Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
100000 ENGINEERS
TO BACK HOOVER
Mobilization Is Announced by
Council to Seek Job
Sterilization.

Plans for mobilizing more than
100 900 engineers behind President Hoo
vers program to end the depression
were announced today by the American
Engineering Council.
Aid of the engineers Of the Nation
will be enlisted in a movement to in
crease and stabilize employment and to
prevent the enactment of unWiSe legis-
lation, Federal, State or municipal.
The council will work with the relief
organization set up by the President
under the leadership of Walter S. Gift
ford. who is a member of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Sees Dole Menace.
Warning that both the Federal and
State governments will very likely en-
act unemployment insurance laws" I'M
less industrial and commercial leaders
successfully deal with the problem of
unemployment, the council calls upon
both groups to produce a satisfactory
solution.
Whether this country escapes the
detrimental consequences" of unem-
nouncement states, will depend upon
the constructive leadership manifested
by American industry and commerce.
The announcement points out that
President Hoover took a leading part
in the organization of the Council in
1920.
F. j. Chesterman Of Pittsburgh, vice
president and general manager of the
Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania,
tional committee to direct the engineer
ing effort, which will be carried out
in detail by committees TO be named
in every State These committees will
cooperate with the industries and with
civic and business bodies.
Other Committeeman.
Other members of the National Com
mittee are: Gen. r. e. Marshall. jr.,
of New York; E K. Ruth. American
Oak Leather Co., Cincinnati; w. r.
Webster, Bridgeport Brass Co., Bridge
port. Conn.
THE American Engineering Council"
the announcement declared, feels most
emphatically that the immediate an
swer for unemployment is jobs; that
the spreading of man-hours is the most
essential expedient for stabilizing en-
ployment that can be suggested at the
present time.
The situation calls for very active,
concerted and we'll considered efforts
to provide employment for as large a
number as possible now. and especially
to the development of plans which will
foreStall any large increase in unem-
ployment next Winter.
There is very pronounced feeling
that industry and commerce are large
" responsible for the perplexities which
have arisen. and that they should pro-
vide a satisfactory solution. This
thought is not confined to any so-called
radical group. but it also prevails among
reminded, far-seeing men and women.
State Would Step In.
"Thev realize that unless industrial
and commercial leaders successfully
deal with the problem of Unemployment
in permanent fashion that both the
Federal and State Governments will
very likely enact unemployment insur-
ance laws. That such laws would be
detrimental to the economic and social
we'll being of the Nation is generally
acknowledged. Whether this country
escapes such consequences will depend
entirely upon the constructive leader
ship manifested by American industry
and commerce"
The council warns that "a concerted
movement has been inaugurated to
bring about the enactment of Federal
and State unemployment insurance
laws"
1.-The council" 1t was added, 'em-
phatically believes that such legislation
Is neither the only nor the best solu-
ton. 1t feels that there is sufficient
forward looking. constructive and pub
lic-spirited leadership in American in
duStry and commerce to seriously study
the issues and on the basis thereof to
develop plans for permanently dealing
with unemployment, however caused,
and, further. so to stabilize employment
as to hold unemployment to the ire
ducible minimum"
Meanwhile, DR.. Frederick Blachly of
Bookings Institute yesterday informed
the Coucil of Social Agencies here that
unemployment is a continuous problem
and will continue TO grow unless more
drastic steps are taken to combat it.
Present conditions, Dr. Bachly de-
clared, are due to overproduction of
capital. The world market, he said. is
shrinking. and manufacturing, having
reached Saturation point, must de-
crease. AS result, he pointed out
capital is finding itself with a decreaS-
ing outlet.
Can Only Reproduce.
DR.. Blachly cited statistics to show
that conditions have changed to such
an extent that the population of West
ern Europe and the United States will
soon show decrease. The present pop
ulation. he said, has virtually all the
manufactured goods that 1t can as
simulate. so that the problem of the
manufacturer today Is only one OF re-
production.
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