Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-04
COP Leaders Hit
New Deal for
Stirring Strife
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disqualification, clinical treatment,
visiting nursing and other public
health programs, as far as their
resources permit.
3. The existing scattered federal
agencies concerned with various as
poets of the public health should
be more closely integrated.
There is too much duplication of
state and federal effort, the govern
ors said in discussing public expen-
ditures, and they called for action
to make the cost of government
fit the American pocketbook.
They proposed close coordination
and cooperation among federal and
state agencies in dealing with water
resources problems.
MAKE DEMANDS
In three reports issued Thursday
night the governors demanded con-
tinued state control of the inSur-
ance business, return of the public
employment service to state admin
istration and the freeing of agri-
culture from the unreliable con-
trolls and whimsical restraints that
now hamper production"
The administration, tine governors
charged, is using the public EN-
ployment service to extend it's polit-
ical power over labor.
The supreme court recently held
that insurance companies are sub
ject to federal regulation The house
OF representatives has passed bill
Stipulating state regulation which
now awaits senate consideration.
SUMMING OF VIEWS
Here is a brief summary of last
nights reports:
Agriculture: There is a basic
federal responsibility to assure
agriculture's economic stability and
equality with labor and business
FEDERAL responsibility should be di-
rected to such economic stability
through disposition of surpluses, as
Surance of fair market prices, re-
search and broad general services
to agriculture as whole.
agriculture must be free of the
unreliable controls and restrictions
and the impractical and whimsical
restraints that now hamper pro-
duction and create confusion.
Necessary administration of agri-
cultural programs must be placed
in the hands of experienced and
practical people and agencies in
the states and localities where the
particular problems involved are
understood. Abundant production
can only be obtained under a free
agriculture.
Insurance: There should be pre-
served to the states where it be-
longs, the exclusive power to regu-
late and control the insurance
business. Whenever necessary, state
and federal legislation, appropriate
TO accomplish these results should
be universally supported by all who
believe in the protection of the fam
lilies, homes and businesses of our
people"
STATE SYSTEMS ADEQUATE
Unemployment compensa. on in
surance and services: W, believe
the present state system or ad-
miniStration of uE> .nplcyment COM
penSation insurance must be re-
tainec, improved and extended.
There is no demonstrated need for
federal usurpation of the system.
II would be inadvisable for the fec
eral government to replace the
present State-by- systems with
national administration of benefits.
Changes are desirable at this time
in the federal social security act
to insure the protection of more
people.
The public unemployment serv-
ice which the states mace available
TO the federal government for the
purpose OF mobilizing labor, has
been used by the present admins
tration to extend its political power
over labor. These facilities should
be returned to the states as soon
as is consistent with the best in
terestS OF those seeking employ
ment and the conclusion of the
war.
Operation of our public employ
ment offices by the states will
prevent the RECOMMENDATION of labor
which is now a major objective of
the new deal. The states have ac-
cumulated more than $5,000,00O 600
in unemployment reserves and are
looking to these fumes to protect
their citizens against temporary
unemployment in the transition
from war to peace