The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-04
By Thyra Samter WinslOw
(NOted Short Story Wriser)

(NOted Short Story Writer)
copynn. 1881. BY King Esau.. Syndicate.
THE Eastern part of America was the first to
feel the substantial effects of the New
Deal. Today we are marching on success
fully. The battle against disaster is being won
Hundreds of thousands of people in the East
are back at work. There are millions of dollars
to spend. Shorter working hours. More time
for home and sports and relaxation.
The East is amazed and heartened. A little
incredulous that things could happen so quickly.
And, periodically many are surprised because
thousands still need charity-and more jobs
Most of the country was already feeling the
depression when the crash of 1929 came and
100000 small Eastern Spectators making
money for the first time in their lives without
working for it, were left penniless and bewil-
dered. Jobs disappeared overnight. Clerks and
factory workers, accustomed to good wages, had
to turnto charity.
New York, because of its huge foreign popula-
lion, became almost hysterical. New England,
though it felt the depression before New York
City, suffered with more stolid philosophy.
THE New Deal is definitely here for the East
For all Of it., Cities Suburbs. Factory towns
Farms.
In New York City alone we'll over 100000
have new jobs. Forty-six different lines of work
says ssee WEEK. hours and
One Of New York's visible proofs of the en-
E1usasm with which the New Deal is being
ceived was the NRA parade of September Is in
which $500 marched and 100000 spectators
watched and cheered-a fine testimony of faith
and determination.
New York City is the largest manufacturing
md trading center in the world. Everything that
Affects the economic life of the country is felt
here-and everything that affects New York can
be felt around the world. A quarter of the ma
lions wealth is owned by New Workers. 1t has
more Jews than any other city in the history of
the world. More Irish than any Irish CITY, More
Italians than any Italian city excepting Naples
and Rome.
The eity's industry is the needle trades. More
ehan third Of those who worked in factories in
1880 were in it. Almost all of these are Jews
population of 100000
The 1900 apparel factories-which turned
out $4,000, 600, 900 worth of goods in 1930-felt
the depression in 1929. People stopped buying
clothes-or bought the cheapest quality. Opera
tors, cutters and presserS, who made as high as
500 week, were lucky if they had one days
work a week.
THESE people and their families had lived well.
L Their tables had been generous They took
pride in educating their children. They lived in
comfortable apartments, paying perhaps $50 for
a Bronx apartment. Furniture was new-and
replaced rapidly when it event out of STYLE"
Suddenly they found themselves paupers!
Their jobs were gone. Likely as not, their saw
ings were swept away in bank crashes. The
children tried to find work-and found nothing.
They moved to cheaper flats-and paid $50 or
lesS-when they could pay at all. The Younger
less food Debts No new clothes at all.
Under NRA a change has come. The mini
mum salary for these operators is $50 week