The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-02
100000 YOUTHS ARE OUT OF WORK
Major Political Parties Recognize Increased Importance of First
Voters" in Election Next November.

employ 100000 workers, reveals that
the nation is gradually being educated
to the five-day week, which permits
sharing the work among more per-
sons by staggering the working days.
This would allow youth TO enjoy a
larger share of the jobs available.
From the combination of the forces
which have been listed here the under
lying problem of unemployment will uI-
timately be solved, and the result should
be general upIift in the morale of
youth which will benefit our entire civ
iIization. There is nothing quite so
stimulating, so provocative TO further
ambition in youth than the jingle of
coins earned from first jobs. II makes
the average youth more interested in
improving society in general because
the spending of his own money gives
him the feeling that he is definite,
contributing part of that society, rath-
er than a "sponger" upon IL
Where to Find Jobs?
Opinions concerning the manner in
which jobs for youth are TO be found
or created differ widely. They viii have
to be found outside agriculture and
industry, it is claimed by DR.. Homer P.
Rainey, director Of the American
Youth Commission
Henry Ford, on the other hand, takes
an altogether opposite view. The ven-
cradle Detroit automobile manufac-
turer believes that extraordinary meth
DDS or change in the form of govern
ment are unnecessary and unwanted.
He advocates increasing the produc-
tion of all kinds of disable wealth
this by relieving the producer from
interference by governmental and fin
anciaI agencies, which relief, he as
serts, would remove the evils of un-
derconsumpticn as well as underpro-
duction.
Mr.. Ford says that real wages would
be constantly rising and every human
being who needs employment" would
find job if, through distribution and
service" increased production princi-
pies were carried out. embellished by a
boost in wages and a decrease OF
prices.
The old adage that youth must be
served does not apply when there are
so many millions unemployed 1t is only
fair that the jobs available first 90 TO
family heads. and Miss Perkins reports
that industries are returning family
heads 70 work before youths. Her
theory is that the additional purchas-
ing power created by the returning OF
the older workers TO employment and
the demand for goods which viii result
will create still more jobs. and eventu-
ally these jobs will be filed by youth.
Youth Needed in Politics.
IF politics recognizes a fertile field
in the youth of the country, so will
that youth find a fertile field in poll
tics, says Joseph c. Fennelly OF Kan
sas City. Mo-, who denOunces the cor
rupt political machines which are adj
mittedly operating in many localities
mo more clarion call challenges
young America" he says, than the
call to save democracy, save it from
politics and crime. the call to man de-
mocracy. That is the ne" job for
youth.
1--WE hear the call. What If we stand
almost aIone7 What if we have no
ready answer to the prophets of the
.isms'? We know that there is some
thing free and fine in the plan of life
IS
young men, they were-designed for US
$50 years ago. We can still believe and
work. We may ask help and be refused.
But we can ask again; demand. II need
be-"
Fifty million dollars Of the Presi-
dents s4,SS0,O00,O00 work-relief fund
was turned over TO Aubrey Williams