Harry Truman

The first major deficiency in the present Federal-State system of unemployment insurance is that it excludes large numbers of workers.

This emphasizes the importance of expanding our economy so that new jobs will be created to use skills and energies that are now being wasted.

First, I recommend that coverage be extended to about 6 million workers not now covered.

Consequently, we must have a strong and steadily improving system of unemployment insurance.

As is the case at present with respect to coverage, the Federal law should not prevent the States from exceeding the minimum standards if they wish to do so.

While many improvements have been made in the State laws since the program began, the system is far from adequate today.

One of the great advances in economic legislation made during the 1930's was to establish the Federal-State system of employment security.

Our essential economic problem is to put to sound, productive use our increasing technical knowledge and our growing labor force.

Coverage should also be extended to Federal Government civilian employees.

It is now time for us also to look ahead and assure ourselves that our own policies are those which will serve best to reinforce our economic strength and that of the other free nations of the world.

I wish to cooperate with your Subcommittee in every reasonable way, and for that reason I have asked the bipartisan Loyalty Review Board to make an independent review of the loyalty cases before your Subcommittee.

This approach must have as its final goal a practical and forward-looking course of action.

Our basic purpose has been, and must continue to be, to help build a structure of international economic relationships which will permit each country, through the free flow of goods and capital, to achieve sound economic growth without the…

It is hardly necessary to emphasize again that economic security is an essential element of political security.

I am highly pleased that you find it possible to undertake an assignment as Special Assistant to the President prior to assuming your duties later this year as President of the University of North Carolina.

I have felt obliged, therefore, to direct the Secretary of State, the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission not to comply with your subpoenas.

The present unbalanced situation places a heavy burden upon our national Budget.

The task which you are undertaking is of major importance to this country.

This assistance is essential to help not only Europe but other areas of the world to recover from the war and to strengthen their economies against communist subversion or aggression.

Upon receipt of Mr. Richardson's report, I will advise your Subcommittee further.

It is my purpose to cooperate with your Subcommittee to the greatest extent possible, bearing in mind at all times my responsibility to take care that the investigative activities and efficiency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and…

They have unanimously advised me that disclosure of loyalty files would be contrary to the public interest, and would do much more harm than good.

These three elements... led me to the inescapable conclusion that the single most important element in an effective and at the same time just and fair loyalty program was the preservation of all files in connection therewith in the…

It is my desire, however, that the charges of disloyalty made before your Subcommittee be given the most thorough and complete investigation.

I cannot over-emphasize this point.