92 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
1928 —Herbert Hoover in presidential campaign speeches recommends the
planning of public works with a view to eliminating unemployment.
1928.—Governor Brewster announces Hoover's ‘““three billion dollar reserve
fund’ program to the conference of governors ‘‘at the request of Herbert Hoover
as an authorized exposition of a portion of his program for stabilizing prosperity.”
1929 —8enate committee’s report upon unemployment: 1. “The Government
should adopt legislation without delay which would provide a system of planning
public works so that they would form a reserve against unemployment in times
of depression.” 2. “The Federal Government should provide the agency to
coordinate State public employment bureaus and to assist in any national fune-
tioning of the unemployment exchanges.”
Mr. McKeown. Is this the same Judge Chamberlain that wrote
the great work on evidence, Chamberlain on Evidence?
Mr. ANprews. No; this is Professor Chamberlain, of the Columbia
University Law School. Co }
Senator WAGNER. Professor Chamberlain is very well known in the
State of New York. }
Mr. McKeown. Judge Chamberlain, of New York, wrote a great
work on evidence. } }
Senator WaeNER. Miss Hall is here, but because of the lateness
of the hour she does not ask to be heard but asks to file with the
committee a petition which was signed by those who attended the
National Conference of Social Workers, which 18 a very large organi-
zation, national in scope and activities, which had a conference
at the city of Boston last week, and this petition was formulated
there approving all three bills, two being before this committee.
Mr. MoNTAGUE. Are there many names there?
Senator WAGNER. All were present at the conference.
Mr. Montague. How many would you say?
Miss Harr. There were over 400 there, and that was just started
yesterday afternoon. There were over 400 signers and nearly 100
cities represented. oo
Senator WaeNER. Nearly 100 cities represented. And was there
any dissent at all?
Miss Harv. No. }
Senator WAGNER. It was unanimously approved. }
The CuAirRMAN. We will receive this petition. The opinion of
Professor Chamberlain will be put into the minutes of our hearing;
the other communication will be noted and filed for reference.
(The petition referred to follows :)
PETITION TO PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES, CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COM-
MITTEE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASH-
INGTON. D. (.
We, the undersigned, respectfully urge the passage by the House of Representa-
tives of the three bills relating to unemployment introduced by Senator Wagner
and already passed by the Senate, namely:
Senate bill 3059, advance planning of public works: To provide the systematic
planning of public works by Federal Government, and the means by which new
construction may promptly be undertaken in periods of increasing unemployment.
Senate bill 3060, Federal-State employment bureau: To establish an efficient
public employment service through Federal-State cooperation, with competent
management and adequate support. Prevention and relief of unemployment
demands the shortening of the period between jobs.
Senate hill 3061, better employment statistics: To authorize the collection of
more adequate information by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accurate
and timely statistics of unemployment trends are essential to plans for stabiliza-
tion, both public and private.
