Evening star., 1922-09-12
would Store Up
| jOBSFIR FAMINE
+. !. Jones, Employment Ex.
pert, Seeks to Avoid Cycles
of Unemployment.
SPEAKS AT CONVENTION

Legislation by federal. state and
municipal governments to store up
public improvements in the days Of
prosperity in order to distribute work
when the cycle Of unemployment re-
turns" is favored by the United
states employment service, Director
General Francis I. Jones declared in
an address today at the second ses-
sion of the convention OF the Inter-
national Association Of Public EN-
ployment Services at the Interior De-
partment.
Competition with industry for labor
by government agencies, when all
available workers are needed. Mr.
Jones added. is a foolish and waste
full procedure. but governmental
work. undertaken during slack pc
RODS on necessary projects, is a force
which can stabilize employment
throughout the country and lessen
the evils Of cycles of unemployment.
Other speakers today include Charles
j. Boyd of Illinois, c. W. E. Meath Of
Canada. Miss Mary Anderson, director
of the women's bureau OF the Labor
tor OF the junior division Of the en-
ployment service.
Secretary of Labor Davis and As
sistant Secretary Henning will speak
at dinner tonight At the Arlington
Hotel, and the meeting will close to-
morrow afternoon. when officers Of the
association are elected.
Industry Again Normal.
Lack of employment. which re-
tna
industrial depression that the United
States has ever known" has been
reduced to normal. Secretary Davis
Of the Labor Department declared
yesterday in the opening address be-
fore the association.
Problems relating to public employ
ment services in this country and
Canada were discussed by officials
of both countries at the meeting, to
| which Secretary Davis brought the
Harding Other speakers included
District Commissioner Rudolph, ]. H.
Ballantyne. minister of labor of Cam
ada. and w. S. Lent and r. g. Riddle
of Harrisburg, Pa. Director General
Jones of the United States employ
ment service presided.
"A year ago" Secretary Davis said.
''it was estimated that as many as
5.500.000 of our workmen were walk
ing the streets looking for jobs"
! whereas. to-day that horde has been
disbanded."
100000 stilI Idle.
I'VE have put between three and
four million of our workless men
back at bench and lathe and fur
a million and a half seeking jobs
another million and q half arc idle
through the so-called part-time en-
ployment. Investigation during the
past year has demonstrated that this
is the normal condition in America" I"
pie of the nation have 1t within
their power to stimulate and en-
courage the interest OF Congress tn
all matters affecting Washington.
TT is your patriotic duty to do
| 80. because this is your capital. as
! much rs 1t Is that OF those who are
| bona hde residents" Mr.. Rudolph
| said.
Privilege OF vissters.
You have the proud privilege Of
being citizens of the greatest coun-
try in the world, and you will
certainly want to see here the great
est capital in the world. Washington
heart Of the nation 1t has been
that from the time the federal gov
ernment was located here. Last No
vember it became the heart of the
world Help US to build up a city
worthy in every way to represent
our nation"
Mr.. Rudolph told the public en-
pIoyment officials that ono OF the
most dificult phases of their problem
in Washington is the placing of
government clerks who lose their
positions as the government reduces
its personnel.
considering the meager appro-
priations for the work in this COM
munity. our employment service has
done remarkably we'll" said the Com
missioner.
Mr.. Rudolph delivered the address
of welcome at the opening Of the
convention. which was held In the
auditorium of the Department Of the
Interior. Sessions will continue for
three days.