The sub., 1945-05-05

Forty per cent of the postwar goal, or 23,OOO,OOO jobs, must be found in fields outside of manu- featuring, according to the Legion, which is prepared to throw the full weight of it's 10000 posts and auxbiliary units behind national program to stimulate community action for maximum employment.
 To much emphasis has been placed upon industrial employment, which will account for only about twenty-five per cent of postwar jobs, declared Edward N. Scheiber- ling, National Commander of the Legion, in announcing the organi- zation's project. The Legion pro- gram, he said, Is a constructive plan of action, soundly built on facts, and with full regard for all forces in our economic life"
 The Legion program embodies the results of a survey of policies to be followed in more than 100 major in- dustries after the war and calls for full cooperation with the Commit tee for Economic Development and all other groups concerned with providing jobs, the National Com anander states. It was drafted by the Legion,s National Employment Committee, of which Lawrence J. Fenlon, Chicago. III, Is chairman. Jay c. Hormel, Austin, Minn., is yice-chairman of the committee and Ralph Layers, of Washington, D. C., is national employment director, and will actively direct the mobili- zation of Legion posts in support of the program.
 Considering all factors" said MT Fenlon, eft seems evident that we must have a goal of 55, 900, 900 jobs and opportunities after Victory. That is 0,OOO,OOO more than we were able to scrape together in 1929; 18,O0O,0OO more than we could provide in 1882, and nearly S,00O,- 900 more than we have today.
 Even our leading economists will confess that no one can accurately predict how many jobs will be needed. Yet, in preparing an eff fective program of action, it is necessary to set a goal. We believe that the Legion's figure is a real istic one - that it is a reasonable goal. It is intended to represent the necessary number of job opportuni- ties, so that the returned fighting men, and all others, can have 8 choice = and not merely be regi- mented. Freedom of choice, free dom of opportunity. is the heart of the American way of life.
 "We of the American Legion in- Sist that in all discussion of postwar employment, the first accent must be placed on jobs for returning fighting men. But the Legion rec ognizes that we do our fighting forces an ill favor if in finding jobs for them we leave other millions out of work. Mass unemployment in the postwar era might well mean the end of our social and economic pattern. There can be no security and happiness iEl collapsing economy. We must strive to find jobs for all willing to work"
 MT. Fenlon said: Manufacturing employment today is out of propor- tion because of the war. It is prob able that in the postwar period we shall have:
 3,5O0,OOO fewer jobs in manufac- turing.
 2,OOO. .OOO fewer jobs in govern nent.
 1,OOO, 900 more jobs in agriculture. 'i'j 'ThuS. to have maximum employ ment, the Legion believes we must have:
 1000, 900 more self-employed. and 100000 more employed, in service and distribution.
 ''That means that roughly forty two per cent of all our working men and women must be in the service and distribution fields in postwar years. How will we find 100000 new jobs in service and distribu-