Correspondence: 1936, April 1 - Dec 31., 1936

In the spring a letter was sent out by the AALL (4/14/36), which was opposed to depriving silicosis victims of compensation. Andrews spent the summer in Europe, and in the fall tried to encourage new programs for the AALL. Isador Lubin invited Andrews (4/23/36) to be an adviser to the American delegation at the conference of the International Labor Office (ILO) in Geneva. Irene Andrews wrote Ethel Johnson, the ILO Washington representative (7/8/36), that after the Geneva meeting, John would be going back to England to complete his study of British factory inspection and labor law administration. When Andrews returned to New York, he reported to Edwin E. Witte (8/25/36) on the Geneva conference and the possibility of his spending another three months there in the fall. Andrews had been named a special agent to the United States Department of Labor and was asked to write a report on the results of his British factory inspection study. Andrews wrote Elizabeth Brandeis (10/5/36) that things were so difficult financially for the AALL that neither he nor Irene had drawn a salary for the last six months. Frances Perkins suggested to Andrews (11/24/36) that his proposed study of financing labor law administration be made under the sponsorship of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.