South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-17
"J0bIeSS Ex-SerOiCe Men Sell
Their Blood" MacNider Says


National Commander, American Legion.
INDIANAPOLIS, April IS. - The
American Legion repeats its appeal
TO every American 20 exert himself
and 10 join with his neighbor in Civ
ing employment 10 the eX-service
man who needs il.
II was our estimate that 100000
OF our comrades were out of work
and I'm great need. In nearly every
city and town OF the country groups
OF spirited citizens have come
forward with jobs 20 relieve the SUI
fering of our buddies. In many in
stances the work offered. and so
/ gladly received is temporary Nor
has there been enough TO go around.
our appeal is not for a day only.
+ We are constantly asking every COM
muuity 90 give deep thought 20 this
problem and 10 do everything pos
i5le 20 provide work for these men.
Undoubtedly the worst condition
is in the large cities where these
young heroes throughout the cold
winter have tramped the streets
/ from early morning 10 late at night,
] trying 20 find job any kind OF a
Job that would enable them 20 live
lin the country they fought 10 pre-
serve Always behind these men are
the women and children suffering as
they suffer. starving as they starve.
The World war was 5000 miles
away % most Americans untI our
own casualty lists began 20 be print
ed This need of employ ment 10y the
service man may seem to be cxaC-
Cerated or not TO exist in your COM
munity just because you don't see IT,.
Bat the unemployment casualty lists
are in your very neighborhood. Find
the victims and help them. You will
find them eager and ambitious to
heir themselves.
IN Cleveland the Legion maintains
a barracks for its unemployed bud
dies These men have been picking
up money by supplying almost all
the blood needed for TRANSMISSION OPP
erations at Lakeside Hospital One
call for blood came at g O'Clock one
morning and a few minutes later %
ex-service men appeared at the hos
pital. ready TO sell their life-blood.
An ex-soldier of Dallas. Texas. III
for a long period and just ont OF
his bed. saw a Male Help Wanted
al i'm the newspaper. Two other
men saw it at the same time. They
caught a street car The ex-soldier
missed the car but foot-raced it for
a mile and beat the other applicants
10 q job.
Twelve majors. five naval COM
maUders. p captains and nearly 100
Heutenants of the days OF glory APP
piled for any kind Of jobs at the
Legion employment bureau. New
York. in the space of a few months.
Az ex-service man of Emporia.
Kan, jobless and stranded in Chi
cage was promised a job in Los An
gees. Cal Lacking money 10 get
there. he started walking - selling
chewing gum bought with borrowed
money TO pay his expenses. Its
1.50c miles, but jobs are scarce. he
said.
I'm Providence, r. L., a young eN-
service man was fired" because ne
stay ed at home the day child was
borr 10 his wife. He hadn't money
enough TO get an attendant and
now he hasn't even place o. work,
though ne has searched diligently.
one Legion post in New York had
saved up money. gained 10y lances
and entertainments. for several years
back intending 10 build nice club
house. But they couldn't 20 j, and
see their buddies shivering i'm Bryant.
Park. They took their money went
10 the park at midnight and blew
mess call" Four hundred ex-serv-
ice men lined mp In a few minutes