SIX-HOUR DAY-FIVE-DAY WEEK 515626 COMMITTEE ON LABOR, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WILLIAM P. CONNERY, Jr., Massachusetts, Chairman MARY T. NORTON, New Jersey RICHARD J. WELCH, California MARY B. CRONIN, Clerk II CONTENTS Page Statements by- Edelman, Mr. John W., research director of the American Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers, Philadelphia, Pa------ Emery, Mr. James A., general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D. C.-‒‒‒‒ Farquharson, Mr. J. A., national representative of the Brotherhood 72-87 Frey, Mr. John P., secretary-treasurer of the Metal Trades Depart- ment, American Federation of Labor.. Furuseth, Mr. Andrew, president of the International Seamen's Green, Hon. William, president of the American Federation of Labor. 1-23 183-197 LaGuardia, Hon. Fiorello H., (New York) Lewis, Hon. David J. (Maryland). Love, Mr. H. F., national representative of the Brotherhood of Rail- way and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Lovell, Mr. Arthur J., vice president and national legislative repre- sentative of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers 69-72 McMahon, Mr. Thomas F., international president United Textile Rieve, Mr. Emile, president of the American Federation of Full Miscellaneous: Legal discussion of the welfare clause, by James F. Lawson. 210 III SIX-HOUR DAY-FIVE-DAY WEEK WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The committee this day met at 10.25 o'clock a. m., Hon. William P. Connery, jr., chairman, presiding, for consideration of H. R. 14105, which reads as follows: A BILL To prevent interstate commerce in certain commodities and articles produced or manufactured in industrial activities in which persons are employed more than five days per week or six hours per day Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no article or commodity shall be shipped, transported, or delivered in interstate or foreign commerce which was produced or manufactured in any mine, quarry, mill, cannery, workshop, factory, or manufacturing establishment situated in the United States or in any foreign country in which any person was employed or permitted to work in the production of such article or commodity more than five days in any week or more than six hours in any day: Provided, That this section shall not apply to commodities or articles produced or manufactured before the enactment of this act. SEC. 2. Any person who ships, transports, or delivers, or causes to be shipped, transported, or delivered in interstate commerce, any commodites or articles contrary to the provisions of section 1 of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. STATEMENT OF HON. WILLIAM GREEN, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR The CHAIRMAN. The day and hour having arrived for hearings on H. R. 14105, the committee will be in order; and our first witness will be Mr. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Green, you may go along in your own way with your statement. Mr. GREEN. Mr. Chairman, I am very much pleased to meet with the committee this morning and to give H. R. 14105 my personal and official approval. This approval is based upon my understanding of the unemployment situation as it now prevails throughout the United States. It is most distressing and, in my opinion, alarming, because there are now more than eleven millions of men and women out of work, totally unemployed. In addition to those there are many millions of men who are working only part time. So that, because of this distressing unemployment situation, it is my opinion. that 50 per cent of the population of the United States are very seriously affected by this distressing economic situation. The 1 |