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:: Closing statement of hon. Robert F. Wagner, United States Senator from the States of Yew York

Collection:: Economics Books

162 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES tant part of any program for the solution of this important economic question. In the report of the Secretary of Labor for 1928 we find Mr. Davis advocated the establishment of employment exchanges as a vital part of any program to help solve the problem of unemployment. I further understand that the Secretary in a communication to the Senate Committee recommended the legislation contained in the Wagner bills. Recently the Senate Committee on Education held extensive hearings on the subject of unemployment and in the report submitted by that committee 1t recommended as a vital part of any program for the solution of the unemployment problem the creation and operation of unemployment exchanges. In a recent address before the United States Chamber of Commerce President Hoover explained that the Government was taking steps to solve the problem of unemployment. He mentioned three impor- tant methods by which the Government was attempting to prevent a recurrence of the present unemploynient situation and these three methods are provided {or in the bills sponsored by Senator Wagner. The collection of accurate information and statistics, the advanced planning of public works by the Government, and the establishment of employment exchanges is the program advocated by the President I thank you, gentlemen. Mr. Moore. Did the Secretary of Labor approve any bills, or any particular line of activity that the Government ought to take up? Mr. Meap. I will say to my colleague that I have read a great many reports emanating from the Secretary of Labor. It is my judgment the Secretary of Labor, in a number of public utterances, has recommended and indorsed the principles involved in these three bills. He did not come out and say ‘I stand for S. 3060’; but he has recommended the principles involved in these three bills, as has President Hoover. I thank you very much, my friends. Senator WaaNer. I want to say to the Congressman that the Secretary of Labor has, with only some minor suggestions, approved all three bills and I think there is a communication from him. He transmitted a letter to the committee of the Senate so stating and 1 think there has been a letter transmitted to your committee from the Secretary of Labor approving all three bills. (The committee thereupon took a recess until 2 o’clock p.m.) AFTER RECESS The committee reconvened pursuant to the taking of the recess Hon. Charles A. Christopherson presiding. Mr. CurisToPHERSON. Senator. we will be glad to hear vou NOw CLOSING STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT F. WAGNER, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK Senator WAGNER. Mr. Chairman, yesterday Mr. Emery quoted as authority in behalf of his contention against S. 3060, providing for Federal aid to State employment exchanges, Prof. John R. Commons, who I suppose ranks with the highest economists of the country and is frequently quoted as an authority on complex economic questions.

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