Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-17
EX-SERVICE MEN
GETTING THEIR JOBS
Unemployment OF ex-Soldiers
Has Been Greatly Reduced,
Legion Reports Show

N1N vi IL, NJ dl I'll ~ I'LL y
were 100000 veterans of the
world war out of work lii the I'm
tied States on March l last. &C
cording to an estimate received
by the American Legion. This
is a reduction OF about 100000
from the peak" OF more than
100000 jobless ex-service men i'll
the country shortly after January
l last, and the Legion reports
state there is promise OF further
Improvement.
The survey of the national sit
uation on which these figures are
based was made by the American
Legion Weekly, official pubblica-
ton of the Legion which states
that the unemployment situation
as affecting the veterans appears
to have taken turn for the bet
, ter
a chain Of employment agen-
cies operated by the Legion III cv-
cry state has done much to re-
lieve the situation, say the Legion
| OlllCIdIS- NC Legion Ills JINIl
instrumental in obtaining work
| for veterans. in discouraging the
migration OF unemployed men to-
ward the great industrial centers
and has encouraged a movement
from cities to the farms. 1t has
demanded that workers who left
! their positions to go to the war
| should enjoy seniority rights on
par with those OF military age
who stayed at home.
EX-SerViCe men have suffered
more in proportion to their num-
bers than other workers. accord
ing to the Lcgion's survey. be-
cause OF the operation of senior
ity rules and efficiency standards
Nearly a year is required for the
returned veterans to get back TO
his old stride in industry. accord
ing to the testimony OF large en-
plovers OF labor. Another thing
that has handicapped the ex-sol-
der is his restlcSsness and no
madic tendencies. both products
of the strain and circumstances OF
war service.
Reopening of factories and mills
in the textile regions OF New
England and i'll the mining and
=! industrial centers OF Pennsylvania
| ia leads observes in those parts
to believe the worst is past. &C
cordine to the Le9ion'S survey.
The automobile Centers OF De
troit. Cleveland and indianapolis
report slight Improvement OF
conditions. In Chicago condi-
tons are stationary, ii is said
Throughout the agriculture
middle west a general movement
from the cities and towns to the
farms is reported. The average
ex-soldier had little taste Tor ag-
riculture when he came back
from the war. 1t was hard to
keep them down on the farm at
ter they had seen 'Paree. They
chose to work in the small fac
tories or stores in the neighbour
ing county seat. where, during
1910. jobs were plenty and wages
high. When those jobs began to
go there was at first an eXodusto-
ward the larger cities. The Le-
gion strove to discourage this.
That movement has about spent
itself and farmers throughout the
west now report little difficulty in
getting help, and except in the
larger cities there are few able
bodied eX-scrvice men reported
out OF work in the middle west.
The south reports improve
ment. Dixie. has been burdened
with larger quota of winter
hoatcrs than usual this year, ac-
cording to reports. Some are now
finding farm work in the south.
others are drifting north, largely
to settle on fans.
The Pacific Coast. land where
there are the three great season.
abb occupations of fishing. lum-
bering and fruit raising, has been
able to decrease. the number of
jobless veterans by half in two
months. according to advices
.. from there. In Washington
State there were 1000 unemploy-
ed veterans on January |. and g.
000 Or, Eahr,,o,I- ST