Evening star., 1934-07-31
Allen Selects Committee Of
Six in Campaign to
Find Work.
HOPE TO REMOVE MANY
FROM RELIEF ROLLS
Aid of Citizens Will Be Sought
in Drive TO Get Under Way
Labor Day.

Commissioner George r. Allen today
appointed Q committee Of six persons
to draw detailed plans for a job-find-
ing campaign which Is expected 10 get
under way here after Labor day. The
campaign win be directed to securing
$4,000 persons who win each secure a
Job for one person for year.
It is estimated that of the 10000
"cases" on the relief rolls, there are
$4,000 employabie persons who could
be taken OF the rolls II regular Jobs
could be found for them. and the
campaign viii be an effort to make as
large a dent in the relief rolls as pos
sible.
Members Of Committee.
Those named to the committee are
Sylvan King of the Merchants 81
Manufacturers Association Tom
Groom of the District of Columbia
Bankers Association; Robert J. Cot
trell at the washington Board Of
Trade: q. w. Beasley Of the Fedora
ton Of Civic Associations, and John
Locher Of the Washington Building
Trades Council. Elwood Street, di-
rector Of public welfare. viii serve as
secretary Of the committee ex-ofhcio.
Commissioner Allen left town today
on three-week vacation. During
this three weeks the committee will
meet and map out its work, and VIII
have its plans ready for Aliens ap-
proval when he returns.
The campaign got, its start at q
public meeting called by Commissioner
Allen in the ofiee OF Mr.. Street yes
terday afternoon. Allen outlined his
suggestion for the Job campaign, and
then called on those present for sug-
eestions.
Mr.. Cottrer said that he wished
that on contracts for public buildings
preference would be given to Wash
ington contractors and Washington
workmen. As 1t now stands, he said.
the contracts often go TO out-of-town
contractors who bring their own labor
here, and money raised by taxing
Distrist residents, instead Of being
spent here, finds its way into other
States. .4e - sn
Sylvan King of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association said that
he would like the Federal Government
to devise O system of using unen-
ployed persons to ill available jobs.
Only recently, he said, in. the Wash
ington Retail Credit Bureau five of
the trained personnel had been
drafted for service with the Federal
Government, whereas 1t would have
been possible to I'LL the five Govern
ment jobs with persons out Of work.
Mr.. Frank J. Coleman OF the Gen.
trail Labor Union suggested that
washington merchants practice what
they preach and give their work to
Washington firms. He said that most
Of the commercial printing is sent to
Baltimore and Richmond, where the
work Is cheaper, and that Washington
printers are walking the streets out
OF work.
Mr.. Locher, continuing the warfare
on the relief wages which fiared up
at the hearing before the Senate's
kick-back committee at its hearing
recently, accused Capt. Howsrd F.
Clark, head of the Work Planning and
job Assignment Committee, of beating
down wages by paying skilled crafts
men 40 cents per hour. On the reno
VIKING Jobs. now so popular, he said,
this by offering 40 cents per hour to
skilled mechanics, because those are
the wages paid on relief.
Few Skilled Mechanics
Capt. Clark pointed out that of the
$4,000 employable persons OH relief,
only slightly in excess Of 500 can
be claSsed as skilled mechanics.
w. Frank Persons of the Federal
Employment Center. said that the
offer of starvation wages by those
who are seeking domestic servants
was one Of the reasons why the en-
ployment center had not filed more
jobs. He said that If the employ
ment campaign gets under way, it
should not be limited to those on the
relief rolls, but should be opened
to all qualified persons without jobs.
whether on relief or not. Otherwise,
he said, there would be q rush Of
people to the relief rolls as a jumping
OF place from which to get jobs.
Laocher announced that he would
start the campaign OF by hiring q
stenographer at s25 per week today,
Others present at the hearing in
cluded:
Leroy Halbert, director Of research,
emergency relief division; Miss Alice
Mary Hill, director of emergency re-
lief; w. r. Schmucker, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association; DR.,
Farley, Interdenominagional Minis
ters' Alliance; DR.. Francis E. Mont
gomery. representing Bishop Nc
Namara of the Catholic diocese; H.
@. Corpenning, District rehahilita-
ton ONCE; DR.. W, L. Darby, Fedora
ton Of Churches: Thomas E. Lodge,
first vice president Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations.