Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
'DOAK FLAYS JONES
AND NAMES ALPINE
Supervising Director to Take
Over Employment Work
of Resigned U. S. Chief.

Secretary Doak of Labor said today
the resignation of Francis I. Jones as
director general of the United States
Employment Service. was demanded
for the good of the service" Mr.. Jones
in his letter of resignation. which he
submitted to Secretary Doak late yes
terday. charged that the recognized
service was unsatisfactory and bitter
'ly disappointing.
1T is a source of extreme gratifica-
ton to me to know that I had no part
in establishing it," he further informed
Mr.. Doak. The Secretary. canceling
trip he contemplated to his farm
in Virginia to1ay, refused to comment
on that part of the letter, but said:
THE resignation of Mr.. Jones was
demanded for the good of the service.
The service will be benefited by his
departure.
Alpine to Take Over Work.
Secretary Doak, in discussing the
resignation informally with, newspaper
men, said that Mr.. Jones Office would
be absorbed by John R. Alpine, who has
been supervising director of the service
for several months. The salaries of Mr.
Jones and Mr.. Alpine were $1,000 an
nually.
Immediately upon placing his letter
on the cabinet officers desk late yes
terday, Mr.. Jones was reported to have
left Washington for an unannounced
destination. Mr. Doak appeared pro-
voked over the attitude Mr.. Jones had
taken, declaring that in deciding to do
away with his services, he had given
Mr.. Jones three weeks notice. The
Office, he added, will now function I'M
der one head. whereas for several
months it had two.
Doak Cites ID. A. v. Letter.
Mr. Jones charged in his letter that
Secretary Doak was attempting to
abolish the World War veterans en-
also refused to comment, but gave out
letter he received today from E. C..
Babcock, national commander of the
Disabled American Veterans. saying the
veterans employment office had Coop
Grated heartedly with the disabled vet
eranS' organization in finding employ
ment for the $4,000 unemployed, but
employable veterans, whose disabilities
resulted from war services"
Ills OutIlL TeCelNeQ the assistance OF
your department in formulating this
program, not from Mr. Jones. who was
lukewarm to it, but from John r. Al
pine" the letter said.
At the Labor Department today it
was stated that Secretary Doak had
requested Mr.. Jones resignation on
August 10. 1t had been known for
some time that the cabinet officer Mr.
Jones and Mr.. Alpine were not agreed on
all methods of handling the service.
On August IS Mr.. Alpine addressed
the following letter to Mr.. Jones:
1T has been apparent since the in
/ Stitution of the plan for reorganization
and expansion of the United States En-
/ ployment Service that your services
have been exceedingly unsatisfactory
and not conducive to best results as
concerns the aforesaid reorganization
and expansion.
You are requested to submit your
resignation as director general, United
States Employment Service. Department
of Labor to take effect at the close OF
business on August 81, 1881"
Jones Hits Service "Set-up."
Late yesterday Mr.. Jones wrote to
! Secretary Doak that ''unwittingly you
have paid me a fine compliment in con-
firming the fact that in no degree am
I responsible for the present Ineffective
set-up AS the records OF the service
will disclose. the present set-up is un-
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