Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
Jobs FOR FIGHTING
MEN STILL NEEDED
Major-General Ham Declares
There Are Former Service
Men Yet to Place.
$500 BUREAUS AT WORK
Applicants Are Quickly Secured
Positions by Great National
Movement.
BY MAJon-GENEnAL wM. G. HAAN.

bf hAJoR-GESERAL WN. G. HAAS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2a.--"IIow are
returned hghtins men.
we nave nation wide machinery,
with more than $500 bureaus. finding
Jobs for soldiers and sailors. and ind.
ing men 10 nj them. The United
States mas been divided into four dis
York. indianapolis and San Francisco.
and daily reports reach our central
ONCE In Washington which give indi-
ing. ] think the time has come when
j may safely say that wo have the
problem IN hand, though It is still a
or mon applying for work.
121 Cities Working.
In all the districts. including 12t
Clues IN the past four weeks we have
had H.32i ex:service. men registered.
ton i, shows thai, ono man out OF
2al3 inha bitants has sought employ
four weeks ago. On the other hand,
while Ass service men applied dur
ing, the same period four weeks ago.
which is s,225 fewer men registering.
We placed 4l,545 four weeks ago,
which IL l2.l15 more than the number
of men who found Jobs for the latter
period. This shows that the men now
applying for work are the hardest
cases-nen who have had temporary
Jobs, and nov must find permanent
occupations out OF doors and now
must get an inside position. OF which
there are not SO many.
What Some HIVE Done.
Figures from some of the larger
for the last week reported. 1892 were
put at work out of 2,3ls applying,
while Chicago, with only 34e applying.
had SOB men placed in Jobs, thereby
catching UP very well on men longer
on the lists. Philadelphia placed
every one OF ts3 men applying: and
st. Louis reports that il put TO
work every body but chaufTcurs. sales
men and clerks. and found places for
5e7 out of GS2 applying.
Los Angeles has placed moro than
1900 soldiers. and for its last week
had POI names and, put 3o7 men a!
$50. and Portland. Ore. 331 out OF $50.
Kansas City took care of 1875 appli-
cants, out Of 1885,: and. indianapolis
indefinitely. but these figures show
about how the work is running to-
day IN the matter OF readjustins our
Mnny Still Amply.
while these figures show n Sigh.
decrease. in the number OF men out
81 employment. who seek positions
actual number of men applying for
aid has decreased very dignity. There
is a considerable decrease in the per-
centaCe of situations found for the
men applying. This makes 1t perfectly
evident from the large number Of
registrations which still continue. tina,
there Is great necessity for continued
activity in our bureaus in assistins
discharged service mon in obtaining
positions.
great deal has been accomplished
very splendid work has been done,
but the job Is not quite finished Some
of the most difficult cases remain un-
PLACED: cold weather will In all prob
ability bring us n number OF others.
Want 100 Per Cent Record.
We owe il TO the men and to our
past record in this work not to quit
until we reach the 100 per cent mark.
We should not stop with this goal in
sight. Where there is any question
az 10 the advisability of continuing
the work. we should give the men the
benefit OF the doubt. II is very much
better that we make the mistake of
continuing our efforts q little too long
rather than make the mistake OF stop
pins little too soon.