The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
N. E. Unenplo loyrnent
 Crisis Discussed
Eight Recommendations for Handling the Situation
 Offered By New England Council

Crawford Notch, N. H.. June 26.--- Eight recommendations for the. handling of unemployment relief were placed before New England this afternoon by the community development committee of the New England council.
 Addressing the opening session of the councils twenty-third quarterly meeting, John F. Tinsley, vice presi- dent and general manager of the Crompton and Knowles Loom Works of worcester, and chairman of the committee, declared that "the most important community problem in New England at the present time is that of preparing to handle any unemployment needs of the coming winter"
 "In spite of increasing business activity in New England in the first four months of this year. we must be prepared" he asserted.
 Declaring that the experience Of the preceding year teaches valuable lessons as to means of handling un- employment MT Tinsley set forth five recommendations applicable to the immediate situation and three Hong range suggestions which he termed of even more improttnce be- cause of their helpfulness In pro- noting employment stabilzation and preventing communities rom being caught unprepared in unem- ployment emergencies. The imme- diate recommendation to New Eng land communities follow:
 YD x,n,.k of n ahIe. bO0leQ mben receiving relief unless de- mands exceed all possible oppor- tunities for providing work.
 2. Pay for public work out or public funds, and only as last re- sort from private subscriptions.
 3. Adopt those public works hay ing the highest ratio of jobs to total expenditures rather than projects creating relativesly few jobs
 4. Organize campaigns to set householders to have work dohe, rather than leave 1t to the 1obless themselves or to builders ana artl- sans to develop this work. =
 s. Recoignize the needs or so called white collar workers and proyide work for them as well as for laborers.
 GAS to the longtime problem, MT Tinsley said ;" we have three definite conclusions, If good pob is to be done in stabilizing employ ment it is essential:
 II. That every industrial com munity in New England know at all times the degree and trend Of iocai employment. .,on
 "2. That cities and towns pan their public works over an extendeo period of time, so that expenditures con be increased or decreased ac- cording to the need for providlns employment.
 "s. That there be is every indus +r,ai community in New England sou,e permanent organization 10 plan for and guide the community in an intelliget longtime program or keeping the number Of workers anu inc number of workers and the number of pobs as closely balanced as possible.
 "Our committee Is having consid- erable success in getting commun- ities started on the job or nndlng out and knowing month by month inc degree of employment ana which way it is going. Last March we recommended that every indus trial community maintain an index of employment based on local pay rolls. The communities which nave started to maintain this index or employment represent q population of 4,159,476 people, or 51 per cent of the total population of New Eng land. In an additional number or cities, with combined population of B96,523, the chambers of com merce have not yet shown their willingness to maintain this index, although banks in those communi,, ties have advised us that they Will be glad to cooperate. and that the project Is distinctly worth while.
 I've recommend that every indus. trial community in New England maintain a permanent organization to plan for and guide the community in an intelligent longtime program of keeping the number of workers and the number of jobs as closely balanced as possible.
 Unemployment Is primarily community problem. We do not need to set up new organizations in New England communities to deal with 1t. Practically every one of our industrial communities has cham