Evening star., 1946-11-13
Bradley Urges
Ex-GIs 10 Work
Al Any Wage
Experience Needed
For Hard Times,
VA Chief Says

VA Chief Says
Veterans Administrator Bradley
today urged veterans who have
drawn readjustment allowance for
long periods to take jobs, regard
less Of pay" to build their Job ex-
perience.
Gen. Bradley spoke at the opening
session OF three-day conference Of
Federal and State directors Of vet
Grams affairs. called by Maj. Gen.
Graves B. Erskine, retraining and
unemployment administrator. The
meetings are being held at the de-
partment auditorium.
Reviewing veterans benefits, Gen.
Bradley defended establishment Of
the unemployment compensation as
Q means of giving veterans q chance
to look around and not take the first
Job offered them"
But I'm afraid some are not using
It to shop around he stated.
Warns Of Job Shortage.
The administrator asked the state
directors TO advise veterans to "build
job experience" In case OF q Short
age Of jobs.
We don't want them to be the
nrst ones to suffer" he said.
The general said that thus far
his agency has guaranteed 406 900
GI loans, but he thought that num-
Der was being held down by the
present price Of homes.
Some bankers are reluctant to
make loans In face Of such In
creases," he said. when is q vet
eran, or any one, justified to buy
homes at these prices?"
Schwellenbach Talks.
In another talk, Secretary of La
Dor Schwellenbach oficially vel
coined the State representatives and
pledged full cooperation to them
after the United States Employment
Service is transferred to the States
later this month.
Dorothy StTatton, special assistant
to Gen. Erskine, also urged dele
gates to recognize" the 10000
women who served In the armed
forces.
She termed woman veterans ain-
ability to get recognition as vet
Grams" as their greatest problem.
She added that more than half of
them have received unemployment
compensation and that they are
taking jobs slower and changing
faster than man veterans"
Gen. Erskine Cites Cost.
Gen. Erskine urged careful weigh
Ing" by the Eightieth Congress of
legislation providing for additional
benefits for veterans.
A total Of $500 900 900 will be
spent for veterans In the fiscal wear
Of l947, Gen. Erskine said.
The administrator said he did not
want to minimize the Nations obli-
CATION to veterans, but our Nation
has made o tremendous effort TO IA
right by its veterans. Each new re-
right by its veterans, =
Gen. Erskine also called for strong
community action in veterans az
AIRS. and said the Federal Govern
nent should undertake only those
activities within States which State
agencies are unable to perform.
Budget Cut Is Feared.
AT the same time he reminded
the State representatives that the
law authorizing IRA expires next
June, and warned that without
further appropriations next year
we win be forced to make a budget
cut which viii reducesthis agency to
q state OF impotency."
Gen. Erskine said employment for
disabled veterans is of "prime i'm
portance" In the Nations program
toward veterans rehabilitation. and
singled out the shortage OF trained
teachers as seriously threatening"
veterans education.
In message to the conference
President Truman declared: mo
problems are Of greater Importance
than those concerned with the
proper re-establishment Of the vet
eran and his family into the peace
time economy"
Close ordination Stressed.
The President also charged the
State directors with the lob of
stimulating community actionI
which will aid in proper readjust-
ment Of the veteran"
The Presidents aide, Mai. Gen.
Harry H. Vaughan, called for al
close coordination" between Fed
eral and State agencies both to give
better service to veterans and to
save money.
: We in Washington can plan and
plan" he stated, 'tbut you are the
ones who can make the plans work. "
Secretary Of Labor Schwellenbach
vas scheduled to speak later today.