New Britain herald., 1930-10-10
Public Officials and Chari- table Organizations Plan to Provide Funds for Re- lief Work.
New York. Oct. 10 (UP)-Worli

New York, Oct, 10 UP)-Work was sought for the workless in many American communities today.
 Governors, mayors. business men, public spirited citizens and charlta- ble organizations at many points gave thought to the problem of re- lieving distress and to providing wages instead of charity in soup kitchens and bread lines.
 A United Press survey showed cities such as New York, Cleveland and Detroit were undertaking to provide funds or to systematic un- employment relief work through special bureaus, but while this aid- ed, there still remained an overflow Of workmen seeking jobs.
 Public Works Urged
 The federal government long since had advocated that as many public works as possible be undertaken. and this counsel was needed by many states and municipalities. The census report for August 23 show
 ed 2,508,151 "out of work, able 10
 work and looking for a job" The |, U. s. government has let contracts : for public buildings in the present calendar year to cost S43,000,000 . and will let another s30000,000 worth before the close of the year. : This makes a total of about $l00,- 100000 of government work which . can be listed as an aid to employ : ment.
 In New York state, Gov. Franklin . D. Roosevelt has recommended ere : ation of local employment commit 7 tees and cooperation between these
 and the state advisory council on { employment. It was expected an : unemployment conference at Ro- . chester today would act on his sug- .. gestions.
 < New York city which has an es- = timated 235,0oo unemployed has es- -' tablished a municipal employment = bureau which will remain open un- ~til next summer. It has had 35,00o applications for positions including ' 31, 900 men, but so far 1t has been able only to place 9,474 persons in - cluding 7,0l1 men. Many appl- cants still visit the bureau. but the : high hope of work which arose with = it's opening has turned to despair. Illinois Has Conference i. Gov. L. L. Emmerson of Illinois . has called conference for Monday ~of labor officials, employers, charity
 workers and others to consider ways ; of aileviating unemployment. No - definite advance program has been -worked out, however.
 i. Gov. c. c. Young of California and his council have been called for < October 2S to speed up public works
 and to stimulate private construc- : ton projects. San Francisco super -visors are considering barring alien
 workers on city projects, and the -cry of giving work to native Ameri- ec cans rises elsewhere. ah F The city of Cleveland has $200.- 5000 emergency ordinance designed s~to employ 800 to 1000 men for 40 ~days and the city council will con- ssider appropriating s50o,ooo more { ~Toledo has proposed a s75o,00 bond ' sissue for street construction and re- @pair and Akron, O., will undertake "a $5oo,000 program of water system i, simprovement.
 tr Detroit Registers Workers
 Detroit, center of the nations aauto industry. has started registra *tion of the unemployed, and pro.
 poses direct relief to the most needy : while it seeks to have employers 's cut the time of the employed st
 .some part time may be given to tn