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 Mr. William Green, president of American Federation of Labor

Collection:: Economics Books

32 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES Mr. Sumners. I am very sympathetic with what you are saying. I am interested to know how it will work out. Let us say there comes along an improvement in machinery which is general in its applica- tion and general in so far as the effect upon the number of people engaged is concerned. Mr. Green. Yes, sir. Mr. Sumners. In Texas, in New York, everywhere, there are people let out by reason of this improvement in machinery. Is it in your mind that this agency set up could make a study and perhaps find some kindred business, some other field that is opening up, that a man who has had this training would be better fitted for than some new man? It would be a matter of adjustment and not entirely starting over in an entirely new business. Is that what you havein mind? Mr. Green. That is the main, the important, service that can be rendered by the Federal Government, under the operation of this act. You have hit it. I tried to make it plain just a moment ago. The Federal employment agency can tell this man, displaced in Texas, where some new industry has sprung up. Say, for instance, a television factory has opened up in New York. The man is an expert along mechanical lines. They may need him in this new industry. In fact, let us say we have a request here for 20 men from a tele- vision factory in New York. Well, the man is glad to go and accept that employment. That is better than driving a taxicab or digging ditches in the street. Mr. Sumners. There is but one other question that I want to ask you—perhaps I should not ask you, but I would like to ask somebody before these hearings are concluded to answer it—whether or not consideration has been given to permitting some agency of the States to represent the States in a general council in determining general policies? I have in my mind something that is importnat to me and I imagine to other gentlemen on the committee. It is contemplated that the States shall make a contribution in money and shall make a contribution in cooperation, in help. Mr. GreEN. Yes, sir. Mr. Sumners. I am wondering if you would consider in the drafting of this bill the insertion of a provision by which these sover- eign States that are contributing something in money and something in cooperation, will have some voice in the determination of policies; whether that is feasible, and whether any consideration was given to it? Mr. GreeN. I am not so sure as to that particular provision of the act. Senator Wagner, the author of the bill. can make that plain. Senator WaoNER. Yes, Mr. GreEN. The plan outlined by you appeals to me. I do know that the bill provides for the establishment of advisory hoards. Senator WAGNER. Yes. Mr. Green. To be composed of employers and employes who may serve in an advisory capacity and to assist those in charge of the employment agencies. Mr. Sumners. What we are concerned about—when I say “we,” I think I speak for a considerable group of Members of Congress—is that in the extension of Federal powers there is an unfortunate dis- position to destroy the sense of State responsibility. Somebody will discuss that before the hearing is closed.

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