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

134 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES This opens up the whole subject of State aid, which despite frequent warnings ¢ontinueés strongly intrenched in Federal operations. While the amount of money taken annually from the Federal Treasury for subsidies to States is not incon siderable, the dangers inherent in the policy are of far greater importance. To relieve the States of their just obligations by resort to the Federal Treasury in the final result is hurtful rather than helpful to the State, and unfair to the payers of national taxes. To tempt the States by Federal subsidies to sacrifice their vested rights is not a wholesome practice no matter how worthy the object to be attained. Federal interference in State functions can never be justified as a permanent continuing policy even if, which is doubtful, such interference is warranted by emergent conditions as a temporary expedient. As shown in the maternity and infaney det, when once the Government engages in such an enterprise it is almost impossible to terminate its connection therewith. We should not only decidedly refuse to countenance additional Federal participation in State-aid projects, but should make careful study of all our activities of that character with a view bo eurtailing them. PIRST MESSAGE TO CONGRESS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN To maintain inviolate the rights of the States to order and control under the Constitution their own affairs by their own judgemnt exclusively is essential for the preservation of that balance of bower on which our institutinng reat MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT COOLIDGE. TRANSMITTING THE BUDGET, PECEMEBER 1 am including in this budget an estimate of $1,108,000 for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy. 1 refer to this estimate for two reasons. The first is, that the authorization for this appropriation expires with the fiscal year 1929. The second is, that it marks the termination of Federa) contribution to a projeet which is for State control and administration. The extension for two years of the provisions of the act for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy was approved with the understand- ing that its administration during these two added years would be with a view to the discontinuance of Federal aid thereafter. Six years of experience under the able administration that has characterized the Government's policy warrants this permanent withdrawal of Federal aid, assured that the States are now or should be able to carrv on this work without aid or interference from the Federal lovernment The CrarrmaN. 1 am going to call from this list that you have given me, Mr. Cadwalader. a distinguished member of the Maryland bar. Mr. Capwarsper. Mr. Chairman, if it is agreeable to the coms- mittee, Mrs. Cooke, I believe, who is here from Boston, desires to go ahead. It is perfectly agreeable to me if it is to the committee to let her go first. The Crarrman. I understood you were to address yourself to the »onstitutional question. Mr. CapwaLapkR. Yes, sir. The Craairman. I think we shall hear vou first. STATEMENT OF THOMAS F. CADWALADER, REPRESENTING THE SENTINELS OF THE REPUBLIC. BALTIMORE. MD, Mr. Capwaraper. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee : I represent here the Sentinels of the Republic, whieh is an organiza- tion formed some 8 or 10 years ago by a group of citizens in several cities; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and other places, with a rather distinguished executive committee of 50 or 60 persons, I think. I can furnish their names. Many of them are known to this committee. In fact, one distinguished member of this committee, Mr. Tucker, is a member of that executive committee.

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