Show I CENSUS OF BELGIUM'S UNEMPLOYED German Socialists Active in Urging SUrging Measures for Relief of Distressed Brussels Au Aug The The city council of ot Brussels has begun taking a census of ot all unemployed d workers within the city limits and the National Relief Relict committee will e extend tend the plan to ta all parts larts of Belgium In German occupation The rue object Is to provide suitable employment employment em em- wherever possible and to prevent skilled workmen losing touch with trade conditions The German authorities have given Iven their permission to the tho census which u u will include all alt unemployed persons be between oe- oe tween ages of af 14 1 and 40 to According to officials of oC the relief committee there are re at present employees of af the national railways out of af work while 73 per cent of ot workmen workmen workmen work work- men in the thee tho metal industries clothing carpentering and building trades tradeR are without jobs It IB It expected that the Ole census of oC these people will be of at great value at tho the end of oC the war As the c census progresses steps are oro areto areto to ta be taken to send tho the unemployed who wha cannot cannat be 10 otherwise placed d to ta schools elementary schools being provided pro pro- vided for ter the Illiterate and technical schools for those prepared for Instruction Instruction instruction tion of this character Teachers for tor forthe forthe the schools will wiil bo be largely largel provided from the upper class of ot workmen In all ail Belgium It Is stated that there thero are about men and women out of af work who formerly had steady employment em em- German Socialists have o taken taleen tale talc en the lead lend In urging the provision of at relief for tOr these people peaple I I |