Asks Aid Take
Count Of Those
Not Employed
Juneau, October 25, 1937
THE NOME NUGGET
Nome, Alaska.
Gentlemen:
I am taking the liberty of writ
ing you to solicit your coopera
tion in the forthcoming Census of
Unemployment and Partial Un
employment which Congress has
decreed.
As you know, this census which
is calculated to give a quick and
adequate picture of unemploy
ment conditions in the United
States, will be conducted through
the facilities of the Postoffice De
partment by the distribution of
blanks to all of the 31,000,000 Am
erican homes on November 16
and 17. The unemployed and
partly unemployed are being ask
ed to fill out these blanks and re
turn them to their local Postmas
ters by midnight of November 20.
after which the Postoffice repre
sentatives will conduct further
checks so as to eliminate dupli
cation.
In view of the fact that it is
necessary, in order to avoid the
Christmas rush in post offices, to
have this census out of the way
by December 1, we have been
forced to appeal directly to the
cities, in telegrams and letters di
rected to Mayors, asking the ap
pointment of citizens committees
to cooperate with the local Post
masters, particularly in obtaining
wide publicity in connection with
the canvass and in the dissemin
ation of information as to plans
and purposes.
J am sure you will agree that
unemployment is one of our ma
jor national problems. A full
knowledge of the extent of unem
ployment; its geographical con
centration: its classification by
age groups; the qualifications of
those unemployed, and trades
most effected, is essential before
the nation can undertake a com
prehensive corrective-plan.
A great many people have had
honest differences as to the best
method of taking this census.
Many have favored an enumera
tive census; and some have call
ed for compulsory registration.
But Congress, in authorizing this
census has decreed that it shall
be voluntary, and the President
has outlined the plan—a plan whi
ch can succeed if the cooperative
spirit of all of our people can be
enlisted. That is why I am ap
pealing for your moral leader
ship in your city to arouse the
interest of your citizens to the
importance of a complete response
and to an appreciation of the val
ue of the results to be obtained.
I believe America does best that
which it has the spirit to do of
its own volition. That is why I
am confident that a voluntary en
rollment of the unemployed will
succeed if our responsible lead rs
unite in appealing to the patriot
ism of our people.
I would greatly appreciate your
fullest cooeration and I hope you
will feet free to offer any sugges
tions that would contribute to the
success of the enterprise.
Very truly yours.
EDWARD W. GRIFFIN.
Acting Governor.
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