Evening star., 1932-01-07
LEGION PREPARES
FIGHT FOR Jobs
Employment Commission
Urges Employers to Adopt
Five-Day Week.
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NEW YORK, January 7.-Employers
throughout the Nation were urged
Tuesday by the National Employment
Commission of the American Legion to
adopt the five-day week and six-hour
day.
The program was advocated as a
means of relieving unemployment. 1t
urged that the siX-hour day worker be
paid pro rata on the basis Of the pres
ent eight-hour wage, asserting such
policy would enable distribution OF
work among a greater number OF en-
ployes.
The commission of legionnaires who
sponsored the resolution voted solely
as Legion men. Among them were
Kermit Roosevelt, Gen. James G. Har-
bord. J. w. Study, representing Gen.
w. w. Atterbury; Colby M. Chester, jr.;
Marshall Field, 30; George L. Berry,
Palmer E. Pierce, Percy TetloW, Ed
ward J. Sullivan, Col. Oscar H. Fogg,
Harold V. Engh, Col. Charles F. n
johnson, Marsh T Mckee, Comdr.
Henry L. Stevens, jr., and Vice ComT.
Harold L. PlUmmer Of the Legion.
Leaders in Industry.
Many CT these are leaders in industry
ard LABOR. Mr.. Roosevelt is vice pres
iGent Of the international Mercantile
Marine; Gen. Harbord, chairman OF the
board of the Radio Corporation OF
America; Mr. Chester, president OF
General Foods COrrorai0n; Mr. TetloW,
internationa representative OF the
United Mine Workers OF America; Mr..
Sullivan, chairm,u of the Ttainmen'S
Committee, Brotherhood OF Railroad
Tra-nmen.
Comdr. Stevens, chairman Of the
commission. after the closed meeting,
said he understood the legionnaireS who
voted Tor the resolution were prepared
to carry their influence for its adoption
to the industries in which tney are en-
gagged.
The Legion, he said, beginning today
will turn its 1040, ,00O members and the
100000 women enrolled in its auxiliary
into a job-finding army, which has fol
its objective the finding of 1000, 900 new
jobs By the END Of January.
Declaration of War.
The program, he sid. is a declara-
tiCn of war on unemployment in which
employers VIII b. a-ke5, 2S a patriotic
duty akin to that which inspired them
to make sacrifices and buy Liberty
bonds in World War days, to give more
job
Each of the IO,400 post commanders
tkr ughout the country will receive c.
62Ts to o-ganiz2 his pest to solicit jobs.
EnrlCyeT5 will be a3k d to increa-e
their forces Of workers 10 pc" cent.
Tho cumulative psychological effect
Of the new hiring and the subsequent
effect on these who have feared to
spand for nc2e35ities through the belief
that their jobs may end any day, Comdr.
Seevens said, will b. tremendous.
The post commanders Will report
weekly to Comdr Stevens. Beginning
next week, radio announco omentS VIII BE-
made reporting progress end informing
the public Of the campo 'gn. The serTa
ica f1ag that marked the home f:on
With a man he'd gone to serve his
country in the war WI return. THIS
tire, hovcvc-. it will rl-rE the of2e CT
pant where cne or more pers~nS have
ben e-10loyad through the efforts Ct
tha Legion to dem" b:l:Ze the huge army
Of the unemployed.
Zach OF the representatives was IN
s'ru~tcd to Hppoint a committee OF hVe
in his industry, to rep"eeent all sections
Of the country. Thase in turn VIII re-
pcrt 1T regional meetings. which VII
PASS the accumulated information to
the National Employment Commission.