Members of the family begin to drift from one another. go to different parts of the country. perhaps. in search of employment. and eventually the morale of the family becomes disrupted. and as a result there is a relaxation in the social life of the community which it may take years to reestablish. One of the problems. therefore. which the administration of unemployment relief will have to consider and consider very thoroughly is the necessity of keeping families together. and if coordination of employment agencies is to be effected. it shall not be at the expense of breaking up the continuity of family life in any portion of the country. and care shall be .taken in keeping families together and giving their members employment. if possible. within the same locality or within an area of easy communication. These things particularly bring themselves to my mind because I am confronted with a somewhat similar situation as Chairman of the Immigration Committee in being obliged from time to time to foster legislation to prevent the disruption of families. I always have the problem of keeping families together. because I am. likewise. very much concerned with the morale and social relations which are the result of the families becoming disunited. While the problem which I am particularly concerned with as chairman of the Immigration Committee affects exclusively resident aliens or naturalized American citizens. the problem is the same insofar as the prospective solution of the unemployment problem will lend itself to. I feel that the continuity of family life is to be upheld at all hazards and should be made the principal aim and object of the new coordinated employment service. The Industrial Recovery Act places a very substantial sum at the disposal of the Nation. which will enable an ambitious publicworks program to get started on the way and will undoubtedly result in a very substantial reduction of unemployment throughout the United States.
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