Simplification of the procedure by which aliens may secure permission to be employed in war plants was urged yesterday by Frieda S. Miller, New York State Industrial Commissioner, in a letter to Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the War Manpower Commission. Miss Miller requested the establishment of machinery through which the alien could initiate an investigation of his loyalty and in this manner secure proof to present to a prospective employer.
On July 11 President Roosevelt reiterated previous statements that no Federal law or policy precluded the employment of aliens in non-war industries, or even in war industries, except on secret aeronautical contracts. Many employers, however, either too busy or unwilling to go through the lengthy procedure required to certify the loyalty of prospective alien employees, usually decline to hire them at all.
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