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 Prof. Paul Douglas, of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.

Collection:: Economics Books

UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 79 ers” this this ints icu~ ows. vhy ere Na- if I the the and ica, ple, ing m-~ sau to ing oa an 188 ion AN. Ng - ITY a. Ca he ily nal the sen em vy I y to Tye 1a eal “1n Mr. MoNTaGUE. Because the public highways are constructed in the interest of two provisions of the Constitution, namely, those establishing the Post Office Department and those establishing inter- state commerce. Under those two clauses the United States has taken care of the public highways. Mr. Doucras. But may I point out—I am not a constitutional awyer—— * Mr. MonTAGUE (interposing). But we have taken an oath to sup- port the Constitution. Mr. Douaras. But may I point out that Federal aid has been granted to highways that were not interstate in character, and that it has only been in the last eight or nine years, as a matter of fact, that the internal provisions of the Bureau of Highways have been so changed that Federal aid will be given only to highways interstate in character. Mr. MonTacuE. If they were not interstate, they were post roads. Mr. Doucras. Well, if you quote one clause of the Consitution, I will quote another, and I will cite the general welfare clause. Mr. Montague. Of course, you can cite that, but any reputable lawyer knows that under the general welfare clause you might run this entire Government. Mr. Doucras. Well, may I point out, Mr. Representative, that the United States Supreme Court in the case of Massachusetts v. Melon—— Mr. MonNTAGUE (interposing). Do not understand that I am in opposition to your bill at all, but I simply do not want extreme analogies brought in to support it. You have made a very interest- ing address, I will say, and I am deeply interested. Mr. Dougras. Well, after attempting to indicate some of the reasons why I do not think this bill should be opposed, may I turn very frankly to some of the reasons why I think this bill is opposed, and I think those objections should be frankly faced and frankly considered. I think the chief fear on the part of some groups of manufacturers against this bill is that the employment services would be used to colonize manufacturing plants with union organizers. That is seldom stated and that explicit reason did not appear in the brief of Mr. Emery, for the National Association of Manufacturers, but I have always had the feeling that it was in the back part of Mr. Emery’s mind, so I hope Mr. Emery will pardon me if I bring it out in the open. Now I should like very briefly, if I may, to deal with the question as to whether that possibility really presents itself under this bill. You will note in the first place that this bill explicitly states that the service shall be impartial, neutral in labor disputes, and free from political influence. So there is an explicit statement that their men shall not be sent into plants in order to unionize the plant. Furthermore, you may say this service will ‘be under the direction of the Department of Labor, and the Department of Labor was created in order to further the interests of the workers. I may point out that even if it were to be so that the Department of Labor was under the influence of organized labor, which I doubt, which I do not believe, but that even if it were so, the Director-General is to be appointed by the President and not by the Secretary of Labor. 118208—30—grr 11——A

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