Thousands who desire clerical oc
cupations are an economic drug on
the market. The placement division
of the United States Department of
Labor recently announced that it had
no difficulty whatsoever in finding
places for all men who had skilled
trades, but that the majority of ap
plicants for placement were young
men who desired clerical and eemi
clerical position, which are the least
paid of all the occupations listed.,
A number of newspapers comment
ed upon the fact that young men dis
charged from the army and especial
ly Country boys, do not want to go
back to the unskilled labor and sub
sequent small compensation on the
farms, and they in great numbers are
joining the ranks of thousands who
desire to become office men, work
behind counters and the like.
