ASSISTING THE UNEMPLOYED.
.■'; Sir,-—ln' -reference to ■'the' ,■'unemployed problem, ,ro bushfalluig,'' it appears as if it is, only going."t'fchelp- a certain part of the unemployed, to 1 tho tune of' .'about. 3 per cent. , Now, what about tho other -97- per cont.,; Tvhat; ; pro: they • gomg'-,to;, do?. ■ Iwas one of' about sixty callers at tho Labour Bureau to-day, and We were told practical mon only need apply. The majorityofus are not like labourers, who can., live-.on ' raw potatoes, etc. -1 have travelled. all 'over tho country, and 1 cannot get a job. -Porhaps: 'Raw Potatoes" can tell mo where to get a job,"seeing that I will do anything whore an honest '.living can bp made, if this work is to help tho unemployed, why not'let it do so imd givo every man.a fair show? ; Men bred and.born in tho country-have got totako a back seat for now chums. Why should, they get the preforonco? I would be very pleased if anybody can enlighten me. Hoping la more able pen than mine will takeup this subject, and thanking you for your, space,—-I am, etc., RAW POTATOES AND WATER.. .June .16. •■ ,;:.;■.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 539, 21 June 1909, Page 4
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189ASSISTING THE UNEMPLOYED. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 539, 21 June 1909, Page 4
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