Evening star., 1921-10-12
J0BLESS A|DPtANS
SENT T0PRES|D|ENT
Suggested Remedies for
Economic Betterment Are
= Transmitted.

to form a guide for the future policy
of the administration. As several OF
the conference resolutions Suggest
action by Congress, 1t was thought
these might be called to the attention
of the legislative body by the Presi-
dent personally.
Recommends PiekinG Committee.
The committee on Construction in
dustries recommends that Secretary
Hoover select representative COM
mittee from the various elements in
terested in construction In its report,
which will be submitted at fuii
meeting of the conference this after
noon. The report suggests that rep
resentatives of financial interests,
labor, engineers. architects. contrac-
tors and material manufacturers be
appointed to form a committee to CO.
ordinate community action for I'M
provement in the building industry.
The report declared the construction
problem was one for local action by
governors and mayors IN co-operation
with such committee.
Taking up the financing of con-
struction. the report held tRat long
term bank deposits and savings ac-
counts should be used primarily for
loug-term purposes and should not
be intermingted with speculative and
commercial business. 1t was added
that excessive financing charges for
building purposes have not been ex-
centionaL
VIII. Assure Employment.
The report held that a return of
confidence in values in the conStruc-
ton industry will assure more en-
pioyment than in any other area, ana
progress could be made in all
branches of the industry about
100000 people could be employed
Three outstanding factors in the
building and construction industry
at present are financing, material
costS and labor costs, the report was
understood to say.
While the committee found there
had been substantial reductions in
costs of many construction materials,
lower prices for some materials nave
not yet been brought about in keep
ing with the trend of wholesale
prices and in many instances re-
railers had not yet followed the re-
duction of manufacturers and whole
Salers. This. the report asserted. is
A subject to be taken up locally In
each community.
Cost Of Living Dihers.
Cost Of living. rentals and working
conditions differ in various conmunl-
ties, the report added. Where fair re-
auctions have not been made construc-
tion is held up. it said. adding that such
conditions should be dealt with fairly
and frankly between employer and work
men and reasonable readtustments
promptly made. Wages of workmen
should not go below point sufficient
10 provide the necessities of life and to
permit Of proper education OF chti-
dren, the report said.
Tomorrow the opinions OF the differ
snt groups in committees viii he pre-
sented. At that time, 1t was believed.
Il number of important questions In
cluded in committee studies, such as re-
peal of the Adamson act. will he de
hated at length. With the disposition
was expected the conference will COM
plete it's task and disband.
Proposed remedies for the unenrploy-
ment situation are to be given publicly
throughout the schools Of the nation.
.ile National Education Association an
uounced today The campaign was de-
cided upon, 1t was announced. in
compliance with a request from Sec
retary Hoover.
Eight Points Discussed.
Eight major points. involving. re-
duction of taxes. limitation of arma-
ment, postponemsnt of tarfn iegisia-
tion and measures for the betterment
of business in general were advanced
by the national unemployment con-
terence at it's fun meeting yesterday.
In commenting on tables showing
relative prices and wage levels.
resolution adopted by the conferences
said:
TT will be observed that agriculture
has reached an unduly low plane.
W hiIe transportation, coal and some
branches of the construction indus
tries are of the highest. 1t Will also
be observed that there is an entire
,,isproportion between prices Of the
primary commodities and the ufti-
mate retail price. The disproportion-
ate increases in the progressive
stages Of distribution are due to In
creased costs of transportation. en-
larged profits. interest, taxes. labor
and other charges.
"If the buying power of the differ
.nt elements of the community is to
be restored, then these levels must
reach nearer a relative plane For
example, the farmer cannot resume
his full consuming power and thus
give increased employment to the
other Industries until either his prices
increase or until more of the other
products and services come into fair
balance with his commodities and
therefore the reach Of his income"
VIII Take Up Methods Later.
On the matter of settling the finan-
cial relationships between the gov
.rnment and the railroads. Matthew
woll, vice president of the American
Federation of Labor. said that while
labor agreed with the resolution in
principle, it would defer until a later
session of the conference discussion of
the methods to be used in effecting
such a settlement
After agreeing upon its general recon-
Inendations the conference adopted
the Unanimous reports of the foreign
trade and employment agencies COM
nlittees. The foreign trade committee
suggested that the administration be
Eiven authority Immediately by Con-
,cress to deal with funding of foreign
debts. 1t added that the limitation of
armament conference should result in
q reduction of the military budgets
Uf the nations, which should ease the
exchange situation, and suggested that
''the United States should be effective
IN the deliberations and decisions Of
the reparations commission and other
agencies, so that it's influence may be
asserted toward a reasonable control
Of the present unregulated payment
of reparations by Germany"
Report of the committee on unem-
oloyment agencies urged that Con-
gress appropriate 100000 to enable
the United States employment service
TO operate in the Interstate field in
cooperation with municipalities. and
recommended that the state be the
operating unit for a permanent sys-
rem of employment Offices. Exception
was taken to this recommendation by
Bird S Coler of New York. who de-
clared that the city was better pre-
pared to handle this work. y
Loans to Jobless Men Suggested. q:
Loans by the government to work.
nrs temporarily out of jobs, estima ted
to involve an outlay of not more than