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The CuairmaN. The committee stands adjourned until 1.30. I 
will ask the members of the committee to wait for a few minutes for 
an executive session. 
Senator WAGNER. The committee hopes to conclude the hearing 
to-day, I understand. 
The Cuarrman. We are here and have permission to sit during 
the day, so that we are at your service, Senator. 
Senator WaaNER. I want to say to the committee I have some 
witnesses who, I am sure, will interest all of you, who have a very 
sechnical knowledge of this whole subject, and 1 hope the committee 
will assemble so that they may be heard. i 
Mr. Emery. Mr. Chairman, of course representing a very con- 
siderable criticism of the measure from employers of substantially 
between two and a half millions and three millions of men, we are 
anxious to have the first opportunity we have had, during the course 
of this discussion, to present our views on this bill. We had no such 
opportunity in the subcommittee on the Senate side and, while we 
are at the convenience and service of the committee, if the com- 
mittee is to sit only to-day, we would like to be assured we will have 
a fair opportunity to present those criticisms during the course of 
the committee's sitting. 
The CrairMAN. You will have a full opportunity. 
"The committee thereupon took a recess until 1.30 o’clock p. m.) 
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The Crairman, The committee will come to order. Proceed, 
Senator Wagner. 
Senator WAGNER. Mr. Chairman, may I present Dr. Samuel 
Joseph, professor of economics of the city of New York, who desires 
to present a petition on behalf of many economists who have studied 
this question and who approve this legislation. 
STATEMENT OF DR. SAMUEL JOSEPH, COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF 
NEW YORK 
Dr. SamueL Josepr. Mr. Chairman and members of the House 
Judiciary Committee, it seems as if it were a coincidence, in con- 
nection with Doctor Atkinson’s petition presented this morning, to 
learn that at the very same time a body of whose existence we were 
unaware was circulating this petition, another group of persons was 
representing the same situation and presenting a somewhat similar 
petition in the City of New York. It certainly looked like a case of 
roincidence. 
The Cuairman. Or mental telepathy? 
Doctor Josep. Probably. This certainly shows-how much people 
think alike. This particular group was different in that they were 
men and women engaged in social problems and in the economic 
aspects of labor employment questions. 
The members of the committee were principally chosen for their 
expert knowledge in this field and interest in the situation; and they 
consisted of: David C. Adie; John B. Andrews; Paul F. Brissenden; 
Robert E. Chaddock; Joseph P. Chamberlain; Edward T. Devine; 
John A. Fitch; Mary B. Gilson; Shelby M. Harrison; Samuel A. 
Lewisohn: Thomas I. Parkinson; Harlow S. Person; Henry R. Seager: