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 Thomas F. Cadwalader, representing the Sentinels of the Republic, Baltimore, MD.

Collection:: Economics Books

UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 137 lice nes mn. hed fit. 18% er, led ~al "VY, in as. 16 ns er, On ld to 8, 1g m he ne er in at 1e F y 0 [ and reported favorably by that committee—the Labor Committee— that is, the measure providing for the collection of unemployment statistics and the dissemination of information, and so forth, could be used, possibly with some slight amendment, to produce that voluntary cooperation among State and private employment agencies that would be desirable and would improve their efficiency. I see no reason why that should not be done. Nobody objects to the Federal Government producing and disseminating all the infor- mation with reference to commerce, trade, manufactures in this country that it is possible to get. Information of facts never does anybody any harm and certainly there is no constitutional or other objection to the Federal Government doing that and with the facts before them, the solution of the particular problems can be taken up by the local bodies concerned. But this bill provides that—and I think it is a grave feature of this bill that has not been brought to your attention; I am reading from the third section—— Mr. Moxtacue. What bill? Mr. CADWALADER. S. 3060: at line 23, on page 2. The bureau shall also assist in coordinating the public employment offices throughout the country by furnishing and publishing information as to oppor- tunities for employment, * * *— so far so good— by maintaining a system for clearing labor between the several States, by estab- lishing and maintaining uniform standards, policies, and procedure— note particularly that ‘uniform standards, policies and procedure ’’— and by aiding in the transportation of workers to such places as may be deemed necessary, for the purpose of obtaining employment. Mr. Tucker. Are you reading from page 2? Mr. CapwALADER. Pages 2 and 3 of S. 3060. And then comes the pious wish. . It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that the service author- ized by this act shall be impartial. neutral in labor disputes, and free from political influence. It might as well have said that it was then the policy of Congress that this service should be thoroughly well administered. I should take it for granted that all those things were in the policy of Congress. I do not see that those words add much to the bill. But consider this: The director of the United States Employment Service created by this bill is to have a dictatorial power over the State employment agencies, because he can simply say, “You do not get this money unless you do the thing the way I want it done.” That is the whole purpose and the main objection to this bill. - : : - Now, suppose there is a very grave state of unemployment in the textile industries, we will say, of Massachusetts; as we know there is. At the same time there is a fair condition of industry in the textile interests of the Carolinas. Would it be competent for this director to establish a uniform policy of moving out of work operatives from Fall River to Spartanburg? There they would come in competition with the native labor. Would that please the people of Spartanburg? Would not the United States Government be getting itself into pretty hot water if it undertook to pursue any such uniform policy?

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