Milford chronicle., 1933-08-25
Milford, Friday, August %, 1888
OUR UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM

OUR UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM
Much false sympathy and misun.
derstanding has been caused by
overzealous propaganda by many
persons, who know nothing, or who
have made no effort to get at facts,
which underlay the entire question
Delaware outside of Wilmington,
has had very few cases of destitu-
tion during the past two winters,
other than the usual annual shut
down of work in agricultural lines.
In the winter season there always
has been more or less unemployed
men and women, who have a two
months vacation from their general
occupations; this has heretofore all
ways been provided for, with very
few exceptions and they were al
ways cared for by the immediate
community where such cases were
found. But, so soon as the attempt
was started for public distribution
of supplies, then arose the sym
pathetic clamor about the poor un-
employed, and pictures of supposed
starvation cases, which have never
existed in Delaware, that swept
many women and men also, into SYM
pathetic acts, which have cost the
public large sums of cash, and that
alone has helped to create unem-
ployment of labor.
In both Kent and Sussex counties
of Delaware, the people can and do
and always will take care of them
selves fully 9995 as to food and
housing. Yet under the so-called
Relief sytem put into effect as the
result of agitation by personally in
terested Individuals, ALL men and
women and even young men and wo-
men, have been led to apply for
cash, groceries and even personal
bills. This is demoralizing many
times the number actually bene-
flied.
The professional idle men and wo-
men, who do not want any perma-
nent employment, and scores of
such exist in all Of Delaware, pro- |
claimed themselves as "UnemplOy-
ed" and of course proved it. 1t is
time for reform of this important |
question and a stop called. The |
United State Government cut off the |
veteran soldiers and many widows |
pensions, and this coming season
will see many added to the relief
ranks in Delaware; such men and
women had given patriotic service
in return for their pension, and have
little or nothing on which to live
Yet the men and women are receiv-
ing a dole each week or month from
the people of the State of Delaware
without having rendered any form
of service as basis for their claim!
Kent and Sussex can supply the op-
portunity for all of its unemployed,
who want support to at least make a
living for themselves and family
without becoming a burden on the
public. New Castle should be able
to do the same-but the helpless
folks in the City of Wilmington face
another problem. Charity will not
solve the problem for, them. Work
is in a fair way to be supplied for
that part of the troubled conditions,
and must be.
In the State Sentinel of last week,
Jim Alice had the following edito-
rial, which is hitting near the tap
root of the situation, and it is we'll
worth reading, for it points the road
down which the people of Delaware
are travelling. These are the writ
sr's thoughts and understanding of
he situation, and it is time to
stop, look and listen" before lis
ening to more false sympathy in the
situation. The editorial
If the Sentinel is also illuminating
+ given consideration. 1t follows:
I'VE have been hearing much ,
bout the unemployed To our c
mind, there are unemployed and un- h
mployedi The one comprises those Il
Who for no reason at all, except the
economic conditions, can't get work.
his class warrants all the help we y
an give them. The other class of a
and those are the vast I;
majority, at least in this commun- .,
Ly, either are out of work because =,
hey are too lazy to work, want for u
heir wages more than they are Il
yorth to their employers, want a Il
'hite collar job without the ability ii
} fill it, or those whose habits, hon .,
sty, energy and integrity have been :
-ied and found to be serious ham a.
leap to anyone who seeks their
srvices. ct
why not use our heads and try a,
, differentiate between those two i
asses Of unemployed? The form ~
+ class, and the worthy one, can az