The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-14
Sees Money For
Many Schemes But
Not Old Age Bill
Judge in Address at 18th Anniversary OF Naugatuck
Aerie OF Eagles Makes Plea for Humanity, Slow
ing Up After Years Of Duty to Industry


naming the commission has been
studied by great many legal
minds of the state and they do not
agree with the attorney general on
this ruling. There Is no question
In their minds but that the intent
of the act In creating the commits
sion was that the state furnish the
money needed by the commission.
II this money Is not granted there
will be no funds, no survey can
be made as far as funds coming
from the state is concerned.
Governor Cross, he said, has
called the meeting Of the commits
sion for this afternoon and he Is
In hopes that he has been able to
procure an appropriation by which
theS committee may start the sur
vey.
Judge Henry j.. Freeman, the
principal speaker at the banquet,
delivered q very impressive adj
dress, taking for his subject "Our
Government" At the outset Judge
Freeman stated he chose this topic
with the thought In mind that It
would cover the various matters
that he was to talk about. He re-
ferred to the industrial condition
OF our country at the present time
and brought forth hearty laugh
from his hearers when he said the
old saying was lover the Hills to
the Poorhouse." Now, he said, 1t
is Hoover the Hills TO the Poor
house." Judge Freeman commended
the Fraternal order of Eagles for
the great stand that the organiza-
ton has always taken for the bet
terment OF humanity. He cited
what the order had done and was
doing for the old age pension and
touched on the bill now before the
national lawmakers In reference
to the naming of q commission to
make study of unemployment In
the country as advocated by the
Eafles with a view to forever rid
the country of the unemployment
question. Only by organized and
concentrated effort can we get out
OF this depression he said. you
know and | know that there Is no
doubt that we VIII come out Of 1t
as re always have, to go into a
greater period of prosperity than
we have ever known before, for
this Is the history of all of our
great depressions." Yet something
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to assure our workers against de-
taken a commendable stand on
this question.
"Can II be that the government
Of the United States has depre-
ciated so far that men of the type
of Al Capone has become more
powerful than the government"
Here Judge Freeman touched on
the Lindbergh kidnapping case
briefly and recalled to his hearers
the remarks of Capone, now con-
fincd In jail, to the effect that II
the government would let him free
he would find and deliver the Lind
bergh child to It's parents. He de.
plored a condition of this kind in
our system OF government where
one man or gang of men have
become so powerful through crime
that they attempt to dictate to the
government Most of the crime OF
the present day, Judge Freeman
thought. could be attributed to un-
employment. II Is well known
fact he said that when unemploy-
ment Is rampant crime increases,
and that as unemployment recedes
crime decreases. The speaker gave
an interesting parallel OF the cost
of crime to the nation compared
TO the amounts taken by thieves,
pickpockets, forgers and holdup
men. Figuring this out on strict
IL business basis II would be
cheaper to allow the thief. the
pickDocket, the forger and the
holdup man his freedom with all
of his loot than to coniine him IN
institutions. The cost alone OF
keepers for these amounted to
$3.50. 100000 n year, II costs $780,
100000 year to feed them and
another $4,000. to clothe them not
to mention the other costs attend
ant upon keeping these men pris-
oners. The sum total according
to statistics taken by these men
In forgeries, robberies, etc, does
not total anywhere near the
amount used for their punishment.
Judge Freeman expressed the opin-
ion that there was no fear OF our
government going into the hands
OF the gangster and the criminal
30 long as there were organizatio
OF the type of the Fraternal Order
OF Eagles In existence.
Past State President william r.
Kelly, now connected with the or
ganization department of the
Eagles, gave very interesting ad-
dress on what the order Is doing
for humanity In general. He spoke
OF the old age pension and told
of a recent conference he had
with Governor Cross relative to the
funds to carry on the work OF the
commission named by him.
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welcomed the gathering on behalf
of the aerie on the occasion OF the
2Sth anniversary. He then intro
duced the POSTMASTER, John p.
Jones, who was the first president
of the aerie. The POSTMASTER In
troduced Matthew Smith of Wa
terbury, known as the father OF
the Naugatuck aerie as the first
speaker. AS Mr. Smith stated he
had another engagement he spoke
briefly. 1t was a great pleasure, he
said, to come to an anniversary OF
the local aerie as there was very
warm spot in his heart for it, He
had organized the aerie and next
to his own Waterbury aerie 1t was
dearest to him. He recalled some
of the charter members of the
aerie who were present at the
banquet, among them being John
p. Gubbins, Samuel Grant, Joseph
Neil, John, Edward and Frank
James, Charles o. Fellows and
Richard Kennedy. Mr. Smith
| wished the aerie God speed for "a
years more, not only for the aerie
but for the members. Edward
Cuddy, we'll known local entertain
err, entertained with several selee'
tons on the octarino. The ban.
| met consisted of turkey. mash ed