| Show What zat hat Has II as Become of the Old Job JobI I the tile return o of 01 hun hundreds rc s of Utah hoys boys from WITH France we arc nrc hound bound to feel the effects o of demo de de- r mo mobilization We Ye have ha taken steps to eliminate elimina c a surf surplus sur- sur f plus 1 of labor bv by n for a 3 campaign of acl activity it n i The Thc I city has lias prepared an an elaborate pro program oram ram o of public 1 improvements ments designed ds d's to create work during dunn the Hw y period of reconstruction r rIte Tho ho action is is hound bound to aid the returning 0 g soldiers but it is doubtful if it will Solver Solve gohe T r all nil of their problems t. t The statement is freely frech made that there is is no rca- rca son on for a n lack of or employment in Utah J in in ins the fact that this is partially true it cannot be 1 the situation I said that the local condition fully meets When V the question of soldier employment is is broached lit w lo locally it is met h by the assertion that the city is is ready y 3 to to fa employ emPy loy hundreds of men at good w wages es Xo No doubt the spirit of the city administration on is is to M b. b be bc commended but does it meet the exigencies of the thet t Our men in khaki have c learned to respect mannal man man- 1 nal ual 31 labor luring during their military service service ser but not to loI lo love I j it When the boys hO left here we cheered c d them as heroes J of the hour made glorious promises for their future ande and e man many cd them their old jobs upon their return 4 The pledge ge has been made Arc we going to sa say to these men whom we honor and shovel cl await as heroes A A pick you you standing the thc fact that the work would 1 not daunt th them m they aie arc de dc in cr g of so something better hetter The men have ha t become accustomed to heavy hemy outdoor work in their mil mil- military k if service lint hut few of them by choice will cle elect t to win a l livelihood with a l pick and shovel While n. n a few will seek outdoor employment they will want better bettl l than arc offered in day ay labor The most o of r these those men occupied good positions before they left heft forthe for tho the fight with the Hun The They arc entitled to 10 enter civil il life with the yam same e Standing they enjoyed before offered s iii h sacrifice The clerk an and the are arc not going go- go 1 m ing to readily adjust themselves to day ll labor or in their town Utah is in a better position to absorb th the thc e returning soldiers than many other sections pf the ther countr country r The Th soldiers soldier however Cl must be consulted an and d we are arc not to solve ol the thc problem by any system o of f wholesale employment Our OUt business s and industrial i Pl J s strive C to to return the soldier to his old job His service service has handicapped him in civil pursuits We Ye cannot nf afford ord to increase this handicap by demanding that bat he be take up a vocation of our choosing 0 Kl t I 1 Il Re 1 fen b 1 I |
