Evening star., 1945-05-27
Elastic Control Is Sought
Guaranteeing Jobs for ALI
Murray Bill CHARGES President With Duty to
Maintain Constant Study of Employment
and Urge Federal Work as Needed
By Sam Shelton

Sult Ill uIleIQplOyuleIlG. III t1dG case IL
becomes the Presidents duty to set
forth in his national budget a program
for stimulating expenditures and in
vestments. This would be directed first
to non-Federal action, particularly that
which would encourage private enter
prise. However, if deficiency still was
indicated the President would be re-
quired to propose Federal program of
investment and expenditure" sufficient
to bring the total up to the level re-
quired to assure a full employment
volume of production"
The President would be authorized
to present, in the national budget to
be prepared under this plan, suggested
legislation for dealing with expected
situations. If the budget showed a
probable deficiency in employment he
not only would be authorized to propose
program for meeting this situation
but would be authorized to suggest new
legislation with reference, specifically
ito banking and currency, monopoly
and competition, wages and working
conditions, foreign trade and invest
ment, agriculture, taxation, social Sc
curity, the development of natural re-
sources and such other measures as
may directly affect the level of non
Federal investment and expenditure"
If, on the other hand, contemplated
expenditure and investment was on a
scale indicating demand for a greater
labor force than that available, the
President would be expected to pro-
pose measures to offset the infationary
effects of this condition.
Would Protect Free Enterprise.
The intended effect of the various
actions called for by the President,
through his executive agencies, to be
supplemented, if necessary, with legis-
lation, is to stabilize the national econ
omy on a full employment" level,
avoiding the peaks and valleys of booms
and depressions
To make sure that the bill may not
be construed as embarking the Federal
Government on actual industrial and
business operations on large scale in
competition with or to the exclusion
of private enterprise several explanatory
clauses are included In enacting the
bill as written Congress would declare:
ut is the policy of the United States
to foster free competitive enterprise and
the investment of private capital in
trade and commerce and in the develop
ment of the natural resources of the
United States"
These further assurances are offered
to industry and private initiative, that
nothing in the bill shall be construed
as authorizing:
(a) The operation of plants, factories
or other production facilities by the
Federal Government.
(b) The use of compulsory measures
of any type whatsoever in determining
the ALLEGATION or distribution of man
power
Co Any change in the existing pro-
cedures on appropriations.
Cd The carrying out of, or any ap-
preparation for, any program set forth
in the national budget, unless such
program shall have been authorized by
provisions of law other than this act.
These provisions seemingly would re-
strict the measure to declaration of
policy and the proposal of corrective
legislation, barring it from being in
terpreted as a broad enabling law un-
der which positive program might be
carried out without further legislation.
That is, nothing proposed under this
measure would have the effect of law
(See CONTROL, Page C-1OD