Show OR R BUREAU JIG Ie FACTOR IN j U. il-U. S. S WELfARE I New De De De- II Has to Do With Interests rests of I age ge Earners in In Country Countr W it tar Davis Hopes nome orne Day to Have trants Selected in Own J and Not Here JOHN F. F SINCLAIR t dC 1024 In United n States and andreat d dI reat tit Britain ta by N North American I a e taIa Alliance Ia e. e AH All r rights re- re most ost other countries the d deI de- de I fr mit nt of ot labor Is called caled the detrent de- de J trent of ot social welfare It I was wa tout out of ot the old bureau of ot labor In 1885 as a bureau of ot J department of at the Interior later It became the dement de- de ment of ot labor It t was made In- In but was not then centred conred con con- bred tred red of at sufficient Importance to is director a place In the pres- pres L I ts t's cabinet This only came In 3 a department of com com- ce and labor was organized Ten this department was dl- dl dinto two departments one departments one r department of ot commerce the department of ot labor each bided over oyer by a member of ot the JInet Inet mes J. J Davis of ot Pennsylvania Is second man to occupy the theton tion ton of secretary of ot labor In the States appointment ly was wa at 4 o'clock th at his office In the I story building In Wash- Wash lon t n used by the department of ot I br t Xh s department was organized i oster promote and develop the of of the ware earners of ot the t ted ted States declared Secretary to Improve their work- work conditionS and to advance their for profitable employ employ- Int IN 5 FEMALE Chats Chat's hats hat's the way the law reads Its It's Is I's There are persons in the United States in the 1920 census as fully employed and of these I OOOO are wag wage earners They families make up the I of the people of ot the United If I we follow It i a little fur- fur fell Twe we find that in 1920 there were t girls and women of ot 10 k slot age and over who were klig king So one worker in every ever alln America Is a woman t nt of labor Is dl- dl seven bureaus The bureau of ot labor oldest bureau i i the de- de ment It was made famous nty years I ago In the days when Wright w was s commission commission- and associated with wih the I II I ment of he Interior This auIs required by law to col collate and report at least once I Sparser r or oftener If I necessary full ful statistics of the con- con P n pf labor and the products I distribution of ot the products of ot same saine Its Is work is nationwide the Monthly Labor Review many books and dealing with wih labor eta eta- cs Its Is sta statistics are accepted authoritative throughout the thed d dIs Its Index figures on the rise jall of the cost of living are dard and official On July 1 1 there there were 16 persons em- em this department This is Increase of ot twenty five twenty over the thel ceding eding year For the fiscal year ng ng June 30 30 1923 this bureau l For 1924 the es- es Jt Increased by approximate approximate- The bureau of naturalization nother ther This bureau has charge h complete work of ot the LatIon ton of ot aliens throughout the thet t d d States which i Is definitely Scribed In the constitution The provides that congress llave power to lo establish a rule of naturalization j ro the United States TO CITIZENSHIP Is work has always been ben carried But 0 o of recent years It i has ast as as- a new place ce of great Import Import- 51 Ls Ifft t Schools s in 2 2461 communities j the United States In 1923 1023 with wih this bureau I in U citizenship I n classes fn Luring the same year 8 were supplied by this bureau burau I hi the names nae of candidates citizenship This Is an I OOOO over 1922 1022 I order Border to become a citizen of the ted ed States an alien alen must swear to such an intention and lee Last year lr persons e cec- cec In United States filed such declara declara- lalY ts of Intention This Is the first p. p I. I alot Five years later tater the final step Jibe be taken talen when an alien alen asks for citizenship p papers pers from the courts petitioned for their cUI- cUI papers In 1923 In all full ful citizens There were 4 84 persons rejected I I bureau breu persons were emI em- em edlon July 1 1923 and there e e was thU 19 I the fiscal year 1923 a t total i for the work An Increase I approximately Is 18 provided I inthe the e 1924 1024 budget Its It's a most ea ka b a an and necessary work 16 employment service bureau tiu Ul another This Is a I new bureau It Is hoped to r taut e i the central clearing cearIng house for forr t f r throughout the United States bureau breau In 1923 cooperated with wih p. p states In Its Is work Together e were wee placed pled in positions a total persons out of This agency Is a coop- coop live agency working closely with in the several stats states stats persons in this bureau I I 1923 and a total of spent in the e work For 1924 1024 ap- ap ea 1 r the s' s same e expenditure Is WOMAN'S WOMANS BUREAU BILL J p nt The womans woman's bureau Is an imI im- im I ant nt division It I was created In InI jas I as a a war service serce and in 1920 1020 made permanent b bureau of the e depart depart- t- t rf labor b It ie has as rt Its rte object ifo formulate S standards and pol- pol shall promote the tho welfare we re age I rage earning women Improve their king icing conditions increase their efcy ef- ef ncy i cy and ad advance their f for profitable employment As ary Anderson Aderson long a prom 1 In this field feld has charge th J bureau seven Forty-seven persons In this bureau in 1923 1023 Increase of twelve over ofer 1922 and OO was spen spent t by them In their theirL L t. t This amount Ij Is 1 Increased to for 1924 1024 I he childrens children's bureau Is Is next to the largest and most im- im service In the department of ofU First I I U it deals 1 wit with to the health I and care cae of Infants On the of Infant mortality forty states are cooperating with this bureau It I deals with wih the whole problem of child la labor labor la- la bor in the United States This is Is' all al the more important because of ot a re recent recent recent re- re I cent decision of the United States su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme court declaring declaring general regulatIon regulation reg- reg regu regu- lation of child labor Miss Grace Abbott Abbot an exceptionally capable woman of long experience has charge of this work worle On July 1 1923 1023 there were employed 24 persons i This Is an Increase of seventy one during the e year A total of 0 ia was ns spent e for the e f fiscal cf year 1923 1023 An An increase of Is asked for 1924 6 The bureau of Immigration Is th the the most important of all al the bureaus of ot the department of labor tabo It has complete complete com corn charge of all al the work of admitting admitting admit admit- amit- amit ting aliens alens to the United States Just Jut now it I Is engaged In an exhaustive study of the whole question queston of at gration HEAD TAX CUTS EXPENSE The present secretary secretary- believes belleve beleve in more restricted immigration He lie wants the better immigrant only ad ad- I He lie Is very much concerned UP lie points out that aliens alens en entered entered en- en en the United States during the last I four years of whom one-half one were from eastern and southern Europe lie He points out that of the foreign born bor whites in the United States today less than half are citi citi- zens He Ie appears very anxious about I it I. I He wants two specific things 1 That the immigrants be picked In Europe b by our own agencies not agencies not here I 2 That each be required to register register regis regis- ter for tor citizenship work for a a short period of training after being admitted to this country country- countr In this bureau 1847 persons are employed em em- In 1923 the bureau spent 3 For 1921 1928 the appropriation is increased by approximately The Tho department of labor for all al Its work spent gross ross for the fiscal year ear ending June 30 1923 They are asking for approximately or about more than for 1923 But this is but half hat the story stor We find in the treasury report for the same samo e Igert eIgert period d t that i this d department ik t collected cot col In receipts mostly from fron trop the Immigration head hed tax a a total of 55 5 To sum up The department of la labor la- la bor doing a vast ast service and employIng employ- employ Ing people cost tho the people of ot the United States approximately 1500 net for the tho year ending Juno 30 1924 The government Is paying out more every ever twelve hours for interest on the public debt than the tho department of labor is spending every year Manifestly Manifestly Mani Mani- festy this Is not the place where expenditures expenditures ex ex- can cn be materially cut Tomorrow Tomorrow tenth tenth ne tenth One of One Per PerCent PerCent PerCent Cent fo for the State Department |