Show t. t t Cf Ct C- C f iK j sV f U. U S. S Government Will Import Farm Labor From Mexico WASHINGTON Aug 7 UP Mexican UP-Mexican Mexican workers will be imported imported imported im im- im- im ported into inlo the United States under the sponsorship of several governmental agencies to combat a a. growing shortage in agriculture agriculture agriculture ture labor the office of war info information announced Thursday Under the plan made possible by an agreement be between the state department and the Mexican government gov the agriculture department department department depart depart- ment and the w war r min man I n power ower commission will cooperate to provide provide pro pro- vide side funds for transporting the workers and to set up a system of working standards The 0 W V I reported that had been allocated to the farm security administration I fro from r 0 m President Roosevelt's emergency fund furd fu d and that congress probably would be asked to provide money for a long term program to finance free transportation Most of the Mexicans will work in places where such labor is customarily employed such as the cotton colton areas of the southwest and the sugar beet areas of the west the announcement said They will willbe willbe be paid the customary wage for fori i iJ the vicinity in which they work except that they may not be paid less than 30 cents an hour will willbe willbe willbe be employed at least three of the time and will be assured assured assured as as- of adequate housing The agreement also includes a provision that the laborers will be returned home upon conclusion of their contracts and they will be exempt from compulsory military service Emphasizing that Mexican workers will come into the United States only when domestic labor laboris is not available to meet the demand demand demand de de- de- de mand the announcement said that farmers desiring Mexican hands must apply to the U. U S. S employment ment service and pay transportation costs up to miles The federal security administration administration ad ad- ministration will pay the rest V |