Frances Perkins. in her dealings with labor and welfare problems has well shown that she is capable of handling these vital problems of our Nation which happen to come under the jurisdiction of her department. Why this important work should be interrupted just now when the smooth functioning of governmental departments is a basic necessity is beyond me. I do not presume to know too much about the internal structure of all the divisions of the present Labor Department. but I do know. through my work as the chairman of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. what a splendid job the Immigration and Naturalization Service. under the able guidance of Commissioner James Houghteling and Deputy Commissioner Edward J. Shaughnessy. has been doing. Their work does not simply consist of issuing orders. effecting transfers. or following routine regulations. but deals with human beings in their efforts to adjust themselves to the life in our country. The Immigration and Naturalization Service in the last few years has very efficiently handled the problem of deporting undesirable aliens. has done its best to stop smuggling and illegal entries. and. in general. has been very active in protecting the best interests of our country. It does not seem logical that at a. time like this. when we need this particular protection more than we have ever needed it in the past. the men who have done their work so efficiently should be displaced by army men and other people who would neither have the practical training nor the executive experience necessary for such important work. It seems inconceivable that our Government should take steps now to disorganize a department which has earned the gratitude of a Nation in handling the difficult tasks assigned to it.
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