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 hon. John L. Cable, a representative in congress from the State of Ohio

Collection:: Economics Books

UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 181 rr Op C ? nN \ iL Oo c N o L <L t B | Vv r I | 0 J i r © J po al “} a 4 be interstate commerce, you might say, of those who wish to go from one State to another in search of employment. In our hearings before the Immigration Committee on Mexican Restriction, we had quite a ‘ew instances where men in Minnesota, for example, would hear there was work down in Texas and, not being able to obtain advice from any one, they would leave their home and go to Texas and, arriv- ing there, find there are 5,000 men and women who are after similar positions. My thought is to establish in each State, perhaps at the capital, some kind of a strictly Federal employment service, with the idea that the man in that State, if he hears about an opportunity or posi- tion in another State, where he believes he could qualify and would like to have the position, would take the matter up with the Federal officer in the capital of his particular State and that Federal officer would get in touch with the Federal officer in the State where the position is supposed to be available. Then he can advise the man whether he should leave his own State and travel across other States to seek the position. In that way we would expand the present federal service now restricted to agriculture and the employment of ex-service men. It would not incur an obligation on the part of the State, as does Senator Wagner's bill, to put up a similar amount of money to participate in that service. I see no reason why the Federal Government should call upon the States to take care of and assist. in such a line of work. It is the duty of the States, if they feel there ls unemployment in a particular State, so far as jobs in that State are concerned, for the State and the local authorities to take care of that man and assist in finding a position; but, when it comes to traveling from one State to another, there the Federal Government has a right and should intervene and exercise authority under a bill similar to H. R. 8374, by advising that man whether he should leave his home State to go to another State, advise him whether there is a chance for employment. Therefore I feel a Federal employment service, rather than a combined Federal and State employment service, is the proper procedure for Congress to carry out. All three bills of Senator Wagner, I understand, have passed the Senate and I believe are now before this committee for consideration. The other bill (H. R. 3138), was introduced with the thought of giv- ng employment to local contractors and local men and women in a particular community. For example, if they are constructing a post office in your home city, you would prefer, I should think, to have your home folks and home contractors taken care of first, and the Jill provides that the inhabitants of the State or the district in which the service or the labor is to be performed should first be used, before »utstde labor should come in. Mr. Moore. Under what—if any limitations? Mr. CaBLE. The limitation is to 4 public job, such as a Govern- ment post office building, or Government construction of any kind. Mr. Moore. Notwithstanding the bid—are there any conditions inder which they would be awarded ? Mr. CaBLe. No. Permit me to read it. The bill provides— That it shall be unlawful, except in case of extraordinary emergency, for any *ontractor or subcontractor to use on any public work of the United States, or 2, he Divider of Columbia, the services of any laborer or mechanic who is . an alien.

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