South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-15
CALIFORNIA PASSES
EMPLOYMENT CRISIS
Distress of Bread inners is
Over, Declares Report
of Committee.

san FRANCIS Nay lin
provement in industrial. building
and agricultural activities through
out California has practically ended
unemployment SD FAR as acute con-
ditions Of distress are concerned.
This dec.aratlol was made today
IN a report issued by Charles r..
Rucker. secretary Of the mayors
unemployment committee.
50 encouraging has been the inn
provement that active PIX u the
organization has been concluded eX-
cept coordination % all agencies. so
that ln event o. emergency. efforts
may be quickly centralized.
The unemployment survey OF San
Francisco's metropolitan area made
BY the cha mber OF Com merce last
October revealed approximately 12.-
600 unemployed breadwinners. In
cIaded IN this number were those OF
the regular labor turnover including
persons changing from one job 90
another casual labOrers and those
holding out FOR higher wages or for
better working conditions The num-
Der Of these is fairly constant me
year around without regard 70 &c
preston or prosperity This number
spproximates 1000 and they do not
enter into the acute conditions 20
be considered This left approx
nately 600. which was later in
creased by 1900. due 90 the final
closing OF shpbuuding activities
This number was again increased.
due 20 publication of news concern
ine public works in Oakland and
San Francisco and an influx OF out
SIDE unemployed. by $500, making
a total of $4,000.
Actual results accomplished. &C
eord.ng TO Fuckers report. show
that. by coordination Of effort and
cooperation Of all social agencies
ard placement bureaus. in the win
ter of f921-192e "A total OF 1892
jobs. temporary and permanent.
we're found for unemployed. ~
compared with 36.4S2 jobs found
for the unemployed during the win
ter of 1920-1921. showing a total
increase OF 400 jobs found in
1921-1222
OF those for whom employment
vas found during the past winter
35599 were men, an increase over
the preceding winter or $3.50. and
1898 were women, an increase OF
COS over the preceding winter
Owing % an intensive campaign
conducted BY The mayors commit
tee. the Capitalization OF placement
through the agencies effected =
considerable reduction In the num-
Der who received jobs through fee
agencies even though the number OF
those out Of employment was much
greater than in the year before.
The mayors committee concluGes
with the following suggestions
That immediate steps be taken 70
assure the continuation of a mayors
unempIoy ment committee each unit
helms held in readiness for action.
That the mayor and the board Of
supervisors endorse a plan for a
aemi-offBcial state employment
board. under direction OF the state
labor commissioner which shall
function as CO-ordinatinE bOdy
for the state and arrange in each
community and county for employ
ment during the winter upon pubic
work. set aside during the summer.
provided for i'm various bond issues.
for schools roads and irrigation dis
tricts
And that i'm the future all emef-
Eency orga mutations Of inexperienced
persons md emergency approprse.-
tions he discoura ged. since diffusion
81 effort results in confusion in re-
are taken in time il IS possible 20
provide work for those who become
IDLE