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o God； do the same； but there will be no melancholy misery…making for any。 There is no sanctimonious long face in the Army。 We talk freely about Salvation； because it is to us the very light and joy of our existence。 We are happy； and we wish others to share our joy。 We know by our own experience that life is a very different thing when we have found the peace of God； and are working together with Him for the salvation of the world； instead of toiling for the realisation of worldly ambition or the amassing of earthly gain。
SECTION 3。THE REGIMENTATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED。
When we have got the homeless； penniless tramp washed； and housed； and fed at the Shelter； and have secured him the means of earning his fourpence by chopping firewood； or making mats or cobbling the shoes of his fellow…labourers at the Factory； we have next to seriously address ourselves to the problem of how to help him to get back into the regular ranks of industry。 The Shelter and the Factory are but stepping…stones； which have this advantage； they give us time to look round and to see what there is in a man and what we can make of him。
The first and most obvious thing to do is to ascertain whether there is any demand in the regular market for the labour which is thus thrown upon our hands。 In order to ascertain this I have already established a Labour Bureau； the operations of which I shall at once largely extend； at which employers can register their needs； and workmen can register their names and the kind of work they can do。
At present there is no labour exchange in existence in this country。 The columns of the daily newspaper are the only substitute for this much needed register。 It is one of the many painful consequences arising from the overgrowth of cities。 In a village where everybody knows everybody else this necessity does not exist。 If a farmer wants a couple of extra men for mowing or some more women for binding at harvest time； he runs over in his mind the names of every available person in the parish。 Even in a small town there is little difficulty in knowing who wants employment。 But in the cities this knowledge is not available； hence we constantly hear of persons who would be very glad to employ labour for odd jobs in an occasional stress of work while at the same time hundreds of persons are starving for want of work at another end of the town。 To meet this evil the laws of Supply and Demand have created the Sweating Middlemen； who farm out the unfortunates and charge so heavy a commission for their share that the poor wretches who do the work receive hardly enough to keep body and soul together。 I propose to change all this by establishing Registers which will enable us to lay our hands at a moment's notice upon all the unemployed men in a district in any particular trade。 In this way we should become the universal intermediary between those who have no employment and those who want workmen。
In this we do not propose to supersede or interfere with the regular Trade Unions。 Where Unions exist we should place ourselves in every case in communication with their officials。 But the most helpless mass of misery is to be found among the unorganised labourers who have no Union； and who are； therefore； the natural prey of the middleman。 Take； for instance； one of the most wretched classes of the community； the poor fellows who perambulate the streets as Sandwich Men。 These are farmed out by certain firms。 If you wish to send fifty or a hundred men through London carrying boards announcing the excellence of your goods； you go to an advertising firm who will undertake to supply you with as many sandwich men as you want for two shillings or half a crown a day。 The men are forthcoming； your goods are advertised； you pay your money； but how much of that goes to the men？ About one shilling； or one shilling and threepence； the rest goes to the middleman。 I propose to supersede this middleman by forming a Co…operative Association of Sandwich Men。 At every Shelter there would be a Sandwich Brigade ready in any numbers when wanted。 The cost of registration and organisation； which the men would gladly pay； need not certainly amount to more than a penny in the shilling。
All that is needed is to establish a trustworthy and disinterested centre round which the unemployed can group themselves； and which will form the nucleus of a great Co…operative Self…helping Association。 The advantages of such a Bureau are obvious。 But in this； also； I do not speak from theory。 I have behind me the experience of seven months of labour both in England and Australia。 In London we have a registration office in Upper Thames Street； where the unemployed come every morning in droves to register their names and to see whether they can obtain situations。 In Australia； I see； it was stated in the House of Assembly that our Officers had been instrumental in finding situations for no less than one hundred and thirty…two 〃Out…of…Works〃 in a few days。 Here； in London； we have succeeded in obtaining employment for a great number； although； of course； it is beyond our power to help all those who apply。 We have sent hay…makers down to the country and there is every reason to believe that when our Organisation is better known； and in more extended operation； we shall have a great labour exchange between town and country； so that when there is scarcity in one place and congestion in another； there will be information immediately sent； so that the surplus labour can be drafted into those districts where labour is wanted。 For instance； in the harvest seasons； with changeable weather； it is quite a common occurrence for the crops to be seriously damaged for want of labourers； while at the same time there will be thousands wandering about in the big towns and cities seeking work； but finding no one to hire them。 Extend this system all over the world； and make it not only applicable to the transfer of workers between the towns and the provinces； but between Country and Country； and it is impossible to exaggerate the enormous advantages which would result。 The officer in charge of our experimental Labour Bureau sends me the following notes as to what has already been done through the agency of the Upper Thames Street office：
SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL REFORM WING。
LABOR BUREAU。
Bureau opened June 16th； 1890。 The following are particulars of transactions up to September 26th； 1890：
Applications for employmentMen 。。 。。 2462 Women 。。 208 … 2670
Applications from Employers for Men 。。 128 Women 。。 59 … 187
Sent to WorkMen 。。 。。 。。 。。 。。 301 Women 。。 。。 。。 。。 68 369
Permanent Situations 。。 。。 。。 。。 。。 146
Temporary Employment； viz： Boardmen； Cleaners； &c。； &c 。。 。。 223
Sent to Workshop in Hanbury Street 。。 。。 165
SECTION 4。THE HOUSEHOLD SALVAGE BRIGADE。
It is obvious that the moment you begin to find work for the unemployed labour of the community； no matter what you do by way of the registration and bringing together of those who want work and those who want workers； there will still remain a vast residuum of unemployed； and it will be the duty of those who undertake to deal with the question to devise means for securing them employment。 Many things are possible when there is a directing intelligence at headquarters and discipline in the rank and file； which would be utterly impossible when everyone is left to go where he pleases； when ten men are running for one man's job； and when no one can be depended upon to be in the way at the time he is wanted。 When my Scheme is carried out； there will be in every populous centre a Captain of Industry； an Officer specially charged with the regimentation of unorganised labour； who would be continually on the alert； thinking how best to utilise the waste human material in his district。 It is contrary to all previous experience to suppose that the addition of so much trained intelligence will not operate beneficially in securing the disposal of a commodity which is at present a drug in the market。
Robertson； of Brighton； used frequently to remark that every truth was built up of two apparent contradictory propositions。 In the same way I may say that the solution of every social difficulty is to be found in the discovery of two corresponding difficulties。 It is like the puzzle maps of children。 When you are putting one together； you suddenly come upon some awkward piece that will not fit in anywhere； but you do not in disgust and despair break your piece into fragments or throw it away。 On the contrary； you keep it by you； knowing that before long you will discover a number of other pieces which it will be impossible to fit in until you fix your unmanageable； unshapely