The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-20

recent conflict.
 However, for non-service unem- ployed, most of whom have been engaged in seasonal employment not covered by Unemployment Con- pensation, there is no agency in a position to step forward and take over. That group was put forward at last nights meeting as the City's responsibility.
 MT. Hedges pointed out that the condition Juneau now faces is one that has long plagued most of Alas kas cities Juneau, he said, has been fortunate heretofore in not having annually to face a slack of seasonal workers. This, he stressed, is the first year that there has been neither the Alaska Juneau mine nor war work to keep up a year-around payroll here. But. he further em- phasized, the present is a condi- tion that may be looked to for repetition until stable all-year em- ployment on large scale is again available here-it is no fleeting emergency that can be met with stop-gap methods.
 Ttuo Programs
 1 Two interlaced programs were de- veloped from last evenings session. I First, a listing of the resources of every public and private agency for meeting the problem, with a break down of the classes for which each agency can accept responsibility, is ! to be compiled and filed with the City. It is also to be made avail able to the other agencies so that applicants for aid may be correct ly directed at their first stop. Also, 1 it was suggested that one agency be placed in the position of first stop on the line for all needy per- sons. The USES office received the majority of votes for that post.
 Secondly, it was put up to the City of Juneau, it's residents and taxpayers. to close up the gaps left after all other agencies have cov- cred their ground. There is the sorest spot and one for which no solution was immediately forth coming last night, although Mayor Ernest Parsons did undertake to ap- point a committee to accept the Citys responsibility. Another com mittee is to be named by the Mayor for the simpler job of compiling the | information concerning the fields of activity of the various groups and 1 coordinating their work.
 Everything from soup Kitchens s' {, to made work la WPA' was sug- gested as way out for those who can not be helped by the regular relief outlets.
 Make Work Programs The Mayor referred to a list Of condemned buildings within the City which he suggested might be razed now as an emergency pro- gram However, he though that only by paying rates below the go- ling scale can the City finance the work. There, he ran into a snag in the expressed opinions of union men present against any breaking down of wage scales.
 Not attempting to state any defin- ite union policy on the matter, but expressing only their private views of the viewpoint organized labor is most likely to take were: John Ken nedy, CIO Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers, and Julius Heinemann, AFL Central Labor Council. MT. Kennedy was adamant in his stand that any lowering of the bars would lead to permanent breaking of go- ing scales. He declared that he would not want to be the first to pay less than the current unskilled labor rate of s1 per hour, declaring the program suggested would not be nearly enough to do the job needed, that principal effect of 1t only would be to lower wages.
 No wood Cutting
 Wood cutting proposals also were derided by both union men as more likely to result in injuries among inexperienced workers set to axe yielding than to liyeable earnings for them.
 MT. Heinemann accepted the view that considerable proportion of those listed on the jobless rolls might not be worth even a reduced scale in their work return, and that emergency measures are needed, but indicated that he would not want