The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-24
PLanks For Party Convention
Dralun Up in Labor Conference

line with the progress which is taking
in the substitution of the fve-day
work week and shorter work day and
because we believe that the govern
ment should lead in the Inauguration
of social and economic reforms and
because it should be an example as
humane employer, we request that
your platform declare in favor of the
principle of the ive-day work week
and shorter work day, and of their
application to government as rapidly
and constructively as conditions will
warrant and permit.
High Wages and Prosperity
We urge that you declare in favor
of the principle of high wages, and
in opposition to any reduction in the
daily or annual income of the working
people of the United States.
Unemployment
Labor has repeatedly recommended
that congress and the government
deal with the problem of unemploy-
ment in a practical and constructive
way In the opinion of labor this can
be done through the appropriation of
funds by the congress of the United
States to be made available for use
in the construction of public build
ings, in making public improvements,
in the building of highways, in carry
ing forward the project of flood cor
troll and in building various other gov
ernment projects during periods of
wide and extended unemployment. On
the other hand, the government
should refrain from launching upon a
public construction program when
men and women are generally en-
ployed in private industry.
Unfortunately, thus far the gov
ernment has failed to adopt scien-
tifc and systematic plan, or to make
preparations for an unemployment
emergency, as herein briefly outlined
providing for the use of government
funds and the expenditure of the
same in furthering public works and
public improvements when there is
widespread unemployment throughout
the land.
We ask that your platform declare
! in favor of a scientific study of this
subject, and of the enactment of leg.
islation which will serve as rea
remedy for the ills of unemployment
We urge the interpretations in the
platform of declaration in favor o1
study by the federal government Of
chronological unemployment and o.
such adjustments in working time
and otherwise as may be necessar.
in order to provide employment op
portunities for those who are displac
ed through the substitution of ma
chinery and power for hand labor.
Vocational Training and Education
We urge that your platform declar
! for the continuation of vocationa
education and training in way tha
will meet the demands of technica
progress. The readjustments fo
workers displaced by new machine
and new processes are a serious hard
ship which should be balanced agains
the benefits to society. We urge tn
whole hearted support of education
particularly the public school system
of America, which should not be per
mitted to fall below it's present stand
ards and efficiency, but should be con
stantly improved even during the pc
riod of depression. Nothing could b
more disastrous than curtailment Q
educational facilities for the presen
generation of young Americans.
Employment Service
We ask that oyur platform declar
in favor of the establishment an
/ maintenance of an adequate and com