUIDES WORK
War Department Ready to Act Witt Communities in Placing Men-of- fees of Service to Be Main
 tained tn Every State.


 Washfngton.-Organ of spe cial field corps in connection with the emergency employment committee fol soldiers and sailors of the council ot national defense was announced by the war department.
 The corps is composed of approxi- mately 35 army officers specially se- !ected and assigned to the work by the war department, and will be under the direct supervision of Col. Arthur Woods, special assistant to the seere- tary of war and chairman of the emergency employment committee. It has been organized to carry out in the field the plans of the war depart meat 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 we'll as agencies estab- Hshed and maintained by private or ganizations and individuals, and of finding out just how the war depart ment and the committee can by CO., operating with the community fulfill 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 ernment 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 erl-. ployment machinery where such ma- chinery exists. Its 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 un- der the supervision of the federal em- ployment service.
 Announcement was maoe by the em- r.1< 1<,raf Sar~ hat 1cr11 tributions of funds and personal serv- ices received, 1t will be possible for 1t to continue at least GO per cent of it's former offices until congress appro- priates funds. Latest returns show that in every state one or more offices of the service will be maintained, while in q number of states no cur tailment at all will be necessary.
 Stranded Men q Problem.
 sThe 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 ;n the number of immediately avail able employment openings which en- nloyers will register with the federal employment offices and soldiers bu- reaus.
 "One of the chief problems incident 70 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 it. liar " A. Wheeler, president of the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States, has issued an appeal to each member 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 Der of commerce In his home city, and on receiving assurance that 1t will take care of him. provide funds for his transportation home"
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