Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-26
Committee to Call on Big In
dustries, City and Govern
ment to Aid Situation
WAN CITIZENS TO AID
Road Repairs. Crossing ELM
ination and Bridge Job
Urged Much is Ac-
compIished

The unemployment committee. at
its first session last night, decided to
send letters to Congressman I.
Frank Appleby, United States Sena-
tor Walter E. Edge and Joseph s.
Frelinghuysen, the E. l. du Pont de
Nemours Company and Arthur
Woods. chairman of Civic & Emer-
gency Measures of the Presidents
Conference'on Unemployment, point
ed out the conditions existing in this
city and asking that they do every
thing in their power to help the city
remedy matters.
The fact is brought out that 700
or more ex-service men are out of
work in Perth Amboy and a large
number of these men were brought
to this city by the governments To-
eating arsenals and munitions works
at Camp Raritan and Camp Nor
gan. When these places were re-
duced to peace strength, hundreds
were put out of employment and
many of these are still in this city.
unable to ecu work of any kind.
The committee, in the meantime.
will go ahead with other plans to
create work for those unable to Sc
cure work. 1t was decided to write
to the State Highway Department
urging that work on the new state
bridge across the Raritan river
from this. city to South Amboy. be
started as soon as possible in order
that work might be made for some
men. The Central railroad will be
requested to put it's grade crossing
elimination plan into effect at
the earliest possible moment to Gre
ate more work. The state, county
and city will be asked to do the
Amboy avenue paving work as soon
as possible thus furnishing work
for more men.
In addition to the requests the
city government and the industries
of the city will be asked to con-
slider any improvements which
would make jobs for those out of
work. Factory extensions and adj
ditions are urged. together with re-
SUMMATION of full activities.
A permanent organization was es-
tablished last night of which Mayor
Wilson is the chairman. The other
members present at the session We're
Oliver r. Hatfield, Arthur A. Quinn.
Joseph f. Deegan, Daniel p. Ohm
stead and Louis dubois Watson.
Following the opening discussion on
the unemployment situation, Mr..
Hatfield, who is secretary of the
local industrial association, reported
that a total of $50 men had regis
tered during the past nine days. Of
this number eighty per cent. are
common laborers and twenty per
cent. skilled labor. Thus far 261
ex-service men have registered as
being out of work here, he said. Mr..
Hatfield told of Major Case, in COM
mand at Camp Raritan, writing to
Washington requesting permission
to employ more men at hat arsenal.
Mr.. Deegan was appointed a COM
mittee of one to appear before the
United States Shipping Board at
their New York offices and endeavor
to have that body place men on the
ships now lying at anchor in Staten
Island sound off the meadows.
This committee will hold meetings
every Monday night in the future
until the employment condition has
been remedied to such an extent that
the services of this committee are
no longer required. The presidents
committee at Washington Is being
kept posted with the steps taken by
Perth Amboy to assist in finding
work for its men who have no posi-
tions at present. 1t is the hope of
this committee that many of those
seeking employment who are will
ing to do any kind of work will Sc
qure odd jobs at stores, offices and
private residences.