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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.