Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
1000 Jobs offered
to the Unemployed
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Mayor turned after the first general
meeting on unemployment to relieve
him because Of his many official dut los.
Mr.. 1rtgg did so, got tho committee
going. and Mr.. Burhanan was rlcrto,D
chairman.
"Thcn the district committees wnro
formed. because they were thc best
.sgenri"S fut tho study of tho unemploy-
ment rrob'"m. They mot IN tho station
houses. and through thrm wcrc sent our
to employers and others nearly 600 900
cards. These cards asked whether the
recipient had work in his establishment
for onc Or moro men, and asked in adli-
ton whether there was any repair work
mat could b" done anywhere by n me
chanic.
100 Given Employment
II consider II big thing 10 find
mat IlW' mon were given jobs as p
result "' these cards. or quest ion
nar"s as they were called \ bigger
ning still, however, was the fact that
N4'Wo.OOO in odd Jobs had been given
70 carprn "rs. painters. plumbers. CO.
ment workers, papcrhangcrS and other
artisans who were out of employment
snd who were suffering, with their
FAMILIES, In consequence.
This $1,000, 900 Is considered ot
only : 10 house for every house in the
wy II Is an average, for work vas
nor don" upon every house and mony
hoorses had hundreds Of dollars worth
81 work done. ! consider that figure to
he very low.
IN our study of this Unemployment
problem. il must bc remembered. We
must difercntiGts between the voluntary
Hno the Involuntary unemployed. The
Involuntary unemployed arc the people
sho Will work at anything they can
ger but who cannot get anything.
The voluntary unemployed incluG,
PERSONS who never worked before the
war. took jobs during the war and have
not worked since nor do they intend 70
work. y largo number of girls and
Eouhs women are In this category. FOR
Us unemployed now. nor should the park
hench loafcr&, or tho men who ,oinn.
nrily leave jobs, for any cause. with
our having another job In view.
Conditions Fair Here
As a city, YOU must romombcr, v.n
are in good condition. as compared with
me balance Of the country. Our un-
employment figures arc apt to deceive
S,,"P" lIoUl oUlSln", ] VIII try tO cS
plain. To begin with. philadclrhIn
must no longer be considered in terms
3r any one county. II is the mctropoi.
,an district from Bristol TO MHrcur
Hook that Is the real Philadelphia. and
one OF these days it will bc recognized
as such.
;, we are so dependent 90 people rc.
Mulng within this area that NC could
Hot run our industries without them.
IND we are just as dependent upon
nTorrlstown, Camden and South Jersey,
i an the people who come from these
ssilons 10 this city to work each day
sud who leave each night, were, for.
tsunately for them and unfortunately
,"r u.s. to obtain better positions in
SoHe other city, We IN PHILADELPHIA
would not have enough people to I'M
All our jobs, even now,
30, Phtladeiphia's uncmploymcnt
tsures embrace a territory far larger
.rtan mat OF tho actual county lines
a, le same thing, of course, il true of
'e0er cities in varying degrees.
1929 Fair 10 O6er Jobs
, one res son We arc so keen ahout
s, re sesqui- Centennial is for the work.
MS SAKE DO you realize that the
apSspaiations a that began in 1873, for
vor Centennial here Ia 1915, kept The
people OF this city from feeling The
mnic OF 1872 Well the work started
,uen did The same thing viii hapncn
s,ro,'n avm, ,Wnen we get going on this greater