The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-10-06
CONSTRUCTION TO
AID UNEMPLOYED
Building Of Homes Would Pro-
vide Work for Over
100000 Men.
WASHINGTON MEET ADjOURNS
Unemployment Conference at Wash
inaton Recommends That Govern
ors Of States Appoint Commit
tees to Adjust Difficulties.

Washington. Oci. with the ma
tiunai conference on unemployment ad-
juurned until October 10. after com
plrtioD of an emergency program for
immediate relief Of the nations invol-
uu,ary Idle. sub committees of the con
ference were prepared TO resume SEES
sions TO frame recommendations for q
permanent unemployment policy as
well as suggestions for speeding the
return to normal In business ana In
dustry. These will be placed before
the full conference when II reconvenes
ten days hence for adoption of a per
inaneDt policy.
Outstanding among the conclusions
announced by the conference la the
emergency program adopted on recon
vening yesterday was that the un'
employment emergency must be treat
I'll primarily as community problem
with responsibility Of leadership In
It's solution resting on the mayors.
Favor Emergency COMMITTEES.
II specifically recommended appoint
ment II emergency committees repre-
senting the various elements OF the
communities. 10 establish public EN-
ployinent agencies, coordinate dis
tribution Of work and, among other
things. prevent uncoordinated solicitn-
ton Of relief funds
Resumption OF normal business ac-
,ivity, the central problem involved.
was held to he largely dependent ON
readjusiment OF price levels. and "a
This end the conference urged all pro
ducers. manufacturers and wholesalers
"a base prices On replacement values
In terms of efficient producing and dis
irlbuting cost, plus reasonable profit.
lienection OF such reimbursement In re-
tail prices also was essential, II was
added, 10 that the public would In
crease It's purchases. thussrncourag.ng
greater production. with a consequent
increase In employment.
States and municipalities were urged
IN the emergency program 10 carry
forward all public works, improve
ments and repairs In the fullest pos
sibie volume and the federal authori'
ties were called on to expedite con
struction Of all public works covered
by existing appropriations.
The greatest area for the greatest
relief In unemployment was found by
,hS-conference tospe in the construc-
ton industry. wHh n shortage OF
more than I.OOOOOO homes affor,ilng
the employment Of more than 1000
oO persons.
To clear the way for full resumpt-
ton Of construction work, the confer
ence recommended that state govern
ors appoint committees 10 seek par
licularly adjustments In cost. inciud'
ing removal OF freight determinations,
aud also to further campaigns against
malignant combinations" which. al
though Cleaned up" In some commu-
mites, the conference found has re-
stricted building operations and 'con-
tributed largely 10 this unemployment
situation"
Recommendation designed to In.
crease employment In the manufac-
turing field Included part time work,
through reduced time or rotation OF
Jobs. manufacturing for stock and d.
version Of labor 10 plant construction
and repair work.
Employees were urged TO cooper
ate In putting these measures into
effect.
Disagreement by some ~ the dele
gates with the conferences unemploy-
uient estimate Of about 4,OOO.OOO,
based on pay rolls. led to a prolonged
debate on the question yesterday and
resulted I'm n compromise on an In.
definite figure of between 3,5OO.OOO
and 5.bO0,OOO.
No White House Bread Line.
Plnns for establishing a bread line
In front OF the white House were
cancelled last night by Urban Ledoux.
seif-appointerd auctioneer OF unem-
ployed. because Of the rapidity with
which positions were found and ma.
terial aid advanced to the men who
were to have participated In the
demonstration.
Eighteen members of The LedouX
army" were hired at one swoop, the
organizer said. by W. l.. Burdick. u
North Dakota farmer, who IL mem
her Of the unemployment conference
Another member of the conference
gave $3.50 10 ouiiil these recruits to
the ranks Of the employed. aud sun.
dry smaller donations, uggregatins
more than $3.50, which we're received.
would be sufficient Mr.. Ledoux said.
10 proside food and lodging for sew.
eral days to every man On his rolls.