The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-09
CONFERENCE FOR
AID TO JOBLESS
President Harding Wants Inquiry
to Find Remedies for the Stu
alton, Hoover Announces.
SCOPE WILL BE NATIONAL
Government, Capital and Labor Will
Have Representation-Secretary
Says Suffering in Land Of
Abundance Is InconcevabIe.

tOn-AnnOunCement was
made by Secretary of Commerce
Hoover. that President Harding will
call a National Conference on Unem-
ployment az Washington soon and that
the Department of Commerce had been
asked to make the arrangements.
The purpose of the conference will
be twofold-the allevi" Ito. of the I'M
employment situation SO that there
may be Il minimum suffering during
the winter months, and the bringing
about of constructive effort at better
understanding between employer and
employee.
Recent reports have indicated that
there are 100000 or more in the ranks
of the unemployed. SINE of these re-
ports have been from the Department
of Labor and others from surveys
of Labor and others from surveys
made by organized labor and by in
dustrieS.
Actual suffering among the unem-
ployed, it is believed, has not been
acute up to this time, but fear is eN-
pressed by some government othclals
that the time is coming when many
will have exhausted their savings and
that unless some action is taken for
winter months may bring an acute sit
uatiOn.
The government, capital and labor
will be repre- at the conference,
and while the principal topic mention
ed in Mr.. Hoovers announcement is
the unemployment situation, a general
study of conditions which contribute
directly and indire ectly to unemploy-
ment and the social questions involved
will be made. Mr.. Hoover's announce
ment reads:
The President has decided to call a
national conference at Washington on
unemployment and has instructed the
Department of Commerce to formu-
late the plans for it. Its personnel
will be made up 20 as to represent
the country geographically and so far
as possible to embrace representatives
of the greater employment industries.
The Department Of Commerce will CO.
operate with the Department of Labor
on representation of labor.
1T is desired for working reasons to
keep the number of the conference as
small as possible. 1t is intended to in
yite representatives of the greater
groups of industries and thought, and
the cooperation of Il cir national or
CARNATIONS will be sought In their Sc
lection.
The object Ct The conference will
be to inquire into the volume of need
ed employment, the distribution Of I'M
employment, to make recommendations
as to measures that can properly be
taken in co-ordinated speeding up of
employment by industries and public
bodies during the next winter, and i'll
addition a broad study of the economic
measures desirable to ameliOrate the
unemployment situation and give i'm
pulse to the recovery of business and
commerce to normal. Many. cOnstruc-
tive suggestions have zen made to the
department by employers, the COVER
nors of state and city officials.
"While the business situation Is
steadily improving, yet some sections of
| the workers may have exhausted their
savings by the coming winter, and
| they must be matter of extreme so
| licitude.
'It is incOnceivable that America,
with its surplus i'll food and clothing,
with housing though crowded-and
with an abundance of fuel, could allow
any suffering among those of our own
people who desire to work. 1t is neces-
sary that we should be forehanded in
the preparation Of such measures as
will prevent any such suffering.
'It is expected that the full plan of
| the conference will be ready for the
| President within about ten days"
! The Department Of Commerce, by
/ means of series of conferences, has
! been engaged for some time in an init
mate study of the industrial situation
and export trade.
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