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The Crarrman. I concur. Do you think the funds appropriated
for your work by the Congress is sufficient to properly carry on?
Mr. Jones. We could use more money if we had it and use it wisely.
We purpose to launch a special service for the accommodation of
ex-service men. Ihave discussed the matter with General Hines and
his associates, and they said ovr service would need about $300,000.
We have been working our entire service with $225,000, and if 1 got
as much as $300,000 at once I believe I would faint. I felt that I
would not dare to ask for $300,000, so I asked for $100,000. TI said
we would come back if we did a good job with that $100.000. The
dea-is to find employment for ex-service men. :
The CrarMaN. Do you know of anv supplemental estimates being
proposed?
Mr. Jones. I am waiting to be called every day before the committee
 on appropriations. We have asked for $50,000 supplemental,
so as to launch: this work before July 1. On the other hand, we
want to increase our farm work in the States of California and Arizona.
We want to show that there is no need to bring in Mexicans to take
care of the labor demand in the United States. 1 think we have already
 proved our case.
Mr. Chairman, may I hand you this (indicating) letter to read. or
would you have me read it?
The Cratrman. You read it.
Mr. Jones. I have here [indicating] a letter from Mr. C. W. Woodman,
 Assistant Director of the United States Emplovment Service,
at Fort Worth. Tex. He says [reading]:
Unirep STATES DEPARTMENT OF LaBor,
Tnttep States EMPLOYMENT SERVICE,
. Farm Lasor Division,
Fort Worth, Tex.. January 28. 1980.

Mr. Francis I. Jones,
Director General United States Employment Service,
Department of Labor, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mgr. Jones: To give vou an idea of the unemployment situation will
mention the wage quoted vesterday by the contractors for two dams that were
wet last week. The two dams are to cost approximately $6,000,000.
The wage offered for unskilled labor is 20 cents per hour, 10 cents per hour
lower than has been offered for the same kind of labor for move than 20 vears
Yours trulv.

C. W. Woobpman, Assistant Director.
P. 8.——S8ince writing above, many business men have called me on phone to
verify the 20 cents. Inclined to think an indignation meeting will he called.
Our citizens are mad

CW.
Mr. Jones. I answered Mr. Woodman under date January 30,
1930, and I shall be glad to read you one paragraph, which is the only
one that is relevant, concerning the matter. I said [reading]:
I am in receipt of your of the 28th advising me that the contractors for two
dams that were let last week are only paying 20 cents per hour. This is an
insult to American labor. It is another evidence of allowing Mexicans to come
into our country to compete with American labor. I hope there is an indigna~
tion meeting. While this service does not take any part in increasing or lowering
wages, and neither do we take part in controversial questions, however, this to
my mind is such a glaring insult to labor that I feel I must express mvself stronely
in the matter.