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Employment
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under which free competitive enter
prise can operate effectively-con-
ditions under which there is ar
abundance of employment oppor-
tunity for those who are able, will
ing. and seeking to work.
1T Is not the Governments duty
to supplant the efforts of private
enterprise to find markets, or of in
dividuals to find jobs. The people
do expect the Government, how
ever, to create and maintain con-
ditions in which the individual
businessman and the individual job
seeker have a chance to succeed by
heir own efforts. That is the OBJ
1ective of the employment act of
i946.
Cites Major Provisions.
THE major provisions of this i'm
portant legislation can be briefly
summarized:
Il. The Act declares tat it is
the continuing policy and response
bility of the Federal Government
to coordinate and utilize all
its plans, functions and resources
for the purpose of creating and
maintaining = conditions under
which there will be afforded use
full employment opportunities, in
Guiding self-employment, for those
able, willing and seeking to work
.'*' The Congress by this declara.
ton has accepted great response
bility.
q. The Congress has placed on
the President the duty of formu-
lating programs designed to accom-
plish the purpose of the act. In
signing this act, I accept this re-
sponsibility which I believe is in
line with the responsibility placed
on the President by the Constitution
This task is so great that I can
perform it only with the full and
unqualified cooperation of all who
are sincerely interested in the gen.
eral welfare inside and outside the
Government Making this act work
must become one of the prime
objectives of all of us-citizens gen.
orally, industry, labor and agricul-
ture, State and local governments
and the Federal Government.
"3. The act includes a significant
provision that will facilitate CO.
operation between the Executive ano
the Congress in the formulation
of policies and programs to &C.
complish the objectives of the act
1t establishes a joint congressional
committee consisting of seven mem
bers of the Senate and seven mem.
bers of the House. This committee
is given an assignment of great
scope and the highest Importance
4. The act establishes in the ex
ecutive Office OF the President {
Council of Economic Advisors, com
posed of three members to be ap
pointed by the President with tn,
consent of the Senate. The ney
council will be an important addi
tion to the facilities available TO
preparing economic policies an,
programs. In carrying on this work
I expect the fullest cooperation be
tween the council, the cabinet an,
the several divisions of the executiv
Office.
II am happy that the Senat
adopted this legislation unanimous
II. and the House of Representative
by large majority. The result j
not all I had hoped for, but I con
gratulate members of both house
and their leaders upon their con
structive and fruitful efforts.
THE Employment Act of 1946
not the end of the road, but rathe
the beginning. 1t is a commitment
by;the Government to the people
8 commitment to take any and a.
of the measures necessary for
healthy economy, one that provide
opportunities for those able, willin