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Show HARDING ASKS j U. s- President Declares It Is Time Federal Bureaus Joined in Relief Work Washington, inn 27 Aid of I the war. navy, agriculture treasury, 'interior and commerce departments In preiVidlnT work for the unemployed was requested by President Harding today in a letter addressed to the heads of those departments. The president suggested that in I those six departments there might be i I repairs and construction work which could be undertaken now while "the ; most difficult of the winter is still be-fore be-fore us," rather than later In the year "The response of employing Interests Inter-ests throughout the country to the ap-I ap-I peal for special eforts to afford em- ployment to the greatest possible ex- tent during the winter has produced j highly gratifying results ' the president presi-dent said. 'Thanks to this fine cooperation, co-operation, the situation has been less difficult thus far than It might otherwise oth-erwise have been. GREAT 111 LP GIVEN ' States and cities us well us private companies and Individuals have taken tak-en more comprehensive and effective measures than probably have ever been taken before In such a situation. 'I'ne natural self reliance of the American Ameri-can citizen has been supplemented in these times by neighborly help, by part lime work, by odd Jobs: employers employ-ers have, to a marked degree, exerted exert-ed themselves to find work for em- ployes nnd have anticipated repair land construction operatiuns. which otherwise would have remained to bo taken up later. A N I s I . S. TO UKLP. "City and state authorltleM have generally organized to provide work and prevent or alleviate distress due to lack of employment. In .substantially .substan-tially every city where the need has appeared tho mayor has appointed emergency committees to lead the eoinmunily's action Municipal bonds have been solel te an unprecedented degree, to provldo for construction as early as possible of needed nuinlcip.il works In this way, much winter work has been provided. "Tho response of the general public to appeals for tho widest employment has been so generous and effective that I think wo should be the more anxious to have the agencies of the federal government do their utmost share In this humane effort " |