The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
'SPRUCE-UP'
CAMPAIGN To
SUPPLY WORK
x.wass Committee Discusses MAN.
rer of Solving Unemployment
Situation.

| al Rock island WIZ are eA'' -
axery business man and house
so,asr enters heartily into the plan
.dopted by Mayor Schriyer's relief
.Ommittee last evening.
. spruce-up campaign, endorsed
~ President Harding's relief COM
m,ttee. will provide enough work,
= Ia hoped, to make it possible for
chose who are in need of help to
Isscure some fuel and food for the
I-s,ter The Chamber of Com
lmorce will handle the details in
Connection with the campaign and
lsbe entire machinery of that organ
I.-a,;on will be set in motion at
lonce in an effort to put the prop
Iosition across in big way.
| survey will be made by a
I.ommittee representive of the yari-
ems interests affected by the I'M
Esmnloyment situation. Every bust
mess man will be asked to give EN-
Inlovment to one man one day a
week or for a longer period, IL pos
lsible.
I7Eyery householder who is com
lfortably getting by" as Mayor
sschriyer puts it, will be asked to
Hind work for one man one day a
week or one day in 10 days or two
lueeks. There are at least 1000 fam
lilies in Rock Island, the mayor be-
Iljeyes, who are in a position to do
This much to the relief of the needy
linen of the city.
Opiuion was expressed that there
rs plenty of work to be done about
hbe business houses and residences
Lyork of a nature that men VINO
ARE really in need and who are earn
lest in their efforts to find employ
sment would he glad to do in an
emergency. There are cellars to
be cleaned, storm windows to be
4 mt an. windows to be washed
painting, carpentry and many other
things.
In making the survey, the Cham
Aber of Commerce committee Will
see every business man and house
sholder personally, and get their
signature to an agreement to en-
ploy men for a certain period. This
canvass will be done in a thorough
manner, and it will entail a ire
snendous amount of work. No man
br woman who is financially able
will refuse to endorse the plan. II
Is hoped that there will be some
who will participate in the relie1
program even at a sacrifice tC
themselves, taking the attitude thai
It is an obligation which they owe
The community.
While the survey as proposed
pill give only partial relief, it is
hoped that with the relief commit
bee taking the initiative in the
movement, new and bigger ideas
bill be evolved.
| Employ Only Deserving.
Men for the jobs that will be
AVAILABLE through the spruce-up
campaign, will be provided through
the Illinois employment bureau and
The Rock Island Welfare associa-
fon. By supplying labor through
these agencies, the employer will
have the assurance that the man he
Employs will be worthy of assist
knce. Probably a thousand men
ban be taken care of until spring
by passing them along from one
Pb to another.
T. A. Murphy of the Welfare as
lociation, was chairman, and out
fned the work being done by his
Institution. He questioned the sim
terlty of men who refused to work
br 40 cents an hour, even though
hey claim their families are des-
erately in need of help, and he
tsked cooperation of all the c1ti-
tens of Rock Island in carrying on
ne work of the committee He de-
Haired that cooperation was abso-
ntefy necessary if the contribu-
pons in money and food and cloth
hg were to be converted to the
post worthy causes. This is his
fessage to the people of Rock Is
land:
DO not give aid in any form to
PERSONS who claim to be needy, I'M
fss you are absolutely sure that
kuch persons are worthy, and then
et the confidential exchange of the
Eei1are association know what
Iou nave done. People who have
ucies OF clothing or food to give
tnotld send such articles to the
Eehare association for distribu-
sun; LOT at the Welfare all welfare
'ork OF the city is unified and a
onipiete record is kept of all per-
ons VINO are receiving help"
rromscuous giving, said Mr..
hurphy, VIII result in the pauper-
lpring.
me methods employed by Mr..
turpny and his aids were outlined
GUIDE the mayors committee in
olAmg out a plan, and the senti-
rem was that the Welfare is car
Ing pmg on a worthy work in the most
1 way
Not All 0ne-Sided.
n me with Mr.. Murphy's re-
SAS regarding men refusing to
80 Tor 40 cents an hour, there
some discussion respecting
H.. checking up of men who re-
&c 70 work, and the sentiment
saiied that these men should be
LEI aid- Men of this character,
fever, are in the minority.
lanes A Moran expressed him
! IN iayor of having the govern
u' authorities at Washington set
machinery at the arsenal in
on- He took the position that
shucn as the government was
ocaung relief work by the mu-
apahues the people of this COM
eaily could reasonably exDecf il