Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-21

Washington, oct. 20sY You may not
be in a position 70 offer q regular job
10 anyone. but nevertheless you can do
your share toward helping the unem-
ployed
You can DO this by having done now'
work that must be done sometime. II
the front porch or The barn needs a
coat Of paint II the furnace needs tix-
ing. II YOU contemplate building a
Iehlolten house or laying q sidewalk,
~ your premises need cleaning up-
have II done now Even 20 have your
hair cut or your shoes abined when
vol can we'll afford IL and might other-
wlHe neglect Il, Is. 20 add something to
| the sum total OF work
This IS the plea Of Colonel Arthur
Woods Of New York, who Is Chairman
| OF the Committee on civic. Community
and Emergency measures Of the un-
employment Conference. HIS job IL to
find Immediate ways of placing people
/ Ia Industry while the conference
makes thorough study Of the situa-
ton. and especially 10 help ia munich
pai and other community efforts 70
solve the problem.
Ills work has just begun. lie Is
getting in touch with the mayor Of
every city in the United States hay
Ing population Of $4,000 o. more,
Iw.th The exception Of some cities which
Ihave already tackled the problem with
such energy and skill that they ara
lobviously not in need Of any help.
cities Doing Good Work.
The number Of cities which are al
ready doing good work is considerable
ard will evidently grow That, IN fact
Is the striking feature. Of the situation
THE country is carrying the unemploy.
ed on its conscience III way that u
wholly unprecedented. There have
; been many worse spells Of unempioy.
/ trent in the history Of this country
than the present one. The usual at.
tltude toward them in the past has
been to ignore them The theory hai
been that II you do not talk or writ,
tout hard times. they vii. disappear
Bury your head in the sands Of op
himism and you are safe. This ostrich
like attitude has suddenly disappeared
lThe unemployment problem IS lead
ling feature Of news and conversation
The country seems suddenly TO hav'
awakened TO the fact that a man VIII
! wants to work and is able TO work
but can find no work 70 do, is po
llltical and economic liability which IN
/, lcnuntry cannot afford lie IS proc
positive that the social machine doc
not function well He is at once III
! strongest argument Of the agftato
land his most receptive auditor.
The Woods committee aims to at
! as clearing house for informatio
: az to how the unemployment problei
. may be met By communities. Portlan
/. Oregon, for example, is solving It's %
Z employment problem with great safi
faction. In this as IN other eitii
q charity and waste are ffowned upo
Portland announces that one of /
y objects IL TO make soup kitchens u
, necessary. After all, soup kitchen
/. and bread lines are confession
: failure.
!. The Portland COMMITTEES also a
:, nounces, as one OF its purposes,
! keep employers from taking advanfa
OF the situation to reduce wages.
. Portland has one COMMITTEES TO va
/, the undertaking Of a. much pub
work as possible. Another handles I
Industrial phase OF the problem, a
= urges industry to do as much CO
struction work as possible. 1t a
= solicits the householder to prov
- =, odd jobs. There il a special direc
- for the employment of women. ]
y the Boating population d wood Va
d has been established which win p
Ie duee and sell cord wood. A munich
~ rock pile win be operated for tn
who refuse to work.
- No Unemployment Allowed.
- SO if you don't want TO work, Dc
go to Portland.
900 Colonel Woods also is advocat
IN the nation at large the untiert
ing Of as much public work az po
bic. He does not advocate that cit
-, states, cities, industrial concerns
: individuals have work done mer
4 for the purpose OF affording jobs. r.
!, is waste. He advocates that IN
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