Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
.G|VE-A-JOB MOVE
BECOMES. NATIONAL
Presidents Unemployment
Relief Designs Five Plans
for Communities.

The Presidents Organization on IN
employment Relief yesterday began cir
culating throughout the Nation five Gre
ate-a-job plan for community planning
in unemployment emergencies this Win
ter.
The methods were those employed by
Rochester. N. Y, Chicago, Indianapolis.
Milwaukee and Wilmington, Del. last
Fall and contain many suggestions,
which the Presidents organization be-
lieves might be of value to cities plan
ming to adopt relief programs to take
care of distress this Winter.
Chicago was one Of the first munich
palities to approve such a plan in 1880
and its report to the Presidents group
cities that the 100000 fund provided
was administered in such a way as to
create work and q Stabilizing wage for
the heads of more than 1929 families
who would otherwise have been depend
ent on the relief agencies of the city.
Plan Is Effective.
While this method Of relieving unem-
ployment among the Nations vast army
of jobless this Winter will not meet the
full situation in local communities, it
was pointed out that 1t is one Of the
most workable which a community may
use to meet the need of an emergency
situation, and to help those who have
never had outside assistance to keep
their self-reSpect and build up their
morale by Supplementing their fast
dwindling savings and resources
Meantime, the National Relief Oragni-
zation, which is headed by Walter S.
Bifford of New York, sounded a warn
ing that children who might become I'M
dernouriShed this Winter, because of
shortage Of funds In their families to
buy food will pay the penalty in years
to come.
In a statement prepared by Mrs. Ber-
nice Carter Davis of the organization it
was pointed out that there is no
shortage of funds in the country as
whole, but many families, on account
of unemployment and general economic
depression, will not have sufficient
funds this Winter to buy fruits and
vegetables necessary to maintain health.
Urges Food for Children.
This. Mrs. Davis said, probably will
lead to undernourishing of children
and she urged that every means pos
sible to avert such disastrous results
deserves the serious consideration of all
who can help
Helping such families to help them
selves, through canning surplus foods to
tide over the Winter needs, is one
tangible means to this end" Mrs. Davis
asserted.
She pointed out that the gardening
plan initiated last Spring has resulted
in the growth of many vegetable gar
dens throughout the country. In many
instances, she added. the quantity of
fresh vegetables available from these
gardens exceeds the present needs of
the families concerned, and she urged
that it is important that the surplus be
conserved for Winter use.
Start Canning Drive.
Mrs Davis declared that in recogniz-
ing that the present surplus is a poten-
tial and economical means OF averting
distress In months to come, the Presi-
dents relief group has inaugurated a
campaign for canning surplus fruits
and vegetables. Favorable reports are
being received by the organization from
all sections of the country.
From a study of the permanent
phases Of the unemployment problem
recommendations to Congress may come
from committee appointed by Secre-
tary Doak. This group is composed of
experts named by Mr. Doak to study
chronological unemployment and the
effect of displacement of men by ma
chinery.
The scope OF this committees work
was outlined to the Associated Press
yesterday in an interview by Chairman
Charles A. ProSser.
Pointing out that the value of Ameri-
can industrial output in 1929 was So
000, 100000 more than in 1919 with
100000 less workers, DR.. Prosser said
chronological unemployment may re-
suit in sweeping economic and social
changes" in this country.
Work Is Divided.
The committee. DR.. Prosser said, has
divided the problem into two parts.
First it must be determined what effect
chronological improvement has on on
portunities for employment, and second.
what can be done to conserve" the
worker who has been displaced by ma
chinery.
"One group believes" he said. that
the invention and use of a machine
results in the employment of more
people, usually at better wage. The
other group believes that whatever NAV
have been true heretofore, the fire.
quency and extent of archaeological
changes is producing exactly the OPP
posite effect.
The answer can only be made on
the basis of reliable statistics and the
Committee on archaeological Emplov-
ment will attempt to indicate the kind
of studies and the kind of data that
needs to be collected and interpreted
to indicate trends in employment and
sweeping changes that are under way.
Can Shap Course.
This will enable the American
people to get better understanding
of where we are going with regard
to opportunities for employment We
can then shape our course accordingly.
Such studies of particular industries
where sweeping changes have been
made or are impending will also allow
ipate results ahead and protect them
selves by longtime planning against
pronounced injury or disaster"
DR.. Poser said the problem of Con-
serving" the worker displaced by ma
chinery involved the problem of caring
for all unemployed, regardless of the
cause.
In this connection" he said, "it
will be well to know from archaeological
studies whether displacement of work
ers per 100000 workers is increasing
in number or in frequency and whether
the lag or period between displacement
and Unemployment in new job is
or Distressing on the aver
age.
THE committee will also make a
report regarding ways and means of
safeguarding workers before diSplace-
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