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Show H " sivii.i-i:i JiAiiuit H hcai'kJitv H A correspondent,, writes to the Now York World complaining that M In spllo of tho reported , scarcity of M " i labor, there aro plenty of work poo- M -" jilo walking te streets In soarch of fl .- , jobs. Ho ijuotes tho records of om- M ) j , ploymoiit bureaus and charity socl- M , !t(M o plmoto lt j0 (,rgll08 that BBB ti tho shortage Is nil In skilled labor, I' .- hut that as usual thoro Is a great ',! f. army of unskilled lahorora who eau H t not find work through "tlio winter. B When summer cwnos they van get' m iA Jobs on farms, but not now. M '. Jlla theory Is somewhat contravert-, BjrJ ! rd by the fact that tho isstio of tho BH newspaper containing ihls letter i M shows twwity oohimiiB of advortlso-' H . j ' monts of Help Wanted, and only two I H j j ' olumna of Situations Wanted. Un-I M i ! ' ' dor normal conditions thoro aro apt ' , t to bo many moro Situations Wnntod B, ' ' jdBJ than tho other kind. M ' r.1 Y't it remains truo that the great M t T demand Ts for trained mechanics.1 ' v Tho fact that a man has never ac-1 H iV julrod ability "to work'at' any trado H A'f- y Is a confession of Inferiority. Kvory ' fl ' iy '' 4 f employer 'Is suspicious of him. I M , I " No doubt In many cases imoin-' B jloyed non are physically unable to ' HS li--,.-.., perform the hardor tusks of manual H.. I " """" labor. But It thoy bad gained nbll- H ' iK Jty at any good trade, they would H ('" bo ablo to find positions whoro the H V demands M a frail pliyslnuo would H. not bu .too heavy. B Young men ought to realize from f '"11 li '" ' tVlos6 condlt,ons tho nb80lutu neC09-j "" y Blty of learning somo vital and lm- ?F portant trado. When thoy simply j perform monlal services or light H ' t " tnslcs that any child could do, thoyi H J C aro helpless In times of depression H" -or sudden exigency. Once thoy learn B ,'N, 1 , . , i10w to perform Bomo task that Is rf Vf! t vitally necessary to tho Industrial or-( H v. ' T ,, anUation, tholr llvollhood Is secure H J ' , so long s they koop tholr health. bbbI - -. |