| Show EXPERtS GATHER T TO DISCUSS DA DATA lA lAON ON lACK OF f J JOBS BS Davis Stresses Str Need for forA A Accurate curate Figures on Situation MECHANICS BLAMED Advocate te Study in Place of Guesswork WASHINGTON Oct 22 Associated Associated Asso Asso- Press White While While the cabinet committee on unemployment today awaited the arrival of Arthur Woods of New York to take charge of President President- Hoovers Hoover's relief organization tion on a group of statistical experts gathered at t the laSor laGor department to ta consider existing government meth moth methods od of collecting data on on ment fl t. t J James mes 3 j. j Davis Davis- secretary of la la- la boriin an an address lothe to the gathering said confidence in the the- accuracy of the departments figures on labor and nd wage aee was matters matters was Justified 1 but buta a a. probable need heed of at extending this type now exists Ho He cited particularly tho the appearance o ot or technological unemployment be because be- be cause causo of f the displacement of ot manu manual manual man man- u ual l labor by new machinery proc proc- esses esse Just how far tar are arc these technological technological technological techno techno- logical changes responsible for tor our present unemployment Secretary Davis asked referring to displacement displacement displacement displace displace- ment of musicians by moVing ing fUi s Kh h by conveyers and the construction ot new railroads by track layer de- de vices as examples ex SHO SHOULD L BE f Can this question be W answered and if BO so 80 how aVe rB to to n er answer he lie continued TIis T ls is is' the tue problem upon which h wo we wish your your advice e This his unemployment survey ought perhaps to to be made tram rom a lab labor r p point of ot view I w That is to tOl sa say It Continued on on Page Pago Pa e 8 I D EXPERTS GATHER TO TO DISCUSS DISCUSS' DATA ON LACK OF JOBS Continued from rom page pase 1 bo be a n. study y rather than an an enumeration The study should show why In In Individuals wera Out Tut of ot work an and whether a n. machine displacement was a responsible 0 t for r an Individual situation ho said A careful analysis analysis sis of oC research possibilities would be helpful ho added I Formation 1 of oC the statistical group was vas suggested li by liy President I on August 12 Besides Secretary Da Davis it includes S Secretary c piry ry Lamont Lament I John P. P l Trey Irey rcy American Federation of ot Labor Arthur ArthurJ O. O Wharton railroad railroad rail rall- road brotherhoods and Allied organizations organ organ- Dr Loo Vol n. n national bureau of e economic research Harold Harold Har Har- aro ar- ar o old d. d F. F Brow Browne national Industrial conference board P P. W V LItchfield United States Chamber of oC Com Corn mercer melCO W w. M. M r Steuart director of oC the tho census Ethelbert Stewart commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner oft ot labor statistics Dr Joseph H H. Willits advisory committee commit commit- tee of ot the census census census' of unemployment and No Noel l Sargent National Asso Association elation of or Manufactures Manufacturers |
