The Washington herald., 1921-10-04
Appeals to Governors and
Mayors for Cooper
alton. 81.
COMMENDS PLAN
OF CONFERENCE
House May Adopt Senate
Plan for Road Build
ing Fund.

President Harding yesterday, IN
an official appeal. called upon the
nation to mobilize to provide jobs
for the jobless and otherwise meet
the needs of the army OF unem-
ployed, that a winter of widespread
distress may be averted
He issued a public request 10 gov
ernors and mayors to form the or
gsnizations and take other steps
recommended by the unemployment
conference.
Public and private relief work
throughout the country will be CO.
ordinated by a national committee,
sitting in Washington. the person
mel and plans of which will be an
nounced tomorrow by Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover.
The Presidents appeal follows:
Text Of Appeal.
The conference which I recently
summoned 20 Washington to advis.
as TO the unemployment situation
has demonstrated that an unusual
volume of unemployment exists, and
that pending the recuperation Of
trade the situation cannot be met,
in due regard TO our obligations
and necessities. without a much
more than usual organizat ton
throughout those States and nu-
inequalities where unemployment
has reached considerable proper
tions.
The conference has recommend
ed plan of organization which has
had the support Of commercial.
manufacturing. professional and la
bor representatives of the country.
1t is highly necessary that more ac-
curate knowledge should be hsi.
through such organization, of the
volume and necessities II the un-
| employed It is essential that tn
cooperation Of all sections of e. y
community should be brought iuTs
action behind such oreanilation -
provide work and assistance f1-t
Se may pass through the CON. g
winter without great suffering E~s 2
distress 1t Is of national iTu---
tance that every community sh
AZ once undertake such organ!5st'
in order that the nation may be D-n-
,ected as a whole Moreover. tee
thorough commitment to such
task is sure TO start a thousand ac-
tivities which will add TO or COM
mon welfare.
Appeals for Unity.
Il. therefore. appeal 90 the gov
arnors and mayors Of the natio 2
that they should take TIE steps rec
commended by the conference.
In order that there may re
/. unity Of action by all the forces
, which may be brought to bssr
whether governmental or private
. the unemployment conference is e|-
tablishing an agency in Washirs-
. ton through which appropriate CO.
ordination can be promoted anc
Through which reports on progress
and suggestions may be given gen
eral circulation and cooperation,
trust this agency Will be supported
in this endeavor.
Mr.. Hoover said that the next
step in carrying out the proposed
emergency measures definite or
; ranization by the mayors in ma
! nicipalities where this has not ye'
l been done definitely and systemati'
cally. Employers and business
? men. he said, cannot surroupd ih'
D mayors have established stron
s emergency organizations with th'
n.unicipalities behind it. The un'
l. enploynent conference desires q
D be advised what steps are heirS
: taken in the cities and to receive
2 the views Of officials on. furthel
constructive plans.
Two Mayors Act.
e Mayor Fitzgerald. Of Cleveland
Y and Mayor Peters. OF Boston. tele
' graphed they were institutinC tn
n ORGANIZATIONS recommended and Mr
!. Hoover was informed that othe'
4 cities have acted.
l On the duties of mayors in meet
4 ing the economic crisis the repor
said:
{ The problem OF meeting ~
e emergency OF unemployment +
Z primarily a community problem
4 1.-The responsibility of leadership q
on the mayor and should be in
mediately assumed by him.
The basis Of organization should
be an emergency committee repre-
senting the various elements in IN.
: community. This committee Should
develop and carry through a com
munity plan for meeting the emer
rency. using existing agencies ans
:. local groups as far as practicable
t one immediate step should he to CO
: ordinate and establish efficient pub
lie employment agene rs and q
n register all those desiring work. I
should coordinate the work o'
the various charitable tir'iutions
, Regulation for relief shO-l6 be en-.
: tirely separate from that f0E en-
: ployment."
, Good roads org nizst ors zrs
: lurging Congress a. incresss e
= $3.50, 100000 the aprroprist!s 'o'
: highway building 'a ths 2, ns
= n.u LifI. The House bill u Z
N 5000 600, which was cut q O.
a 600 900 by the Senate