An essay argues that chronic unemployment cannot be cured by scattered local schemes or temporary public works and criticizes a proposed Unemployed Workmen Bill for leaving planning to many local authorities. The author maintains that unemployment is a national symptom demanding central organisation to group and train the unemployed so they can produce primary necessities for use rather than for market profit, secure adequate sustenance, and receive wages reflecting the full product of labour. He cautions that nonreproductive projects and fragmented administration will fail, and outlines practical government-led measures and supervision to make production for use feasible and to provide stable employment and healthier living standards.