Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
i. S. BUREAU FINDS
WORK FOR 245,0DD
Eighty Employment Offices
Speed Work Under John
Alpine.

Constantly reiterating the urgent
orders to all sections of the organiza-
ton to find jobs" John r. Alpine, ap-
pointed three months ago to expand
and correlatc the United States En-
ployment Service, said today that ~
careful count, 245, 200 unemployed per-
sons have been placed in employment.
The period covered in this report y
IS days short Of three months, so Il
Is estimated that something more than
a quarter of a million placements have
been made in the first three months.
During this same period the work of
expansion was being pushed so that
now there are State directors and as
slstant directors in every State and
total Of 80 off ces in operation. This
number Is to be still further enlarged,
though what the total number even
tually will be Is not being estimated
today.
Secretary DOak Helps.
Secretary Of Labor Doak has given
the reorganization and expansion
scheme first attention. and the achieve
ments thus far have been the result Of
close teamwork and cooperation be-
tween Doak and Alpine.
Alpine, ranking as director general
and special assistant to the Secretary,
said he believed the expanded service
during the Fall and Winter would make
"a real impression" on the unemploy-
ment situation, but conceded frankly
that 1t will be impossible to go beyond
finding jobs that are to be had-jobs
cannot be made or forced into existence
through an employment service.
There has been, 1t Is learned, q lot
Of slaughter of customary governmental
red tape. Alpine has been trained in
q no &0lf -
suits. For a time he was acting presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of
Labor and for several years was one Of
its vice presidents.
"Our most effective work at this
time" Alpine said, "is In the agricul-
tural districts. In those large areas Q
great deal is being done to systematiDe
the flow of seasonal labor, not only TO
find the work and bring men TO the
work, but to prevent too many men
from gathering at any one place Of en-
ployment."
Agencies Coordinate.
Throughout the country every effort
Is being made to bring about close CO.
operation between the Federal service
and State and municipal free employ
ment services.
Another important development came
OuI OL Tie department. OF LdDOr LL1S
week. Secretary Doak, in a signed ar
ticle written by him especially for labor
newspapers and which will be published
generally next week, takes notice of the
criticisms made of his policy regarding
deportations. He declares that the
humanities" have been and will be OBJ
served in administering the immigration
laws, and that In every case the "tradi-
tons" Of this Government will be OBJ
served.
Unquestionably this Will be accepted
as the Secretary's answer to critics who
have asserted he Is sending deportees
back to be shot" or back to be hung
for political opinions that differ from
those of the powers in control Of GER
tain nations to which deportations have
been ordered. but not consummated.
Secretary Doak admits that mistakes
might be made, but he declares they
are not made consciously and that they
are rectifled when discovered. He en-
phaSizes his determination TO push de-
portation cases where illegal entry OF
| illegal domicile is proved. but he seems
striving to make clear that viciousness
| such as has been charged, Is no part
| Of present official policy.
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