Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-27
100000
New Jobs

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Ter
million new jobs is the nations
number one postwar problem
government and labor officials
stated last week as they pre-
pared to mobilize behind the
Murray Full Employment Bill
that now rests with the Senate
Banking and Currency Commit
tee until hearings can start.
The need for 100000 new
Jobs over our peacetime maxi
mum of 100000 is argued by
Senator Murray and labor lead
ers. Murray contended last week
that Another depression such
as we experienced in 1929 would
be fatal to the American eco
nomic system. In 1929 our sys'
tenn failed to provide jobs We
must make it possible for people
to live under it or the people
won't want it.
A Labor Department survey
showed that in June of this year
there were approximately ST.
100000 persons employed WITH
100000 unemployed. In l94I
there were about 100000 job.
less and 46,O00,000 employed
With returning servicemen con
sidered Labor Department Off
cials contend that there will be
a minimum need of 56,OO0,O0t
Jobs in the postwar period
exactly 100000 more than
were recorded at the peacetime
peak.
introduced in the Senate or
Jan. %, the full employment bill
may get one or two days of hear
ings before the Banking ano
Currency Committee before the
Senate recesses, but the rea.
battle over its provisions viii.
start in October. Laror leaders
have emphasized that the bill II
no way guarantees full employ
ment but simply provides {
means for the President to rec
ommend to Congress that 1t inl'
tiate a public works program te
absorb workers that private In
dustry is unable to employ Sen
ator Murray hopes that his plar
will obviate any need for an
other WPA. He would like to
see an expansion of government
owned public utilities in the
electrical power field, the de-
velopment of Missouri Valley
Authority comparable to the
Tennessee Valley Authority. In
addition he suggested that the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission be given tigher control
over stock sales that might pro-
dice false booms and rob the
small landowner or buyer. He
has insisted that his own state
Montana, would be richer today
if it were not for the unneces'
sariIy high electric rates charged
by privately-owned power com
panies.
The bill now has more thar
100 Congressional sponsors in
cluding Representative George
E. Outland 3D., Cal0 who ha'
warned Congress that the
worlds hope of lasting peace
depends on the abolition o.
Chronic m ass unemployment
here in the u. S."
Meanwhile sabotage of thu
measure has increased in the
daily press, in editorials and ir
columns by Pegler, Raymond
Moley and others. Several re-
dictionary columnists have pre-
pared the way for the big busi
ness assault in the fall by charg
ing that the bill, weak as it is
holds out false promises. How
ever, the measure has the com
plete backing of the CIO, AFl
and Railroad Brotherhoods. A
group of farsighted manufac
turers have also given their en-
dorsement expressing b ellie
that heir business will not pros
per unless they and other indus
trialists are able to provide
enough employment to create
market for their items. Rea
evidence of how the bill hal
been sabotaged, however. is ex
pected to appear in the fal
when amendments to the legisla
ton will be introduced ane
anti-labor witnesses appear be
fore the House and Senate com
mittees.