South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-04
CITY CONSIDERS
METHODS TO AID
ITS UNEMPLOYED
Mayor Carson and Commerce
Club Manager Address
Council Members.


( Working upon recommendations
from the unemployment conference
In Washington. members OF the
! committee OF the whole OF the com
mon council last night began 70 con-
elder a program 10 be adopted IN
the near future whereby the city OF
South Bend will do its utmost TO
help in the solution OF the local
rrOblems presented IN behalf OF
those out OF work.
The consideration Of the task that
faces the city followed addresses BY
Mayor T. r. Carson and r. J. Green,
r-anager az the Chamber OF Com
merce. Both Mayor Carson and
Mr. Green pointed out 20 the coun-
CT members that the conference
called by PRIEST Harding had thus
far made very little Roadway in out
lining program ~ procedure TO be
followed 20 alleviate the nationwide
suffering that ls forecasted during
the coming winter Mr.. Green at
tempted TO impress upon the coun-
ell the necessity FOR immediate ac-
ZION 20 rr0vifo for the unemployed
In south Bend.
To let World Know.
RTr. Green told Of the mum Der Of
t-ansients who are daily lighting in
South Bend and looking for work.
EFe declared that in a recent statisti-
cal report IL was announced that
south Rend and Albany Y. Y, were
tho only cities fin the country where
industries were operating on loo
percent basis and as II result people
from al sections Of the country are
corning 20 this city with The full ex-
uectation of finding work He sug-
e-oefed ne r1au whereby these tran
s.en.s would Doe headed of before
thrv started for -his city by an
nounc,ur tn fac. that South Bend
was not operating on 100 percent
f0e,r arl that the citv was not op-
Grating public lodging house" at
''hotel" but that ne city was only
rclng % try and take care OF per
sons actually residing IN South
Pend
notice 20 be drawn up TO this
eject will be announced by Mayor
carson IN a few days and people
throughOut the country viii be ad-
vised that the report Of 100 percent
oneration in South Bend is not true
and will be likewise warned that the
CITY r. providing for its own unem-
nloyed first.
No attempt was made 10 Obtain
an appropriation from the city
council for the remOdehng Of the
old garage I'm the rear Of the city
hall into sleeping quarters for the
unemployed. but action in this re
gard viii probably be taken at the
next meeting.
Mr. Green also pointed out that
the Chamber Of Commerce is sery'
Ing in the capacity OF an unemploy'
ment a -ency and declared that this
method. while proving fairly salts
factory was not functlOning like
regular employment agency will
the needed facilities could function
He stated that there was a half
dozen private agencies in the city
and that when the Chamber at
tempted to offer a job or look for
man 20 I'll n POSITION each employ
raent agency would send a man fol
the job.
VIII County AID
He stated that he appeared be
fore the board of county commits
sioners Monday afternoon and at
tempted TO explain 10 them the Eeec
of public employment agency anc
had urged them TO cooperate WITT
the city council toward the estab
Iishment of such an agency. The
county council he said. promised Il
give him a report regarding thei'
attitude on the matter at their meet
ing next week Mr.. Green will re
port their action to the council. IL
declared that the rental condition.
i'm South Bend were very bad and
that q report Of survey Of the city
rent would be made public in
short time.
Mayor Carson likewise stated tina
the rent and home-buying PROPOSE
ton in South Bend was in a deplor
able condition and cited instance
upon which he based his conclusion