Show r Jobless Census 1 THE THE HE jobless census ably carried out by the theS S postoffice department in November mid-November S comes into focus in the letter of Administrator John D. D Biggers reporting the outcome to the president As his letter indicates thoroughgoing thoroughgoing thoroughgoing thorough thorough- going analysis of the tabulations i is necessary if it Is to yield the data the congress will need to tomake tomake tomake make intelligent plans for relief and rehabilitation tion in particular reducing administrative costs and securing to the country the largest possible permanent values As hi his final report report virtually ends his s service e as administrator of the unemployment census except except except ex ex- ex- ex for some tag ends of routine there is due S from irom the country apart from Washington's officialdom of of- a a generous vote of thanks for the work of Administrator Biggers Deserving of recognition is Mr Biggers' Biggers patriotic willingness to tc drop his large personal interests and assume direction of this monumental task The efficiency efficiency effi effi- dency he put into the work was admirable His service all through was a fine example of that peacetime patriotism that puts national welfare ahead of self-interest self politics hope of reward and all other preoccupations As could have been expected the census does not give an exact total of jobless constituting a concern of the federal government It gives a picture of from to a possible total of unemployed From this list there are arc areto areto to be both subtractions and reclassifications possibly some additions must also be made Itis It Itis Itis is at any rate the first actual and official count taken and the application of standard statistical cal practices by experts should give the country a avery avery avery very nearly exact measure of its greatest problem problem problem lem the reemployment of all willing and able to work The shiftless satisfied and lazy idlers ought to be permitted to travel under their own power with such police supervision as may maybe maybe maybe be necessary There always has been gypsy blood in an unaccountable unaccountable unaccountable un un- un- un accountable number of native and foreign-born foreign dwellers in America Americ We presume it is their privilege to follow their lethargic predilections but it is a bit fetched far-fetched for them to expect an indulgent citizenry to foot the bills with their already galling tax contributions Even in its humane programs ms we believe the rule of reason should apply throughout in new relief legislation The people would rebel against any law or regulation that would permit anyone to starve through inability to obtain employment or oI orto to sustain himself and dependents otherwise but it should bear down heavily on all who re refuse refuse refuse re- re fuse jobs sobs when offered or who will not register for work with the governments government's employment offices Rehabilitation needs stressing as these programs programs programs pro pro- grams are drafted There must be a tremendous tremendous tremendous dous effort in the direction of driving contented and lusty paupers back to work Their lost self- self respect and manhood is outstandingly the greatest greatest greatest great great- est moral loss the country has sustained from th the depression With the return of stable conditions there will be need for their productive capacity Daily this grows less and less under any form of the dole The Biggers' Biggers census should go a long longway longway longway way toward solving this difficult tiding-over tiding problem |