The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-31
HARDING URGES MORE
SPEED TO AID J0BLESS
Writes Letter to SIX Secretaries Of
Departments Concerned with
Unemployment.


washington. Jan 3l-pres'dent
Hard ng has instructed sS cabinet
officers to speed up plans IN their
departments TOR the accomplishment
of all possible public works in the
remaining months OF the winter In
ordor that the unemployment situa
ticn may further be alleyiated
The Presidents instructions were
contained IN letter to secretary OF
war navy, treasury commerce, In
terror aud agriculture.
The President stated that the most
dliHcult period Of the winter Is still
before US" and that the government
sheuld duplicate the splendid efforts
at alleviation OF unemployment which
have been made by the various mu.
inequalities. states and private con
Germs
- The Presidents letter follov5--
The response Of the employing IN
terests throughout the country to the
appeal to spec al effort to afford en-.
ployment 10 the greatest poss,b e1'
tent during the winter has produced
highly gratifying results Thanks to
this fine co operation. the situation
has been much less difficult during
the winter thus far than Il might 9th.
erwi . have been.
The most difficult period OF the
winter however. IL stu before Us, and
/ am. therefore. writing you TO be
spenk the utmost cooperation that
your dopal iment may be able to ahord
IN extending further employment
States and C ties as well as private
companies and individuals have taken
more comprehensive and effective
measures than probably have ever
been taken before in such a situation
The natural self reliance Of the Amer
!can citizen has been supplemented IN
the plans by uelghborly help, by
part time work by odd jobs; employ
ers have, TO n marked degree, cKorted
themselves to fud work Tor employees
and have anticipated repair and con
structiou operations which otherwise
would have remained to be taken up
later.
City and state authorities have
generally organized to provide work
aud prevent or alleviate distress due
IN lack OF employment iu substan-
tally every city where the need has
appeared. the mayor has appointed
emergency comm uees TO lead the
communitys action Municipal bonds
have been old 20 an unprecedented
degree 20 provide for construction as
oarly as possible OF needed municipal
works. In this way much winter work
has been provided.
"Ot couro. do not noed to urge
upon you tho vital importance OF hav'
ing tho federal government also do
everything possible IN sound way
10 ameloratc the situation.
My purpose in writing you now rs
10 ask Won 10 hayc thorough exam
lnattou made forthwith of al repair
aud construction plans In your de-.
pertinent 10 determine what necessary
work which otherwise would not have
been. undertaken until later IN the
year might be- advanced SO as to pro
y,do employment during the months
Immediately ahead of rs aud TO sug'
gest that, so far as possible and prac'
ticable, such work should be under.
taken at once
"Thc response of the general pub
lie to appeals for the widest possible
employment has been so generous aud
effective that ! think we should be
tho more concerned to have The agVu.
cics Of tho federal government do
their very utmost share in this human
effort
"WARREN G.. HARDING, ,"