New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
COMMUNICATED
No Political Gain to Aid Jobiess

No Political Gain to Aid Jobless
 Editor Herald
 If aiding unemployed would pro- mote campaigns, it would be done quickly; if there were political ad-
 vantages to be gained by champion
 ing the cause of unemployed, this
 problem would have been tackled long ago. The unemployed do not
 make campaign contributions, they
 do not control any portion of the
 press through which they might bring their misery home to the peo-
 pie of New Britain; they maintain
 no lobby in city hall to tell their
 depressing story to their representa- tives in common council.
 Their only spokesmen are those
 who have responded to the common call of humanity; the only advocates of their cause are those who pursue the welfare of our city, irrespective of party advantages.
 In view of the way times are at present under control of the stand
 patters, the Conn. Light & Power Co. is on this years grand list for s11, 900; the New York. New Haven & Hartford, sl99,50O; the Southern New England Telephone Co.,, SS3.o00 and a new assessment to be made,
 maybe.
 It sure looks like a tough winter for the workers of our city. Fac tories closing down and food prices going sky high. It looks like hit ting the gentleman with the empty dinner pail a solar plexus blow. It certainly seems as though some sane way could be devised in which man who wants to work could be guaranteed steady employment and decent living wage. I would sug-
 gest a standard five day week at eight hours per day together with system of stabilized production where possible, in which slack and i busy seasons would be eliminated. This has been tried in several large
 manufacturing concerns and has been proven to have worked out to the satisfaction of all concerned. However, the people who suffer
 the most are the very ones who are to blame. They cannot vote the old machines back into office and expect them to legislate to the workers in-
 terest. It just simply isn't being done. There seem to be a great op- portunity and of course a great re- sponsbility for those who call them selves independent at this time. A new era is dawning in which the | l., rl,, +,,1 Xvii I1I have attention and when the people become interested in the welfare of the city, much can be accomplished
 for the good of all
 They must first be taught to real
 ize that the government belongs to
 the people of the city and is their
 own business and if it is successful 1t
 must be attended to in a business like manner or it will fall just as
 sure as any other business. For many years past the city govern
 ment has been operated by private interests because the independent
 voters could not awaken the masses to the real situation in our stand pat form of government.
 The privilege seekers and political agents cry for political regularity, that the status quo be maintained.
 If you have an issue of worth, the machine will follow like a whipped cur behind you. Working men ari small business men should reta this thought.
 The world may pity-but never respeCt-the winner, that's why men command attention when they dare
 to do. They sweep others in their ranks by courage and disinterested- ness The world is filled with men who fear to take chances.
 They waste their lives in the hope that those who have seized power will sometime, somehow, voluntarily surrender such power.
 Yours for a square deal, MARTIN J. KELLY.