Evening star., 1919-03-18
GOOD DJOBFOREACH
/ FIGHTER DESIRED
Emergency Committee for
Employment Work Has Pro-
gram Under Way.
FORMATION OF AGENCIES

To guarantee a good job to every
soldier and sailor, so that each may
know before being discharged from
the military service just where to go
to get work, without forcing out of
employment any civilian who needs
the place. is the purpose of the emer-
gency committee for employment of SOL
diers and sailors organized here yes
terday.
:Au of the governmental agencies
concerned in the problem of soldier
and sailor employment are united in
this effort to coordinate business, So
cial service and federal efforts to find
places for the men who fought the
battles of freedom.
Result of Reduction in Force.
The reduction of SO to SIS per cent
of the force of the United States EN-
ployment Service made necessary by
the failure Of Congress to make a
continued appropriation prompted the
business leaders. In the meantime.
the War Department had authorized
Col. Arthur Woods. former police COM
missioner of New York. TO carry along
intra- departmental activities to place
the men who are being discharged.
Under 1.-The auspices of the Council
of National Defense a conference was
called yesterday to coordinate the
governmental activities. As a result
of this conference the following
agencies have formed unified or
Eanzation:
Grosvenor B. Clarkson, director of
the council: Col. Arthur Wood, spe-
cial assistant to the Secretary of
War: John w. Hallowell of Boston.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant sec
1AN
chairman of United States Shipping
Board: Nathan A. Smyth, Department
of Labor; G. I. Cristie, assistant sec
retary of agriculture; Burwell S. Cut
Ter. chief, and DR.. r. E. McElwee. as
sistant chief. bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce.: Mathew VOL,
American Federation of Labor; Elliot
Goodwin, general secretary, Chamber
of Commerce of the United States; S.
p. Bush, industrial board of the De-
partInent of Commerce and president
of the Buckeye Steel Casting Com
chief clerk Interior Department, and
A. L. Brunson. representing Charles
A. Prosser, director of the board OF
vocational education.
Committee on Plans. .
Col. Woods was chosen as chairman
and E. H. Greenwood as secretary.
In compliance with q vote taken at
the organization meeting. he today
announced a committee on plans con-
sisting Of Msssrs. Clarkson. Holfo-
well andtGreenwood, with Col. Woods
an ex-ofi1cio member, to lay out
scheme for obtaining the fullest in
formation as Ito present existing
agencies for finding employment. and
then to lay out a plan OF definite work
for the committee -
The interdepartmental, COMMITTEES
has opened Offices today in the. Coun :
Gil of National Defense building, and
will continue to get definite field In
formation regarding both the meA
who want work and the work that
can be had for them through the
has II work throughout the country.
eensas-i,E mostly - ADy offic.rs.
Per tae G-E. I-s l. sne history of
TIE crEn-T rEslpesf eEzs been appeal
eH 50 Es . tIEkss 10 xHErrs4 -egcocsi-
hasT-T n this -.sE-x,S. E11sr EIlsss.t Good
rirL general Ets-srtEI'r gf ifns Cham be r
Of Cerurs-rss Of the Lr1stsa States.
p2stgse sazl there viii he 9 1fs per
cent response All cham serk n CON-
Throughout sss United SEAses have
been called upon - sasaEL TIE Rus
sell Sage PoznSztie- ts<xr Lad z
representative IL cocSessnet with
secretary Greenwood, pJe4gfng the
heartiest co-op<rz.ioS- Al oS the
welfare organizations az u meeting Of
their central cosEnIttee last night
pledged support
Director Clarkson has also teIe-
graphed to all the governors. the
mayors of the principal cities and the
chairmen of all state councils Of de-
tense urging their cooperation In this
campaign.