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 Miss Grace E. Cooke, representing the National Employment Board, Boston, Mass

Collection:: Economics Books

in nk QO LO n~ he ay or ddd La ‘Tr, ar 1 1e ne t? 41 fa¥=} all ya nt, n ty aa -h “0 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 153 Mr. Hammer. That is my State. It never had such a law. It would not have the ghost of a chance of getting through there. [Laughter] Miss Cooke. I can not agree with you. Mr. Hammer. They tried to impose a license fee to keep them from caking the colored people north, but the Constitution interfered with them in that respect. But I do not know of any Southern State that has tried to interfere with their going from one county to another. [t may be. South Carolina is suggested as one. The Southern States objected very strenuously to their taking the negroes north and tried to enact legislation, but that is past. Miss Cooke. Pardon me, Congressman; there is a State Supreme Court decision on that question. I think it came up a matter of 12 2 13 years ago, but the law stands and the law stands in all of those States. Mr. CurisroruersoN. Mr. Chairman, those States statutes would not have any bearing on this legislation, anyway. Miss Cooke. Well those States would not cooperate in this clearing system. My reason for bringing it up was because of the state- ment—-— Mr. Hammer. You brought it out as an argument against the bill. Miss Cooke. No. The Cuamrman. It was on cross-examination in reply to a question that you brought that out, Miss Cooke. Certainly— The CrairMaN. I suppose the reason was—I do not know—to prevent one employer from stealing labor from another. Mr. Hammer. No; it is just a license tax. They call it stealing, but it is really a system of peonage. Mr. Jonas. Mr. Chairman, the Congressman mentions South Carolina, about which I happen to know. I represented a dozen or so farmers in my State that went down in South Carolina to bring labor back to North Carolina and they all got indicted and got in jail down there and I had a pretty hard time to get them out. [Laughter.] The CrA1RMAN. That is stealing labor from one State to another. STATEMENT OF FRED J. WINSLOW, CHICAGO, ILL., REPRESENT- ING THE ILLINOIS EMPLOYMENT BOARD Mr. WinsLow. My name is Fred J. Winslow, from Chicago. I represent the Illinois Employment Board. If I may make a state- ment, I should appreciate the privilege of doing so without inter- ruption. Mr. MicHENER. Is your organization a State organization, or is that a trade name taken by a private agency? Mr. Winsvow. It is comprised of private employment agencies Sgnged in the business of placing men and women. It is not a public office. The CraIRMAN. And you appear in opposition to one of these bills or all of them? Mr. Winsrow. In opposition ot S. 3060, and S. 3060 only. The CrairMaN. Very well; you may proceed.

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