Unemployment in the United States

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Identifikator:: 1828236179

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-226169

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Unemployment in the United States

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: United States, Government Printing Office

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: II, 193 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of James A. Emery, representing National Association of Manufacturers of the United States of America

Collection:: Economics Books

tract ne of a has gen- (stry part their bas 181n- to tion not 10NS Wer. in a .om- ime. fore ages l at res- her the UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 133 Mr. Emery. Why, in this way, Mr. LaGuardia. You were not here yesterday and I do not want to tread too much over old ground. But the objection would be met if the Federal employment service, supplied with sufficient funds for the purpose, were encouraged to promote cooperation between the National Government and the States as distinguished from any attempt to coerce the States into the acceptance of the Federal policy. Mr. LAGuarpra. That would meet your objection? Mr. Emery. Yes, sir. Mr. LaGuarpra. You do not necessarily take the stand that the private employment agency is the ideal method of dealing with this question? Mr. EMERY. I am not dealing with the private employment agency at all, except in so far as practically every manufacturing plant,—and [ speak of them, of course, especially—is itself an employment agency. Mr. LaGuarpia. They have their own employment departments. Mr. Emery. That is a very vital part of every plant. Mr. LaGuarpia. I understand that where there are well operated and managed State employment agencies, there has been cooperation between the employment department of industrial establishments and the State agency? Mr. Emery. Yes, sir, and continuing cooperation. That is true, L think, of both the State organizations and the municipal organiza- ions. If there are no further questions, I will submit without quoting these other two paragraphs which I failed to read. (The statements referred to are as follows:) ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT COOLIDGE, MEETING OF THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 21, 1924 ‘hat Mir | on My \ny vie TO~ nal 108 1S, I take this occasion to state that I have given much thought to the question of Federal subsidies to State governments. The Federal appropriations for such subsidies cover a wide field. They afford ample precedent for unlimited expan- sion. I say to you, however, that the financial program of the Chief Executive does not contemplate expansion of these subsidies. My policy in this matter is not predicated alone on the drain which these subsidies make on the National Treasury. This of itself is sufficient to cause concern; but I am fearful that this broadening of the field of Government activities is detrimental both to the Federal and the State Governments. Efficiency of Federal operations is impaired as their scope is unduly enlarged. Efficiency of State governments is impaired as they relinquish and turn over to tc Federal Government responsibilities which are rightfully theirs. ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT COOLIDGE, MEETING OF THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 22, 1925 Unfortunately the Federal Government has strayed far afield from its legitis mate business. It has trespassed upon fields where there should be no trespass. If we could confine our Federal expenditures to the legitimate obligations and functions of the Federal Government a material reduction would be apparent. But far more important than this would be its effect upon the fabric of our con- stitutional form of government, which tends to be gradually weakened and under- mined by this encroachment. The cure for this is not in our hands. It lies with the people. It will come when they realize the necessity of State assumption of State responsibility. * It will come when they realize that the laws under which the Federal Government hands out contributions to the States is placing upon them a double burden of taxation—Federal taxation in the first instance to raise the moneys which the Government donates to the States, and State taxation in the second instance to meet the extravagances of State expenditures which are tempted by the Federal donations.

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