Evening journal., 1922-07-19

ceiving the card for work. The
plant had secured workman else
where.
Warned Farm Work.
Five men were placed at the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and nine at the Baltimore and Ohio
to guard property during the strike.
mo strike breakers whatever have
/ been sent out. No acquisitions have
| been placed for same. However,
/ there seems to be concerted effort
/ on the part of some of the unem-
ployed to make it appear that labor
! trouble exists at every plant where
: applicants were referred.
"One man who had been notified
OF a laboring job on July IL did
not come into the Office until July
IA. and when asked why he had
not reported more promptly insist
ed that he had only that day re-
ceived the notification. lie further
stated that the bureau had no au-
thority to send for him for a labor
job. as he was a carpenter. His
registration was checked up and it
was found that he was registered as
anything" which, of course, indi- !
Gates that he is a man without a |
trade; therefore, It is necessary TO |
file. his Application as laborer.
"He then said. How much does
the job pay?" and was informed /
that 80 cents an hour was the wage.
A
informed us that he had never work
ed for 80 cents an hour, and, fur
thermore, he never would. Upon
further investigation II was learned
that this applicant was an alien, to
whom naturalization papers had
been denied, due to the fact that he
was a draft evader during the war.
lie then stated that he did not want
the job; he only wanted to know
where it was This mans card has
been taken from the file.
Refuse Even s5, \ Day
"An opportunity at Aetna Nut
Southington. Conn. was
received for as mspy workmen as
32 cents per ton to
81 As per ton, according to the size
OF the furnace. approximate wages
S. per day. No labor trouble threat
aned. Through the press and by the
card and announce
ments in the Office this job was an
nounced. Seventeen men signed up
for the Job.
"a telegram was received from the :
plant on Saturday informing us that
Mr.. Callahan. employment manager I
4 Ia, gfr,,f ft.r~ f.
line during the day. Up until noon 8
ne had not arrived, so the bureau {
'emained open for the rest of the |
lay. Mr.. Callahan arrived at Ais. :
L was. OF course. too late In the
lay to communicate with the sew d,
,nteen applicants by mail. and the
were that the men could
lot be found at that late hour on
saturday.
Mr. Callahan decided that II c
would be Just as we'll IL he spent d
sunday morning looking these men a
Ip and interviewing them. lie call b
d on all seventeen. Six promised $
o be at the bureau at 7.30 Monday y
norDing. In order to facilitate mat h
ers the bureau was opened at 7,15. ~
It las two OF the men arrived ready "
or departure. Four special delivery
ards we're sent for the men not re-
orting and were delivered within u
half hour after being sent but not -
ne as yet has reported to the office. il
ir. Callahan left at $50 with two
len. +
Three men claimed to he strik- y
rs Off the r. & o. Railroad men Il
7ere referred to labor jobs at 80 n
ents an hour yesterday. A man G
laiming to be a Pennsylvania coal
1ine striker was referred TO a job o
( labor in a stone quarry at 80 C,
ents an hour. II
Yesterday morning an opportun- ri
Y was received for the men to un- N
,ad lumber-wages 50 per day.
he office was filed with unskllled h.
en but not one would take the job. a
Three men were referred to a Ga
10 at Bancroft's this morning. werI a.
ven work but within an hour had -
# the job. A call has been re-
ived for thirty Polish men for road ~
ork. but as yet we have been un- ~
lie to get any men to go on the
b." 70