New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
BY JAMES p.

10 Obviate Bogus v. s. Bills.
Recreation for Rural Districts.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.
WnshingtOn.-Uncle Sam as a Job
getter for everybody is the plan of
Secretary William Wilson of the de-
partment of labor. 1t is a service that
will get In full swing as soon as con.
gress sanctions the service, and grants
the necessary funds.
state and municipal agencies will
play b important role In the work,
Under the program agreed upon by
oficials Of the labor department. The
federal authorities. 1t is planned, will
center their activities In the operation
OF q clearing house Of labor, and in
general supervision Of the work Of the
state branches.
Pending legislation before congress
Is scheduled for early consideration at
the next session. the bills In both SEN
ate and house embodying provisions
drawn by the conference on unemplOy-
ment. held last year. at the call Of
Secretary Wilson. The purpose of the
measure is to bring state and munich
pal employment agencies into more
effective cooperation with the federal
service by means of subsidies to the
several states to encourage them to
establish and maintain, according to
standards laid down by the central
federal office. agencies for the place
ment or Job getting Of workers.
A federal labor agency is not ex-
actly new. being originated as an
agency for the better distribution of
Immigrant labor. and SO expanded for
the war as TO assume practically alb
solute control Of the distribution of
all labor. The labor recruiting Of pri-
vate and semi-public agencies was
then restricted. II not prohibited. 80
that for the wal period the supply Of
labor came through $50 government
operated employment Offices.
Plan Calls for Expansion.
But with the termination of the
war. there came q gradual reduction
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ice until now the active work Of Job
getting Ia done by the public employ
nent Offices Of the states and cities.
Activities Of these local Offices are tab
ulated by the federal department for
clearinghouse purposes, and effort
also Is made to stimulate and co-or
dlnate the work OF the states.
The new plan In the main calls for
continuation and expansion Of tn.
present service-the big problem now |
being to establish a more effective
system Of Interstate clearance. Such, !
department officials say. will result
from pending legislation by which
financial aid can be given the states.
The present federal service does not
maintain any employment offices of
its own, but works through the locally
operated exchanges. In those states
where o public system Of employment
agencies IL operating, the head Of that !
system is q dOllar-a-year man OF the
federal employment service, while In
other states, the state labor commits
sioncr or someone else designated by
the governor acts for the federal serv.
Ice. Thus in 10 states. the federal
now has cooperative arrange
ments. while In the others there Is no
cooperation between state and fed
eral service. Altogether 227 local en-
plOyment exchanges are Joined In with
the federal service.
The state representatives and dIrec-
tors are merely channels of communi-
through which the nate and
municipal Offices report to the federal
The local Offices report the
Of registrations or help-wanted
calls to the state director or federal
representative, and these are matched
against each other 30 that through the
director there is presumably
a system Of clearance be.
tween the local ofices.
Establish Clearance Zones.
With the problem Of getting better
interstate clearance before II, the fed
,rai service is now establishing clear.
zones BY dividing the country In
o 13 divisions to correspond generally
With the reserve bank districts. Each
zone will be In the charge OF a paid
igent Of the federal service, aud will
heck labor supply and demand Of one
,one against that Of another. Inter-
Dr. national clearance, II Is
will be effected through
Men and women and boys and girls
all will be cared for by the federal
ervice. The junior division for the
,oys and girls. now In the initial
ftages Of development. also Is a CO.
'perative movement between the Ia-
or department and public schools and
'ther agencies interested In juvenile
'roblemA. Aided by government funds.
he school Authorities will maintain
Offices. with local oficials /,
n active charge Of Job getting, and ,
he federal service setting standards
nd furnishing guidance and counsel
n the WORK. ,
To build up a staff Of trained vo 1
guidance workers for the {
hid workers. the federal service will I
stablish study scholarships in the uni q
e~rsities Of the country. -Four already I