Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — Demobilized Soldiers Need Work, But the Work Needs Them Just as Much [ARTICLE]

Demobilized Soldiers Need Work, But the Work Needs Them Just as Much

By COL. ARTHUR WOODS,

U. S. War Department

When he was in the army the buck private could communicate with his superior officer only through military channels. Now that he is out of it I want him to forget military channels and tell his troubles directly to me. The red chevron on the discharged service man’s sleeve does not mean that the army is through with him. We are not through with our men until we have put them into the job which fits them and for which they are fitted. There are more than enough jobs to go around. The problem is to get the jobs and the men together. - These men have just come back from participation in the greatest experience that will occur in your lifetime or mine. They are veterans, trained by hardship, discipline and loyalty to high ideals to take their place as more useful and more valuable citizens of America than they ever were before. They need work, but the work needs them just as much. What we intend to do is to act as a helpful point of contact among all the organizations in the United States which are so splendidly endeavoring to put our returned soldiers into jobs fitted for their abilities and training.