The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-03-05

Of SOLD|ERGIS
GREAT PROBLEM

OF the TASK which confronted N,
government In re~-absorbing III
fighting men into %peace-time indus
try may be gained from the years
figures made public today by the
Office OF the assistant to the secretary
Of war in charge OF unemployment
for soldiers and sailors.
Reports to Washington, which
cover all As states and the District
Of Columbia. show that ~1,299,365
men have applied for employment in
twelve months at the bureaus main
tanned by the various governmental
and welfare agencies. or these 3D.
7b4 have been placed at work, or II
per cent OF all seeking employment.
Detailed figures are given for sol
cities.
In the far western and Pacific
coast states, 160.956 men have re.
gistered for employment, and 1877
500 have been put at work, or 70
per cent Of all applying. Figures
by states are:
Arizona, registered 1899, placed
Alb: California, registered 1894,
placed 50,743; Idaho, registered
2,2so, placed 1.73s; Montana, regis
tered l2,499. placed 9,53S; Nevada.
registered S92, placed us; New
Mexico, registered 2,349, placed
l.499; Oregon, registered, 31.795,
placed 2s,402; Utah, registered
1895. placed 1.757; Washington,
registered 30,476. placed 23,517;
Wyoming. registered 7,sOS. placed
5,63S.
A years figures from some of the
larger cities in this section show men
in jobs as follows:
Phoenix. 1905; Bisbee, 1,1SS;
San Francisco, 16.s37: Los Angeles,
1901; Oakland, s,13s; San Diego.
2,ss4; Fresno. 1,417; Stockton,
l,21s; Long Beach. l.130; Sacra-
mento, 1868: Boise. s71; Pocatello.
SEQ; Butte, 1852: Reno. 565; Albu-
luerque, 1893; Portland. 2o,s7s;
Eugene, $780,; Salt Lake City,
1857; Seattle, 11.7s5; SpokShe.
i.5lS; Cheyenne. 5,351. 4.
1T is estimated that about IS per
cent OF the more than 1000. 600 of
our demobilized men went back to
heir former positions. or found en-
without asking assistance"
'ays Lieutenant Colonel Mathew C.t
smith, general stan. of the service
information branch, which now
all the problems of dis
soldiers and sailors.
I'VE have on file to date the
James OF 6S,104 firms and indivi-
pledging themselves to take
Jack everybody who left them to
erve in the war. and the war de-
'artment has issued government
itations to them in recognition of
his patriotic attitude. However.
office has been chiefly concerned
ince March Of last rear with those
Their men who were not so fortunate
$ to find their old jobs waiting for
hem. The public can Judge of re-
ults by the figures themselves.
mo single agency, government or
therwise, could have hoped to solve
his ~stupendous problem. The work
eeded the assistance of all agencies
the cooperation of the general
Both were forthcoming,
romptly and in full measure. In
showed, however, that
here vas neither uniformity of
nor coordination of effort in
ne work being done to secure en-
loyment for former service men. /,
his resulted in many cases in in [
ficiency. The employment bureaus
lcked the confidence Of both en-
and men. There was an ur-
emf need that each town have at its !
all the u available ,
,r this important work, with a CEN {
al committee whose governing
ody should be made up of a repre- t
from each of the agencies
irnishing the means for its opera {
Employers and men could I
deal with n agency. ]
ITO furnish this much-needed CO. l
rdination and stimulation, the SER I
.ce and information branch was !
by the government. This :
ranch also served the important q
irpose of giving governmental d
lnction to those engaged in the
Established primarily for en-
oyment work, it was called on to
lrnish advice and assistance cover
all the questions arising out of I
e service of the former soldiers and n
.ilors. Many of these requests were b
a most urgent nature. Our work I
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