Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-20
HARDING AND HOOVER
/. PRAISE MAYOR HARVEY
Express Appreciation Of What
He Did to Aid Unemployed
Last Winter.

Mayor lie Roy Harvey Is In receipt
of a letter from Herbert Hoover, Sec
retary of Commerce, who encloses
with his communication. n letter from
President Harding, each expressing
to wilmington's chief executive their
gratitude for a very able service Mayor
Harvey gave the Federal government
In helping to alleviate the unemploy-
ment situation during the past winter.
Secretary Hoover, in his communi-
cation. says conditions have changed
for the better. Mayor Harvey In his
reply acknowledging receipt OF both
letters, expresses his appreciation of
the kind expressions from the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of Commerce
and adds. his letter being directed to
Mr.. Hoover: at was n great privi-
lege 10 follow your leadership In the
very necessary efforts to help the un-
employed during the past winter"
Secretary Hoover's letter is dated
June 5. is addressed to Mayor Harvey
personally and Is signed by the writer.
II reads as follows:
II have the pleasure of transmit
ting to you letter from the Presi-
dent expressing his gratitude for the
service that you have given TO the
Federal government in the cooper
ative measures taken for the allevia
ton of unemployment. The business
tide has turned and unemployment is
decreasing so rapidly that we have
safely passed the crisis. Many of the
community committees inaugurated
by the Conference have settled them
selves into permanent bodies fS the
better care of employment and un-
employment in industry. Furthermore
the studies in fundamental questions
inaugurated under sub-committees by
the Unemployment Conference are
making good progress. and these
measures together with the experience
gained during this winter should all
give continuing results of construc-
tive character in dealing with these
problems of the future"
The letter from President Harding
Is dated May % and is addressed to
Secretary Hoover. 1t is self explana-
| tory and reads as follows:
MY dear NIr Secretary
Now that the revival of employ
ment through the Country--except
for the strikes-has so greatly i'm
proved our situation that our anX-
ietics In this particular are largely
removed | wish to extend my graft
tude TO every one OF the great body
of our citizens who gave such efficient
service in the organizations set up and
coordinated under tho Unemployment
| - 10
ference members and It's Standing
Committees deserve great credit for
the successful inauguration and stim-
ulation Of the great simultaneous
. movement IN the community, and its
continuing Organization. which has
so greatly succeeded in the mitigation
of what otherwise would have been
great suffering.
I'VE have passed the winter of the
greatest unemployment In the history
OF our country. Through the fine CO.
ordination and & cooperation among
federal and state officials mayors and
their committees of employers. relief
organizations and citizens, we have
come through with much less suffer
ing than in previous years. when un-
| SalibicyiiitllA WhS less. SO
much has this been the case that
except for the intensification of pub
lie works by the federal, state and
municipal governments, the demand
for aid TO the unemployed from the
federal trea asury disappeared in the
country. Only two or three OF our
larger cities failed TO secure coopera-
ton to the best advantage
For this inspiration, organization
and coordination of the community
and for the forces making for common
action. the Unemployment Conference
and its Standing Committees deserve
great credit for a work quietly anC
efficiently carried out.
In this note OF appreciation
wish TO include the Secretary of Lab
or. and Colonel Arthur Woods. the di-
rector Of the work.
Yours faithfully,
Warren C. Harding"