New-York tribune., 1921-09-26
Council to Aid
Jobless Begins
Action To-day
Harding Will Address 81
Representatives of Vari-
ous Interests and Then
Leave Hoover in Charge
No Fixed Remedy Claimed
Different Phases of Task
10 BE Considered by Six
teen Special Committees

'o'" ne ir1ounes 8 Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-Intcnt unon
formulating a definite plan for better.
ing employment conditions Of th,
country the Administration comnle+e
al arrangements tonight for tacklinc
'he unemployment problem in all l,s
poases tomorrow. Fifty-one leaders
IN industrial, labor and civic affair,
VIII meet with Secretary of Commerce
Hoover.
The unemployment conference. which
was called by President Harding. viii
De addressed briefly by him to-rlorrox
morning and Immediately turned over
10 secretary Hoover. who will presi le
as permanent chairman The Pres-
dent is expected TO outline she Ad-
ministrations views on the probl,m ~
unemployment and what rcrn,.ijes are
'hought applicable to the situation.
Inc conference then will resolve
INTO sixteen separate committees to
study and report on the various phases
OF The industrial situation.
1t has been definitely decided that
no controversial questions will have a
place on the program. Issue. between
capital and labor will not be taken
UP, nor will any consideration be
given to the question of railroad rates
or wage scales for railway EMPLOYEES.
Inc object of the conference. as set
forth in the Presidents call to the ex
perts who will assemble here to-mor-
row, was to engage in "a broad study
OF economic measures desirable to
ameilorate the unemployment situation
ana give impulse to the recovery of
business and commerce to normal"
Davis Wants Bureau Revived
While the Administration is without
definite plan to find Jobs for the lob
less 1t is the desire of both President
harding and his advisers that careful
and painstaking consideration be given
TO any suggestion which may work for
increased employment of the nations
man power. One suggestion that will
be carefully weighed is that of Secrs-
tary of Labor Davis, who desires to
revive the United States Employment
Service to aid in finding work for the
millions of unemployed. If this pro
posal is favored by the conference
Congress will be asked to appropriate
S250,00o toward placing the govern
ments employment machinery again in
operation.
1t is the hope Of Secretary Davis
that the Federal employment service, s
ing house for nation wide voluntary
employment service. 1t is the belief
here that the un1 Employment situation
can be greatly relieved if voluntary
employment organizations in each city
are created to work in co-operation
with the Federal service in connecting
the Jobiess man with the manless Job.
The Administration will appeal to the
patriotism OF every local community to
devise ways and means of meeting
their own unemployment problems. 4
plan similar to that employed during
the war by the food administration has
been suggested. This organization,
heartily joined in by the people, re-
suited in huge quantities Of food being
conserved by united voluntary effort.
Keller Urges Land Taxes
In communication to Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover. made public to-
night, Repre- sentative Keller, OF Min
nesota, asks for the privilege of ap-
pearing before the conference to deal
with the question of taxation. which
he asserts is one of the chief factors
to be considered in the study of unem-
ployment. Mr.. Keller suggests that
there is only one way to lift taxes from
industry. and that is to transfer part
of the load to land values.
Land is the only thing which has its
use stimulated by taxation" Mr.. Kel-
ler's letter said. IF business is taxed
heavily it becomes unproftable But
if land values are taxed, the property
must be used in order to get revenue
to pay the tax. If the owner is un-
willing or unable to develop it he must
sell it to some one who will. Exemp-
ton of improverso and taxation Of
land values inevitably has this effect.
Wrong methods of taxation under
lie our depression, ana conditions can
not be corrected until we draft revc-
nue. bills in conformity with scientific
principles of economy. / is time to
deal with causes instead Of paltering
with effects and transfer large share
of the taxes which now strangle in
dustry to land values, where they will
have stimultinr effect
"Our ability to consume the bulk of
our products at home. and our ability
to sell the surplus abroad in competi-
tion with other nations-in short, our
national prosperity depend upon