Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-18


Employment Service.
Undoubtedly the Senate will re-
store some Of the reductions made
IN Labor department RpprOpria-
tons because the slAshes made
by the House would too greatly
curtail essential services. This ap-
pears 10 be- particularly true Of
the Division Of Labor Standards,
the Cancellation Service, and the
Wage and Hour Division.
For the United States Employ
mcnt Service, exclusive Of the funds
specifically appropriated to the
Veterans Employment Service, the
House reduced the estimates for
administrative purposes from
&3,9I2,DOO to 5000, 900. and sug-
geated that all regional offices Of
the USES, with the possible ex-
eeption Of one at San Francisco,
be- closed at once.
The argument II being made
In letters 10 senators that this
reduction will wipe out the min
GRITTY groups section In the Wash
ingtOn offices Of the USES and
make u impossible for that REen-
cy 10 carry out Its responsibility
Of maintaining n national sya.
ten Of public employ ment offices
and for eoordinating those offices
throug bout the country and In
Crsasing their usefulness.
At the time that Congress voted
to return the employment offices
to the states on Nov. 10, last, 1t
appeared that operation Of these
offices by the Federal Government
would be- more in the public interest
than their operation by the states.
Hut since these offices have been
returned 10 the states, II may be
that the action Of Congress after
all was In the public interest.
Looking at USES from the
standpoint Of the Negro, the en-
pioy mcnt offices In every section
Of the country Disseminated In
one form or another against col
ored Job applicants. and u was
not until after Congress voted TO
return the employ ment Offices TO
state operation that Secretary Of
Labor Lewis u. Schwellenbach
would issue q statement Of policy
against discrimination In those
offices.
Under federal operation, race
discrimination both with respect
to employment within the employ
mcnt offices and with respect L
job rcfcrrals was rank, There viii
be no Improvement on this score
under state operation in southern
states, Hut IN states where coloreC
people vote, by reason u their prox
unity to the state administration
they should he able to force aban
Comment Of such practices.
In the circumstances, Congress
should give the USES whatever
funds II believes necessary to carr,
out its legitimate purposes bu'
there Is no valid reason why tina
agency should be given funds o.
the basis of any services that thu
agency now claims II rendered col
ored job seekers.
Perry Faulkner, executive secre
tary 81 the Veterans Placement
Service and chief " the Veterans
Employment Service, asked tn
Senate Ia restore u cut Of $685.. so,
IN tho appropriation for the jol
ccunscling and employment place
mcut service for veterans
THIS service has n small staff q
20 people in Washington, II ha'
6if positions in the field, 81 which
la6 are field assistants whose dut!
Il Is to see that the USES give vet
Grams the preference in job refer
rails and to induce employers /,
hire veterans,
80 Ear a. can be learned. not
= SinElr one Of these geld as
Slstants Is colorcd. although
there are more than i.00o, zoe
celorrd veterans In this country.
The Senate Labor Federal Sc
eurity appropriations suhcommit
tee seems inclined 20 restore tn
cut IN the Veterans Employment
Service appropriations because tn
Congress wants to render ever,
possible assistance Il can to vet
Grams to rcadiuSt themselves 4
civilian life
Hut Il seems that some consider
alton Is due colored veterans, |
Il ,s necessary to induce employer
20 give job opportunities 10 whit
veterans, IL il all the more neces
sary that they he induced TO Civ
job opportunities O. cOlOred VeteT
ans,
Some sf the Geld assistants
under Mr.. FaaikRer's supervision
shsuld BE- colaFcd. II not. q great
many SaloTed veterans are koiRE
To al the ranks ef the HRsm.
plsycd In this sSaHtry and b. .
b1TdeN upon the taxpayers BY
drawing uRsmplsy meat ee@psa.
satioa.