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and reported favorably by that committee—the Labor Committee— 
that is, the measure providing for the collection of unemployment 
statistics and the dissemination of information, and so forth, could 
be used, possibly with some slight amendment, to produce that 
voluntary cooperation among State and private employment agencies 
that would be desirable and would improve their efficiency. 
I see no reason why that should not be done. Nobody objects to 
the Federal Government producing and disseminating all the infor- 
mation with reference to commerce, trade, manufactures in this 
country that it is possible to get. Information of facts never does 
anybody any harm and certainly there is no constitutional or other 
objection to the Federal Government doing that and with the facts 
before them, the solution of the particular problems can be taken up 
by the local bodies concerned. 
But this bill provides that—and I think it is a grave feature of this 
bill that has not been brought to your attention; I am reading from 
the third section—— 
Mr. Moxtacue. What bill? 
Mr. CADWALADER. S. 3060: at line 23, on page 2. 
The bureau shall also assist in coordinating the public employment offices 
throughout the country by furnishing and publishing information as to oppor- 
tunities for employment, * * *— 
so far so good— 
by maintaining a system for clearing labor between the several States, by estab- 
lishing and maintaining uniform standards, policies, and procedure— 
note particularly that ‘uniform standards, policies and procedure ’’— 
and by aiding in the transportation of workers to such places as may be deemed 
necessary, for the purpose of obtaining employment. 
Mr. Tucker. Are you reading from page 2? 
Mr. CapwALADER. Pages 2 and 3 of S. 3060. And then comes 
the pious wish. 
. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that the service author- 
ized by this act shall be impartial. neutral in labor disputes, and free from political 
influence. 
It might as well have said that it was then the policy of Congress 
that this service should be thoroughly well administered. I should 
take it for granted that all those things were in the policy of Congress. 
I do not see that those words add much to the bill. 
But consider this: The director of the United States Employment 
Service created by this bill is to have a dictatorial power over the State 
employment agencies, because he can simply say, “You do not get this 
money unless you do the thing the way I want it done.” That is the 
whole purpose and the main objection to this bill. - : : - 
Now, suppose there is a very grave state of unemployment in the 
textile industries, we will say, of Massachusetts; as we know there is. 
At the same time there is a fair condition of industry in the textile 
interests of the Carolinas. Would it be competent for this director to 
establish a uniform policy of moving out of work operatives from Fall 
River to Spartanburg? There they would come in competition with 
the native labor. Would that please the people of Spartanburg? 
Would not the United States Government be getting itself into pretty 
hot water if it undertook to pursue any such uniform policy?