Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04

BY LEGION TO
OBTAIN WORK
Nationwide Appeal Made
Find Employment for ex-
Service Men.
100000 NOW JOBLEss

Employment of 100000 veterans Of tia
zworld War who are now idle and in
need will be undertaken in a great joint
national effort already initiated By the
i American Legion in cooperation with an
impressive list of national business, civic.
a fraternaI and welfare organizations. &C
eording to announcement today at the
s. national headquarters Of the legion.
y Preliminary preparations for the cam
s paign have been started under the direc-
tom Of local units of the legion and CO.
81 Operating bodies. This includes a sur
Hvey CT conditions and suggestions for
al remedy in every locality. This work
will be completed before March 20. which
shall be known as American Legion en-
ployment day.
Hanford Macnider national commander
Of the legion, has appealed to the Presi-
dent, State commanders have requested
their Governors, and local leaders have
asked mayors of cities and tov Is to set
aside that day to launch ~ concerted
effort in every community il the Nation
this joint drive to give work to and re-
lieve need among the unemployed who
Hserved their country in war.
3LOCAL MEETINGS
1PLANNED.
81 On March 20 it is planned to hold meet
Sings under the auspices of the joint
local committees in every city and town
in the United States at which the bust
ness men and employers Rnd representa-
ftives Of every element in the community
z life will be confronted by a survey of
the situation in their town with sugges-
tons for relief which fit the conditions
Programs will be perfected and Endorsed
at these town meetings and the organ
ization constituted to carry out the pro-
1ected work of employment and relief.
Properly supported tAis concerted.
localized national effort will result in the
relief Of 10000 men in thirty days." de-
= clared Lemuel Bolles, national adjutaut
&of the legion. who supervised the organi-
-&zation of the effort. 1--WE are dealing
4 with methods which have been proven.
The legion has long been interested In
the unemployed problem. Through our
Down bureaus we have placed several
= hundred thousand men in jobs within
the past six months. A recent concerted
effort in st. Paul resulted in putting
zevery deserving veteran to work In that
city. The Louisiana department Of the
legion reports not a resident veteran IN
Nemployed in the State.
1--WE are simply endeavoring, in CO.
operation with other organizations, to
Happily everywhere and at the same time
the methods and means which have been
II demonstrated to be effective. The public
land the unemployed should be impressed
by the fact that this mO<ement is for
the exclusive benefit Of the resident vet
8ersn. FlOaters and transients can ex-
Hpect no consideration. The slogan Of the
movement might well be- Every COM
Immunity cares for its own. II you want
he Job go home and the home folks will
care for you"
COOPERATION
ASKED.
Il Mr.. BoIles announced that national
&heads OF the following organizations had
been urged to cooperate with the legion
q and to transmit instructions to this
&efect down to their local units: Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, United States
: Chamber Of Commerce Rotary, Kiwanis
1and Lions Clubs. Red Cross, Y. NJ c. a.
u. W. c. A Community Service. Knights
aof Columbus, Elks and Jewish Welfare
N board. Local units OF the legion were
3instrueted to extend this list. Pastors Of
all churches viii be asked TO mention
4 the movement in their sermons on Sun
#dsy, March, 10.
Legion officials assert the unemploy-
ment situation among veterans has never
been worse since the end Of the war
The veterans are in more desperate
= =
Sboth becoming exhausted
Il National headquarters suggests that
the county engineer should be pressed to
.MgO ahead with the repair Of bridges and
@au county improvements and to put serv-
4 ice men on the JOB.
Municipal enterprises will also afford
/ Il medium Of employment" the legion
suggestions state "Woodyards munich
Upal centers, swimming pools and other
7public projects can be. established 10 the
Ebeneft of the community and the jObIess
aman.
VETERANS COULD
|3BE USED.
Truck gardening is work that pays as
1T goes and is work particularly essential.
1.-THE season is here for it.
a Veterans could be used in the con-
Instruction crew of public utilities com
panies which are often behind hand in
service, It is stated. Such work would
McOnsist in the installation Of telephones
the repair OF paving, and SO on.
1.-THE problem OF the building shortage
would be utilized for the benefit Of the
#ex-service man if a suggestion from ma
tionaI headquarters is carried out. If the
post Is going 20 build home OF its own,
& let 1t start now and put service men on
&the job. Homes and apartments are
q needed everywhere and loans are always
Unavailable for building.
'-The planning of town additions is also
3mentoned, lots to be sold at easy terms
and the proceeds to be divided as they
0come in between the original owner of
81 the land and q fund for relief Of service
1men.
a Every effort VIII be made to encour-
&age the back-to- the-farm movement"