The Arvada enterprise., 1919-12-04
ALL COLORADO HELPS
SOLDIERS GET JOBS
STATE coMMiTrEE - GIVEN AID
OF PuBLic OFFICIALS AND
PATRIOTIC cITIzENs.
EMPLOYMENT OF EVERY PERSON
WHO sGRvGD IN WAR 70 GOAL
SOUGHT ~ WoRkERS IN
DIG DRIVE.

On . scale surprising that Of any
ether state In the union, Colorado is
dealing with the. problem Of unemplOy-
ed ex.service men.
A job for every man and woman
who wore the nations uniform In time
of war is the aim Of the Committee
for Relief Of Ex.Ssrvicc Men and
Women, appointed by Governor Oliver
H. ShOup.
This committee. which will help ~
turned soldiers. sailors and marines to
find employment, has already started
Z compaign on 4 statewide basis.
The governor by proclamation has
designated Thursday, December 4th,
as "Soldiers' Employment Day" By
that date 1t Is planned to have dis
covered all employment opportunities
II the state, and all ex.service men
and women needing employment.
On. and even before, Soldiers EN-
ploymcnt Day" the work Of adjust.
nent, Of bringing Jobs and soldiers to
getiier, will be begun. s-
Offers OF cooperation In the WORK
have come from all parts Of the state.
County commissioners In every county
have appointed public spirited citizens
to form u state advisory council to the
committee.
The plan drawn up by the state com.
mittee liz, briefly, as follows:
Cooperation will be given by al
war service societies, returned SOL
diers' organizations, employers and
employers associations, patriotic
bodies, lubOr, farmer and commercial
associations, and lodges. Many such
societies have already assured the
committee Of their enthusiastic sup
port Of efforts to aid ex-service men.
Mayors Of cities and towns will list
names and data Of unemployed ex.ser-
vice men and women, canvass every
employer for jobs, bring Jobs and un-
employed together. and report either
surplus jobs or surplus unemployed to
the county commissioner.
County commissioners will act ~ .
clearing house and board Of adjust.
ment between towns Of the county.
and make a thorough canvass Of EN-.
plo.ment opportunities In farming and
mining districts and tn towns Of less
than a certain population to be de-
tern,ined by the state committee. They
will report surplus joss or unemploy-
I'd ex.serviee men to the stats commit
tee. This committee, In co-operatloa
with the State Labor Department. will
serve as clearing house and adjust
ment agency for the satirs state.
Municipal and state employment
agencies will give all possible assist
Snce and private employment agencies
are asked to cooperate.
The REPORT Of the commlttee submit.
ted to The governor declares II state
duty to xee that every unemployed ex.
service man and woman 10 given suit.
able employment. Existing agencies
have not been able to meet the sItua.
tiOn completely.
In various sections Of the state, the
committee declares, there are ex-ser.
vice m~n without work, and not few
actually In want.
The campaign to put unemployed ex.
service men at work was started In
short order. The state committee met
day and night In the capitol At Den.
yer completing organization. Response
to requests for cooperation were ex.
pecially gratifying. coming from oil
parts Of the state. In every county
citizens offered to give all their time
during the next few weeks.
The state committee IL now esiab.
lished In room 20 In the capitol at
Denver.
Karl c. Schuyler Of Denver. 10 chair.
man. and Haroid Healy Of Denver. sec.
rctary. Other members Of the com.
mittee are H. A. Saidy. Colorado
Springs: Homer Graham. Montr0ae
Malcolm Erickson. Trinidad: Frank
Kemp. boulder: Sperry Packard. Puc.
bio. mud william II. Smith and l.Ancie
\. Ford. Denver
The governor also appointed -
special assistants to the state commit.
tee the following:
W. l.. Turman. Sterling; Eugene
Bond. I.cadvilis: John r. O'Rourke.
Durango; J. J. vandcmoer. Grand
Junction: Maurice I.eckenby. Steam.
hoat Springs: Ray Shahan. Aiamosa.