The Holly chieftain., 1921-10-06
Conference on Unemployment Is
: Working Rapidly to Solve
Its. Big Problem.
RAIL- Workers FOR A STRIKE
Democrats Fighting Against Ratifiea-
tien Of Peace Trsatiss-Franee's
stasa. on Reduction Of Land
~ . ArTament-Lioyd George
Z Again invites Irish
=. to Personal
Farley.
sy EDWARD W. PIckARD.

Most important of last weeks
events sin the United States was the
opening off the national conference on
unemployment. The social economists
and cdptains of industry summoned to
Washington by President Harding are
not expeeted to work miracles or to
And way In which immediate and
remunerafiSe employment can be given
alI'the millions of involuntary idle in
tlfe country. but there is reason to
beiie1e' 3kdy can devise means for re-
iIeving hthe distressing situation. In
, Il ..geneEHt: way. the solution of the
prohlem:ias the leaders in the confer
ence sea.sit. is plan of cooperation
among employers and with govern
mental tSbstruction agencies to dis
tribute. regulate and Increase the vol
ufne .ak employment in slack seasons.
,,.sAm1nt me broad phases OF the prob
'lerr,s as,! Mated by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover, are:
.ieterpnation Of the volume and
distrbIh$n of employment
Emerge3icy measures to provide en-
ptoyment "and mitigate suffering that
may arise during the coming winter
MeasVreS which may aid in restor-
ing ,c4phGerce and employment to
nayma!!- i. i
Immsdiately after the opening ses-
sion .nipe subcommlttees got busy. and
so rapidly did they work that the
GonfereifSe reassembed Friday "A
week earlier than had been expected
to consider general emergency re-
lief pkeeram. At this writing it is
not 'Iesajble to give an outline of this
>, prbgrain;. but some OF its suggestions,
Ipnde.sby the manufacturers, are as
followS:,i
Unite :,existlng private and public
organizations to put through con-
structfee program for your community.
Sea' that there is a suitable en-
iiox9ent exchange in your commun-
: ity. ~.
'aA~sist private and public employ
/. ,ers and. labor organizations rather
!: than: have any single civic or family
welfare agency or combination of
sgencISS assume the full responsibility.
Bring to the attention Of public au-
thoritfes specific recommendations for
increasing volume Of public work.
trgesboth private and public en-
'ployebs. to distribute labor by rota-
.tion iH. shifts of three days or more
at time.
Perxudde each industry to absorb
definite quotas Of unemployed
Urge Pnot only private and public
employers but individual household
ers andsproperty owners to make i'm
provesSnts. repairs. and general
xpruciph up Of properties.
Formulate standards and rules for
temporary employment for those out
of wotk dealing with rotation of
shifts ;,wages--preference to resident
family men. etc.
See 4hat decent sanitary accommo-
dationf for homeless men are made
and fIfferentiate between resident
and floating unemployed.
Discourage migration of ,rnem-
pioyed: to and from your community.
In opening the conference President
Hariihg warned It that the admins
tratioh would he opposed to any plan
that involved n further drain on the
publict treasury In this he differs
with the policy followed in England,
where. OF course. the conditions are
not the same. The British government
has hfrn paying out many millions of
dollars in unemployment insurance.
and the situation there seems TO be