Evening star., 1941-12-19
All State Job Agencies
Asked by President
To Join Federal System
Big Drive Is Planned
For Men and Women
To Work at War Tusks
By JOHN c. HENRY.

Moving toward complete mobiliza-
ton of the Nations industrial man
power, President Roosevelt today
called on 48 State Governors to
place all their local employment
services under operating direction
of the United States Employment
Service.
The immediate objective. he in
dicated to press conference, will
be gigantic centralized recruit
ing drive for men and women ca
pable of holding jobs in the vital
war time industries.
simultaneously with this request,
the Chief Executive disclosed that
he had received the outlines of a
six-point State administrative pro-
gram. drafted by special commit
Zee OF the Governors Conference
and the Council OF State Govern
nsntG
Local Retrenchments.
Briefly, this program consists Of
4 conservation and retrenchment
formula to be applied to State and
local fiscal undertakings and to
the maintenance of public services.
Mr.. Roosevelts discussion of these
plans for intensified local Coop
Grafton in the national war time
effort came during a conference in
which he touched upon several va
ried subjects.
One of these was his assertion
that he had received a very encour-
aging report last night from the
Labor Industry Conference now un-
der way here or the purpose OF as
suring uninterrupted defense pro-
duction.
He also discussed decentralization
OF Federal activities in Washington,
but avoided any comment on diplo-
matte or military developments OF
the past few days of war.
Text Of Appeal.
The Presidents appeal for consoli-
dation of employment facilities was
contained in identical kilograms to
the State Governors, and to the
Governors of Alaska and Hawaii.
The text follows:
Now that this country is actually
at war it is more than ever neces-
sary that We utilize to the fullest
possible extent all of the manpower
and womanpower of this country to
increase our production of war ma
teriak. This can only be accom-
plished by centralizing recruiting
work into one agency.
"At present, as you know, the
United States Employment Service
consists of so separate State and
territorial services whose operations
are loosely co-ordinated by the Fed
eral Government. In order that
there may be complete responsive
ness to the demands OF national
defense. and speedy, uniform, effec-
tive action to meet rapidly chang
ing needs. 1t is essential that all OF
these separate employment services
become a uniformly and of necessity
nationally operated employment
service.
Instructions Given.
"I have. therefore, given instruc-
tions to the proper Federal omcials
that the necessary steps be taken
70 accomplish this purpose at once
/ ask that you likewise instruct the
proper officials of your State TO
transfer to the United States En-
ployment Service all of the present
personnel, records and facilities re-
quired for this operation.
"Inasmuch as the Federal Gov
ernment is already paying prac-
tically 100 per cent Of the cost OF
operation and the State personnel
has been recruited on merit basis,
there will be no difficulty in trans
ferring State employees into the
Federal service. These employment
Offices will continue to serve the
unemployment compensation agency
80 that there will be no need to
set up duplicate Offices. I shall ap-
preciate your advising me at once
of your full cooperation so that
the conversion of the present en-
ployment service into a truly ma
tional service may be accomplished
without delay"
Mr.. Roosevelt said that because
OF the existing local and Federal
relationship in the District, no
change will be required here.
The President itemized the six
point pledge submitted by the gov
ernors organizations, as follows:
l. To adjust state operations to
give priority to defense needs.
z. To postpone non-defense pro-
3ects, thus releasing men and ma
terials.
8. To maintain public facilities in
good condition, to develop co-opera-
tive buying, and otherwise to tighten
local administrative and fiscal pro-
eedure.
4. To begin compilation of post
war program of public works.
S. To retire public debt where
ever possible, or accumulate cash
reserves for postwar operations.
8. To safeguard essential services
and institutions.