New-York tribune., 1921-10-01
Conference Asserts Re-
sumption i'll Buying Will
Increase Mills Opera
tions and Provide Jobs
Relief Seen When
Profiteering Ends
Problem Held One for
Each Community; Build
ing gConstructionAdvised

WASHINGTON, Sept 3O.-Formula-
ton Of an emergency program de-
signed to effect the immediate relief
of the nations idle, variously esti-
mated at from 3,5OO00O to $500 900
persons, was completed to-day by the
National Conference on Unemployment,
with the adoption of specific measures
recommended by committees
The conference then adi iourned until
October 10, when it will consider a
permanent unemployment policy and
suggestions for the return of business
and commerce to normal. Meanwhile.
its committees will work on details Of
these subjects.
The conference found the tas. of
meeting the unemployment emergency
was primarily community one, with
the responsibility of leadership and its
solution resting on the mayors. Fed
eral, state and municipal aid, however,
vas urged. Particular reference was
made by the conference to the connec
ton between prices and The solution
OF the country's economic ouestions
Profiteering Condemned
During the period of drastic eco
nomic readjustment through which we
are now passing" the emergency pro-
gram said, "the continued efforts of
ments CT safe business practice OF eco
nomic consistency should be con-
demncd. One OF the important obsta
cles 30 resumption of normal business
activity Will be removed as prices
reach replacement values in terms Of
efficient producing and distributing cost
plus reasonable profit.
I'VE therefore strongly urge all
manufacturers and wholesalers who
may not yet have adopted this policy
to do so, but it is essential to the sue
cess of these measures when put into
effect that retail prices shall promptly
and fairly reflect the price adjustment
of the producer. manufactures and
the wholesaler. When these principles
have been recognized and the recon
mendations complied with, we are con
fident that the public will increase their
purchases, thereby increasing the oper-
ations of the mills, factories and trans
portation companies and consequently y
reducing the numbcr of unemployed ,
Primarily Community Problem
Henry NJ. Robinson, of Los Angeles
as chairman of the organization com
mittce, submitted the recommends
tions. The report stated that "the
conference finds that there are, from
various estimates, from 100000 tc
) 3,5O0,0 600 unemployed. as shown by pay
rolls, while some statisticians find as
many as 5,535 900, and there is a much
greater number dependent upon them
There has been an Improvement, but
pending general trade revival this
cannot be met without definite and
positive organization of the country"
The report, taking up the recon
mcndations. said:
"'lhe problem Of meeting the emer-
gency Of unemployment is primarily
community problem. The respon
sibility for leadership is with the
Mayor and should be immediately as.
sumed by him.
THE basis OF organization should be
an emergency committee representing
the various elements in the community
This committee should develop ano
carry through community plan fol
meeting the emergency. usin. exist
ing agencies and local groups as ia,
as practicable. One immediate ster
should be TO coordinate and establish
efficient public employment agencies
and to register all those desiring work
IT should coordinate the work of the
various charitable institutions Regis
tration for relief should be entirely
separate from that for employment.
Priority to Residents
"Tho personnel of the employment
agencies should be selected with con
sideration to fitness only and shoulc
be directed to find the right job fol
the right man and should actively can
Continued Gu pace threat