Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
CLIFFORD ENDORSES
CALIFORNIA POLICY
OF lob ASSURANCE
Relief Group Speeds Drive to
Keep Young Workers At
tending School.
GREEN TO OPEN DRIVE
VIA RADIO WEDNESDAY
Maximum Possible Employment
Continuous Through Year, Is
West Coast Plan.

rector, returned to Washington today
from New York and stamped the in
dorsement Of the Presidents Organi.
cation on Unemployment Relief on ar
employment sterilization program now
in operation in California. which has
as its chief feature, work assurance Il
wage earners
The Clifford organizations step fol.
lowed closely upon the approval Of the
California plan by the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. The United States
Chamber of Commerce has been study.
ing 1t, and President Hoover has in
dictated he is in sympathy with it.
In fact, the proposals for guarantee
ing work to those now employed in
order to encourage spending have beer
advanced in many quarters. The an
nouncement of the Endorsement OF the
plan by President Hoovers organization
was made by Fred. c. Croxton, assistant
director.
Under the plan, California business
leaders are trying to provide the maxi
mum amount Of continuous employment
throughout the year, consistent with
production schedules and sound finan-
cial practice, even though it be tempo
rarily necessary to "stagger" or rotate
employment, or place some jobs on a
shorter working basis in order to dis
tribute work to as many employees as
possible.
Green to Speak on Radio.
Mr.. Croxton cited as evidence OF Its
soundness that the plan has received
the active support of $50 California
firms after it had been framed by Call
fornia Chambers Of Commerce.
The Clifford organization also speeded
I'D its campaign this week to keep young
people In school this Winter instead OF
competing with their elders Tor JOBS
because of report issued today by the
Labor Departments Children Bureau
that more than 5000 children, IA ana
Is wears old, received first regular en-
plovment certificates permitting then!
to leave school for work last year. ana
filled jobs that might have oeen nlleo
by older persons
William Green, president OF the
American Federation CT Labor Is 70
open the organizations campaign Weo-
resday afternoon with a radio sdoress
over the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn. other radio addresses by promi-
rent welfare and school leaders are 10
follow.
The Children's Bureau estimate was
based on reports from % States, the
District of Columbia and 40 cities OF
$4,000 population or more In IL other
States.
California Tells Of Plan.
In making public digest OF the
California Sterilization program pre-
pared by Chairman Selah Chamber
lain of the California Chamber Commit
tee. Mr.. Croxton said the plan had re-
suited directly in the rtention CT many
thousand workers, with all the Incl
dental advantages Of an increased state
of morale among employees and the re-
sultant acceleration Of buying power.
A statement by Mr.. Chamberlain 1cl-
lows, in part:
LAS trustees for the interest OF wage
earners and the general commodity
buving public, business management is
confronted with the responsibility Oh
Initiating and administering sound and
economically feasible practices TO pro-
vide the maximum amount OF contlnu-
Gus employment throughout the year.
Furthermore, it is OF extreme lmpor-
lance that business accept and meet
this responsibility through its own or
carnations, in order to prevent what
may become far-reaching and unsound
entertainments upon the proper and
logical functions Of private business
enterprise.
TT is generally accepted that no one
industry can control the fundamental
cycles Of business, but that manage
mert can exercise control over the ex-
tent to which it Is influenced by these
periodic swings; and that In this re-
spect the first responsibility of manage
ment In maintaining permanent en-
ployment is to plan and operate the
business for the long pull. This pro-
cedure contemplateS the development
of adequate forecasts over long periods,
and the adherence to these forecasts
as closely as possible; for II these FORE
casts and the plans resulting from them
are not adhered to when rapid ex-
pansion seems to belle them, they are
likely to be valueless. This likewise
involves a related important manage
ment responsibility Of developing
personnel sufficiently flexible as to the
type Of work it may do and as to the
amount Of overload 1t may carry in ex-
pansion periods to better absorb any
minor fluctuations impossible to fore
cast"
List West Coast Measures.
Mr.. Chamberlain presented the fol-
lowing digest of measures being en-
ployed by the California organizations:
81. Give all wage earners now on the
pay roll every reasonable assurance OF
the safety Of their jobs, in order to
relieve their fear of being added to the
N@O~@~-~-
purchasing activities.
80. Provide the maximum amount OF
employment consistent with produc-
ton schedules and sound financial prac-
tice, though 1t be temporarily neces-
sary, wherever possible. to stagger or
rotate employment or place some jobs
on a shorter working period basis, in
order to distribute work available over
as many as possible employees.
"3. Hold lay-offs to a minimum by
eliminating overtime and distributing
such excess work to additional employees
where physically feasible.
-. Study possibilities within each
organization of further distributing
work among a larger number of en-
ployeS, consistent with efficient opera
lions. For example, staggered employ
ment, shorter working hours or work.
ing periods, rearranging vacation sched-
llles, extra vacations and such other
time OF on a voluntary basis, etc.
Sales Analysis Urged.
IS. Analyze past sales for most profit
able lines, customers and territories and
concentrate selling efforts on them. Re-
view sales for past three to five years to
determine "a lines having best turn
over and contributing most to net~prof-
its: ca customers most profitable to
serve, and 90 territories that yield the
most profit. Determine possibilities and
probable cost Of building up the less
productive lines, customers and mar