The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-19
Times Readers Voice Their Views

+ sleeping quarters for the poor. We
want beds.
OWEN A. KNOX.
Beech Grove, Ind.
Editor Times-We recently read a.
letter to Santa Claus, by a girl in
your paper, sent to Governor Leslie.
Our heart goes out to the poor and
needy this winter, but if I were
writing such a letter it would be as
follows:
Dear Santa-I am one of the
100000 unemployed in our free
America, richest country in the
world, and my family is in want
because we have plenty of every
thing and the workers have pro-
duced too much. I am forced to
live under the conditions of Serf-
dom, as the Russian peasants lived
before their revolution and worse
than American slavery days.
1 am forced to work sixteen hours
on our slave chain gang and then
again am forced to accept groceries
do not need as pay. Flour, corn
meal and macaroni is stocking up
so fast that I can soon start a store
of my own. Yet there are other
things we need and can use, but are
compelled to accept what is doled
out to us.
I have lost all except my life.
The furniture store took my furni-
ture, public utilities cut off my gas
and lights and my family is in dire
need of clothing, furniture and beds
to sleep on. Also proper food so
as not to become undernourished.
am expecting to be thrown out
of my house any day and my water
cut off. Now, Santa, this is my
plea to you. Give us minimum
wage of 40 cents and hour, three
days a week on the chain gang, so
we can buy groceries we need in
the home, and other necessities.
Prevent public utilities from shut
ting off the necessities of life when
it is no fault of our own that we
can not pay.
Prevent furniture stores from
taking furniture and realty COM
panies from takin G home and evict-
ing tenants unable to pay through
no fault of theirs.
Give the working people a gov
eminent and Constitution with
laws in their favor, and not one that
does not permit them to petition
congress for relief and sits idly by
while few Wall Street parasites
kill twelve million peope through
slow starvation.
Give us a Chamber of Commerce
that will not pave the way for re-
ducing wages. The dole would be
a credit compared to this.
Don't let Americans forget that
America was the first revolutionist,
Communistic country in the world.
Princess Kropotkin says that Russia
has slavery today. Well, if the
American worker will study Russia
as it is today, study and under
stand Communism, its principles
and foundation, he would be glad to
live under that system of slavery,
compared to our capitalistic starva-
ton.
Help Representatives Patman in
his impeachment proceedings
against Andrew w. Mellon and may
the public write him to encourage
him. Also give us a President and
a Governor with courage and action
that will demand and get relief for
the working people of our country,
who constitute the cream and back
bone of our nation.
BILL.
Editor Times Article 4 of the
Constitution of the United States
sets cut that the right Of the peo-
pie to be secure in their persons,
homes, papers and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizures
shall not be violated. And no war
rants shall issue but upon prob
able cause, supported by oath or af-
firmation, and particularly describ-