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"THE PUBLIC FORUM ABOUT JOBLESS MEN I have noticed in. your valuable newspaper hundreds of ideas for the betterment and protection of the-female sex. It is well and good to come- out with a slogan of this kind, but why not consider and bear in mind that there are thousands of homeless young men today without employment for a half year and more, who are true and faithful believers in the "golden rule." It is a hardship for a man to go around idle day in and day out, with out any resources for the next day to come. A man's will power may be stronger than a woman's, but, when the times change from bad to worse, what is the result? The devil flirts with his good nature, which gradu ally becomes weaker and weaker and finally leads to crime and suicide galore. Why don't the big business men of today get together and prevent all this misery in both sexes, and instead of paying enormous salaries to a few persons, give all the children of God an equal chance to show their true worth before it gets too late and civ ilization becomes a co-partner with non-believers of Christianity. Louis B. Schwartz. PATRIOT. Another loyal citizen, who far reasons best known to him self, signs his article Patriot, makes the startling statement that if we look on page 106 of Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, under the caption of "Hair Goods," we shall find the words "First-Cut Convent Hair." I do not know if I am taking his meaning out of this or not, but I pre sume he meant that the convent au thorities were selling the hair of the novices. Of course, if Mr. Julius Ro senwald prints that in his catalogue we must certainly believe it. Nit! Any man who like Mr. Patriot would attempt to start an argument or would even make such a state ment with such little proof to back it up ought to be ashamed to sign his name to his article. After reading Patriot's article one is farced to conclude that there is an awful lot on the subject that he does not know. N. W. H. FISH AND EGGS I can't get the hang of a lot of this advertising in the papers. The Booth Fisheries Co. pays money to tell us fish are good eating and we ought to eat lots of fish. The butter and egg board has been advertising we ought to eat lots of eggs. Don't we know that already? Why should they egg us on to eat more eggs? Eggspert. WORK AND MONUMENTS There are about 200,000 men and women out of work in Chicago. That is how Henderson met the unemploy ment problem in 1915. It makes me tired to read about his great work and the great monument that will be erected to his memory and great works. A second-class workman cannot even buy a job at the present time. If you advertise for help about 100 first-class men will apply for the po sition. All second-class workmen have given up all hope of getting a job until jobs get more plentiful. Overproduction of food and cloth ing, etc., etc., is the cause of all hard times. Factories are running on part time because their warehouses are full. If the U. S. government would only destroy about $500,000,000 worth of clothing, food and ma chinery then we would have good times because all of the factories would open up and give employment to working men and women. A business efficiency engineer is one who speeds the working man up until he does two days work in one. When the warehouse is filled up the workingmen are so tired and worn out that they are glad for a shut down. The big boss of a corporation will not allow an old faithful work- ... - .- - -f- ,.., Xrl Tg-jg'jiaMgrist, jgjggjd mmmmm