Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-21

lSt1ng agencies ana adopted pro-
gram for relief work projects APP
plicable to the four classifications
of transientS.
In the case of boys the commit
tee urged the further establishment
of camps based on plans now in
operation in Los Angeles county.
Pointing out that if wages under
the MIRA ruling are to be paid tran
sient men, it will work hardship
on local residents, and inspire a
greater influx of tranSientS to the
state, the committee recommend
ed that state work relief camps be
established to maximum capacity,
and a bonus be paid at the close of
the camp to those who have re-
manned there during the planned
period. This bonus would be USED to
return them to their homes.
Data Exchange Urged
The committee advocated a fed
eral unemployment service which
should provide central registration
for employment and encourage the
carrying of work identification cards
and exchange with existing agencies
Geographic information as to en-
ployment conditions.
Individual treatment was advised
in the case of women and girl
transients including case work ana
exchange of information, providing
relief and food, clothing and shell
ter, medical care and examination
and transportation. 1t also advo-
Gated the development of work prof.
ects for this class of transientS.
Practically the same recommend
ations were made in the case OF
transient families, which the COM
mittee recognized as most serious OF
all transient problems.
Development of liberal regulations
to provide federal funds for the
return of transients to their homes
was endorsed by the committee and
it also advised work tests where
physical conditions permitted, a;
well as administration Of relief
without distinction as to racial
groups.
Other recommendations adopted
by the committee, whose entire
work was endorsed by the confer
ence, included: liberalization of rul-
ings on medical care, with coopera-
ton between the U. S. public health
service, state, municipal and county
health units; continuance of CCC
camps as a media for taking care
OF boys and young men; responsible
| lty of local communities for indi-
vidualS who have lost legal resident
in the place of their origin, ant
adoption of measures to restrict
travel by tranSientS.
This latter was considered one Of
! the most effective means for reduc-
| ing the number of transientS in the
state. Recognizing that prohibiting
admission into the state is unconsti-
tutional the conference urged rail.
roaos, on nation wide basis, to ap.
| ply existing trespass laws to dis.
courage the large contribution o.
| transients made unwillingly by thu
railroads. Another means urged tt
reduce the number of transients wa
the support OF "stay-at-home'
movement by the federal emergenc.
relief administrator.
Publicity Planned
Backing up such program tn
conference urged propaganda
campaign enlisting the support o
civic and service clubs to advise tina
local residents must always get the
first jobs; circularizing the medica
/ profession as to economic and fl.
nancial conditions which patient.
must face when advised to migrate
to other communities for thei:
health; discouraging of unwarrant-
ed ballyhoo methods used in Stimu-
lating migration and use of bill
board and other media to advise
transients of true conditions.
The committee chosen to frame
the program adopted by the confer
ence included: Rev. T. j. O'Dwyer
Mrs. Emma Shencup DR.. A. l.. Var
Meter, c. M. Wollenberg, Mrs
Louisa Ames, Ray Smith, Lee T
Mullen, Brig. A. D. Jackson, and
Morris B. Pendleton, chairman.
Imperial county's peculiarly acute
transient problem, because of its To-
cation on the state border, was out
lined to the conference in synop-
sis of relief work here presented by
DR.. Dupont, and the program as
eventually adopted by the commit
tee and the conference, contained
several recommendations offered by
the local representatives to the con-
ference.
recommendations Of the confer
ence are to be incorporated into the
statewide relief work, DR.. Dupont
SAID, and it was believed by the sew
eral hundred persons attending the
conference that it accomplished
much progress in bringing about
unification of various relief agen-