Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-09-13

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about Job dis
elimination. The
United States u y w
I'm D loymsnt -
Service, which IL LAUTIER
nOtoriua for its discriminatory
practices In Job rsfsTrals, IL under
the Labor Department, Of which
Mr.. Behwellenbaeh is the head.
Moreover, In his reply 70 Secretary
Of Commerce Henry A. Wallace's
letter directing his attention 10 dis.
criminat0ry practices in tbs Dis
tFlct Of Columbia USES Office, Mr..
Schwellenbaeh admitted he knew
Of their existence.
Did Mr.. Bchwsllsnbaeh act forth.
rightly TO bring about freedom Of
opportunity for everybody about
which he so Rlibly speaks? Mr..
Wallace moved 10 get In other
agencies Job opportunities for Com
msrcs Department employees Af-
fected by q reduction In force. His
attention also directed by Mr.. Wal.
lace 10 q discriminatory act Of the
Federal Housing Administration,
Wilson Wyatt, national housing ex-
pediter, reprimanded the guilty en-
plOyee, TeafYiTmed the Govern
insntH policy Of non-discrimination
In employment, and had James II.
Hicks, personnel director Of FLA,
Instruct all placement personnel
In that agency that all fob Appli-
cants shall be given the same con-
AIdsration without regard 10 race
or religion,
Hut M. Schwellsnbach pussy.
footed. lie DFofsased 10 be
stumped by the problem because
the discriminatory practices are
Of long standing. He might
haVsi
/. Dismissed Robert C. Good
win, director Of the USES, and
Fred HetEel, director Of the local
USES Office, for violating the
Governments characterization
policy.
2. Issued q directive 10 the
USES 10 cease and desist from It's
discriminatory practices, to refer
Job applicants 10 vacancies In fed
sral agencies on the basis Of their
qualifications and without regard
10 race or religion, and not 10 serv-
Ice discriminatory hiring orders,
Instead Of being dismissed. Mr..
Goodwin. upon Mr.. Schwellen-
baeh's recommendation. has been
appointed . delegate 10 the ilrst
session Of the Permanent Com
mittee on Migration Of the Inter.
national Labor Organization.
which convened August 20 In
Montreal, Canada. The aKsndA
Tor this meeting includes racial
discrimination In connection with
migration.
In less than three months the
USES will be turned back 20 the
states, Under the act providing
for turning back the employment
services 10 the states, the federal
government will bear the total cost
Of operation, but will exercise no
control over the services, and the
states will be free TO operate the
offices In any manner they may
choose.
One Of the functions Of the USES
Ia 10 certify persons for unemploy.
ment compensation. The Appii-
cant seeking unemployment com.
pensAtion must report 10 the state
employment offices In order 90 ex.
pose himself TO q Job opportunity.
and he must continue 10 report In
order % be eligible for unemploy.
ment compensation,
uadeF the al Rlll Of Rights,
the employment service deter.
mines the suitability Of work
whether the Job offered the ap.
plleaRt II substantially less favor.
able 90 him In itA conditions and
wages than those prevailing for
similar work In the lorality---or
u Il II Q Job where there u Q
strike or q lockout.
In the exposure TO job oppor.
tunities, Il Ia not likely that en-
ployment offices In the Diatrict Of
Columbia, Memphis, Tennessee,
and Birmingham and Admission,
Alabama, which are notorious for
their segregation and discriminA-
ton. win determine any job I'M
suitable for y colored job or unsm-
ployment compensation applicant
to which he has been rCferred.
The discriminatory practices Of
the USES have been outrageous.
II Ia not likely that these practices
will be improved when the employ
ment services are turned back TO
the states, Since Mr.. Schwellen-
bach has indicated that he proposes
10 take little or no action Co cor
rect these practices, the only hope
for correction lies with President
Truman.
IN-..AlA NnI.