Evening star., 1945-08-21

TUESDAY. AUGUST
dimcult the readjustment Of veter-
ans to the civilian economy.
ANY condition insuring more or
less continuous work opportunity for
all persons who want to be employed
would. In my opinion, have the fol-
lowing effect on veterans In their
relation to the responsibilities Of the
Veterans Administration: a
81. Fewer veterans would apply
or be eligible for readjustment al
lowances Unemployment compensa-
tion).
-. Fewer veterans also would ap-
ply for educational benefits or
vocational training and rehabilita-
ton. - This does not imply that
veterans in general will use these
benefits as q type Of unemployment
compensation or bonus but rather
that, in the absence of remunerative
employment, undoubtedly more vet
Grams would apply for education or
training benefits.
"3. Under the loan guaranty pro-
visions of Title Ill, Public 346, a
postwar depression undoubtedly
would affect the ability Of veterans
to repay loans guaranteed there
under. Consequently, the Govern
ment would have to make good q
greater amount than If full employ
ment were available and with less
opportunity Of recoupment In Sc
curity liquidation.
Claims Indicate Depression.
"a. Many veterans with partial
disabilities do not claim compensa-
tion so long as gainfully employed
Experience indicates that during q
major depression claims for partial
or even total disability benefits are
increased markedly.
IS. Experience also has shown
that the number Of veterans in IA
cilities affording domiciliary care
decreases with the ability to obtain
gainful employment, and to a lesser
degree proportionately, this is true
of veterans hospital facilities"
In asking that Congress give vet
Grams credit for their time in uni
form where employment in industry
is based on seniority, Mr.. Ketchum
said:
This proposal does not advocate
.super-seniority' nor does it threaten
union labor or seniority regulations
but 1t seeks an 'even-Stephen' break
for the veteran with the war worker
Unless statutory or implied seniority
Is granted the veterans, they viii
not be able to penetrate the wall of
seniority protection until all now
within it are cared for. We are not
proposing that all veterans shall
displace the equivalent of nom
veterans, but we are determined
that II there is to be some unem-
ployment, the burden should not be
borne entirely by the returning vet
Grams, who could not accumulate
seniority and job protection while
in the armed forces"
The full employment bill is a long
range declaration of policy which
could not be put into operation in
time to meet the problems made i'm
minent by the sudden crackup OF
Japan.
Other Hearings Scheduled.
Other hearings will start next
week in both House and Senate
committees on the administration
proposal to establish a uniform ma.
tional level of unemployment com.
pensation at SIS a week for a maxi.
mum period of six months during
the period of readjustment. Con.
sideration of this bill is expected tx
revive the issue of State versus Fed.
eral control of this phase of socia
security.
The Senate Finance Committe,
has notified the 48 States of it!
hearings on the question next week
and has received replies from 20.
The bill directs the President tt
The full employment bill direct!
the President to prepare for Con.
gress an annual budget Of the ex.
penditures planned by all phases ol
private enterprise in the following
year, and an estimate of the mum.
Der of resulting jobs.
II this forecast failed to provide
work for the estimated total of EN-.
playable persons in the country
Congress then would consider what
expenditures or investments thu
Federal Government should make
to augment the volume of private
| industry,