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. Senator WagNER. Then he ignores that law as he does any other
mandate of Congress. But I can not conceive that the Executive
would neglect to act.
Mr. MonTacuE. Oh, I think the Executive would do the best he
could; but the Executive is hedged around with an enormous lot of
bureaucracy and it would be almost impenetrable when he got into
it, and he would not get through; they would have one reason and
another to tell why the Executive should not act, and so on, and so
on.
Senator WaaenNer. Of course, we won't do nothing if we have this
apprehension about all questions.
Mr. MonTaGUE. It is not an apprehension; it is an actuality
with me.
Mr. CurisToPHERSON. Do you have anything further to say in
rebuttal?
Senator Waener. I just want to say that Secretary Davis, in his
annual report of 1928, recommended these employment exchanges
with Federal aid to the States, so as to bring about cooperation.
Mr. CuristorEERsON. 1 have been asked to note on the record
that Congressman James M. Fitzpatrick, of the twenty-fourth district
of New York, desires to be recorded as appearing in favor of the bill.
STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN L. CABLE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO
Mr. Care. Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am
glad to have the opportunity of presenting my ideas on these two
bills, particularly H. R. 8374. This bill seeks to provide for the
establishment of a national employment system. It is not a new
venture by the Federal Government; neither is it based on the
50-50 proposition of cooperation with the States. The Department
of Labor now carries on work in a limited way as proposed by this
bill. Mr. Francis I. Jones is the director general of employment
for the Department of Labor, and he has in years past endeavored
to ascertain the needs of labor in a particular State or community
and then advertise that fact, and ascertain where there is an excess
supply of labor in another part of the United States, and bring
the employer and the employee together. It is strictly a Federal
proposition. Then, in the last few years, the same Department
of Labor, under the direction of Mr. Davis, has been establishing
employment offices to assist exservice men in securing positions.
Now my idea is this is exclusively a Federal proposition. Senator
Wagner introduced three bills, S. 3059, S. 3060, and S. 3061. The
second of those bills provides for the establishment of a national
employment system and for cooperation with the States in the promo-
tion of such system and for other purposes. That is simply an exten-
sion of the domination of the Federal Government over State activi-
ties, such as we have in many lines now, and it seems to me the time
has come when we should cease to dictate to the States, through
Federal appropriations, how they should carry on their local activities.
I feel, in the consideration of the unemployment situation, that the
States and the cities and the counties are as much interested in secur-
ing employment for their men and women as the Federal Government
and that the Federal Government should restrict its activities to the
