The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-25
CALIFORNIA PASSES
 EMPLOYMENT CRISIS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. Im- provement in industrial, building and agricultural activities throughout Cal ifornia has practically ended unem- ployment so far as. acute conditions of distress are concerned.
 This declaration was made in a re- port issued by Charles B. Fucker, secretary of the Mayors Unemploy- ment Committee.
 So encouraging has been the i'm provement that active work of the organization has been concluded ex- cept coordination of all agencies, so that in event of emergency, efforts may be quickly centralized
 The unemployment survey of San Francisco's metropolitan area made by the Chamber of Commerce last October revealed approximately 12,- 600 unemployed breadwinners. Includ- ed in this number were those of the regular labor turnover, including per sons changing from one job to another, casual laborers and those holding out for higher wages or for better work ing conditions. The number of these is fairly constant the year around, without regard to depression or pros perity. This number approximates 4,O00, and they do not enter into the acute conditions to be considered. This left approximately 5000, which was later increased by 1,500, due to the final closing of shipbuilding &C., tivities. This number was again in- creased due to publication of news concerning public works in Oakland and San Francisco and an influx of outside unemployed, by 3,500, makiug a total of 13,000.
 Actual results accomplished. ac- cording to Fuckers report, show that, by coordination of effort and cooper ation of all social agencies and place ment bureaus, in the winter oe 1921 1922 a total of 43,942 jobs, tempo rary and permanent, were found for unemployed, as compared with 36,4S2 jobs found for the unemployed during the winter of 1920-1921, showing a total increase of 7,460 jobs found in 1921 1922.
 Of those for whom employment was found during the past winter 33,599 were men, an increase over the pre- ceding winter of 6,552, and 10,343 were women, an increase of 908 over the preceding winter.
 Owing to an intensive campaign conducted by the mayors committee, the standardization of placement through the agencies effected a con- siderable reduction in the number who received jobs through fee agen- cies even though the number of those out of employment was much greater than in the year before.
 The Mayors Committee concludes with the following suggestions:
 That immediate steps be taken to assure the continuation of a Mayors unemployment committee, each unit being held in readiness for action.
 That the mayor and the board of supervisors endorse a plan for semi official State Employment Board, under direction of the State Labor Commissioner, which shall function as co-ordinating body for the State and arrange in each community and coun- ty for employment during the winter upon public work, set aside during the summer, provided for in various bond issues, for schools, roads and irriga- tion districts.
 And that in the future all emergen- cy organizations of inexperienced per sons and emergency appropriations be discouraged, since diffusion of effort results in confusion in results, and, if appropriate measures are taken in time, it is possible to provide work for those who become idle.