The Washington herald., 1921-10-06
Unemployment Confer
ence Receives Reports
From Many Points.
PORTLAND, OREG.,
OPERATING PLAN
Rushes Public Work and
Maintains Municipal
Woodpile.

he'd the unemployment conference
that local relief committees have
been established as recommended
by it to relieve the present situa-
ton. Col. Arthur Woods. who has
charge Of the coordination OF the
relief work Of the various cities,
arrived late yesterday and went I'M
into conference with Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover.
The manufacturers committee
met yesterday and a subcommittee
was appointed to work out some
plan to prevent a recurrence in the
faE /as prearranged plans can bring
about a prevention.
The Portland Plan.
At Portland. Ore, the local plan
calls for the establishing of com
mittee, headed by the mayor, as
sisted by four assistant directors.
with four objects in view: To pro-
vide employment for permanent
residents of Portland; to protect
lHOSc
ing employers from taking advan-
taGe of the present situation and
cutting wages; to remove the neces-
sity of street begging. and I'd pre-
vent by supplying other means cf
relief, the opening of soup kitchens.
The plan calls for the complete
cooperation of the citizens and the
directors, as the need arises. are
empowered to draft the services Cf
any one whom they require.
Directors Duties.
The first director has charge cf
all activities coming under the head
of public work. A conference held
between State, county and city ON
cials brought full approval for this
plan.
The second director will urge on
the various industries the immedi-
ate starting of construction work,
which has been held in allegiance In
the hope of lower building costs,
He will ask that this work be un-
dertaken now that suffering. during
the coming winter may be allayed.
He will canvass the householders OF
the city, and where there Is any re-
pair work to be done. or where al
terations or additions are contem-
plated, he will request that this
work be done now. He will ask
that "odd Jobs" be provided and will
list them.
May split Up Jobs.
Should conditions. as he finds them
warrant It. he will seek to have those
regularly employed share their em,
ployment with those unable to find
work.
Unemployed women will find their
problem in the hands OF tthe third di
rector. He will combine the activities
Of three agencies now engaged in the
repair Of clothing and will seek to in
crease this work. This department will
be more or less restricted to resident:
of Portland.
A municipal woodpile will have the
attention Of the fourth director and
to this will be sent tie floating un
employed. From 1t also the poor will
be able to secure a supply Of fuel al
a low cost. o,
To Distribute Food.
Under this department will fall the
work Of food conservation. Potatoe:
and other foods found unsaleable vii
be stored at the woodward and will bt
distributed to the needy.
As a warning to those who nigh
head for Portland, and also for the
immediate benefit Of those who will not
work, although the opportunity il
supplied, municipal rockpilc provid
ing work in exchange for room ant
board will be established.
Milwaukee, Plans.
Milwaukee win seek first to reliev,
unemployment among those havint
dependents and then among the othel
regular citizens. This fact will b.
given widespread publicity that out
siders will not flock to the city.
The Wisconsin State Employment
Bureau will be used to register tn,
unemployed and efforts will be mad
to have all employers seeking hell
go to this bureau.
Public works Of various sorts will
be urged as well as private construc
ton and repair work in the industrie
and in the private homes. variou
pending plans for improvements will
be pushed and a special session Of tn,
Wisconsin legislature will be calle'
to enact a road program for 1928.
Cities Reporting.
kilograms have been received
from the mayors Of Memphis, Chat
tanooga. Nashville and Youngstown
saying that local committees wer
being organized to push plans t,
relieve the situation in their 10
calities.
From one nationwide organiza
tion, the Motion Picture Theate
Owners Of America. with a mem
bership Of 1900. has come the as
surance of complete cooperation
All members have been asked q
get behind local movements starte,
by tn mayors of their cities for re
relief for the unemployed.
Tho subcommittee of the manu-
facturers' committee, at its meet
ing yesterday, took up the question
OF current wages, price situation
profits In industry and merchandiz
ing, and other such matters, wit
a view to formulating a policy an
attitude on these questions whel
they come up later, before the full
committee.
| Penn Road to Cooperate,
President Rea of the Pennsyivani
Railroad. made the following an
| nouncement: ="
TT is the purpose Of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad management to co
operate. as far as possible, in Pres
ident Harding's efforts to reduce I'M
co~ssnsss on Pope Tkrse