Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-01-18

III nlans Iney were no Ions
er forced TO ask that money be dole
out TO them in food orders"
order to provide the bare necesead
les of life for hungry or Ill cha
families. They had a job. The FAC
that binding snew was whirIe,
around their faces by sub-zer,
blasts from the northwest day al
ter day was not going to cost then
that job. Committee members mar
yelled at the fortitnde. They oouIs
not disregard such a spirit OF enthu.
siasm.
Some people have been prone to
critically question the accomplish
ment Of this army of workers They
have sought to set up some stand
ard by which work on different pro-
1ects could be measured, and then
advocate that directors and forpmen
bring their projects up to these
standards or suspend operations.
This was starting at the ron
end of the problem. 1t has always
been my contention that the fun
damental principle of CWA was to
transfer men (and women too1 from
relief rolls and give them something
10 do. 1t was practically the same
as the CCC adopted for younger
men last year, only these projects
We're to be carried on within the
county and immediate locality OF
those needing aid. 1t was not 20
much a question of whether 20
miles or 80 miles OF crawling was
done or just how much a load that
gravel cost, but rather that OF keep
ing men employed. With that first
objective attained, then OF course
1t became the duty Of every county
board and every community director
to have as much to show for the
and money expended as pos
sible.
From our VT observations, we
believe that Sheridan county win
measure up we'll with nj oil the
other counties In the state or the
northwest when Ii comes to COM
tangible results. On several
occasions. when we took the on
portunity to observe the operation
Of several different projects, the
that impressed LIS most was
serious attitude of he men.
Ihey meant business. There was no
shirking. Foremen took pride In
heir crews and In the project they
we're directing. With such a com /
'inatfon the question of practicable {
iesulfs became a negligible factor.
The New Deal was working Men ]
receiving a living wage. A I
feeling was being created I
mong many of those over whom c
ad hung the dark clouds or dis t
air. There was new hope. Some day a
astory Will record the events Oh il
MS Depression. Many of the facts t
I'LL seem unbelievable by those or r
lture generations. Among all the a
pointed to as material FAC II
rs In Fastening national Recovery o
Is our belief that none Will re-
ave a higher position than CWA.
nd certainly to no group will be A
itended higher tribute In realix- q,
s Its main objective than the very d
en- and m who were chosen r,
receive Us benefits and knew how =
evaluate them. a,
The announced estimate that the ~
sderal liquor tax will Increase the =,
come OF the national treasury at Al
e rate OF millions OF dollars u
month removes considerable doubt =,
TO where much OF the money Is IN
ing to come from to balance our -
Idgef and provide some OF the i
nds for recovery. 1T also causes ~
o to wonder If prohibition was -
fight, both from the stand -
int OF curbing natural impulses II,
d Of providing national revenue. ~
Right along that lime, we can't ies
I'D wondering il the Puritanacally m
,ldned wing of the state lee1sia~
70 did not make a mistake when
" refused TO take advantage OF VIC
opportunity to derive a substan- -
! fund from the licensing or Ne
5 urF2CSo- we are opposed far
wide open gambling halls. they .,
, professionally a demorahunr ~
iuence to society. But III the law A,
ainst the operation OF gambling arr
In Montana Is not to be en- AZ
'ced, and ii gambling is to be nh
Is 1t has In Sheridan q.
lndy and every other county In wb
state, regardless Of the law. we .
most assuredly in favor OF tax ~,
them In some manner. -.
be
Avs ara enforced only In q r.
ASSURE by which public opinion bes
hands them to be. That Ia why 70 |
NY OF the officers wink at the ~
$ on U statute books and calmly STR
mlt their violation day after Fee
!. Not a day passes but that some wo,
is violated in the city OF PIen- lot,
God. Foolish laws" you say
possible to enforce them" true. n
e on them may be foolish. but bor
public opinion be aroused TO a fnr
At where officers would be com s;ax
ca 20 do their duty. and those sim
,hsn' laws would not last long Thf
shan the next session OF q legis- NJ
re. "a
In
.rohibition failed, not because II cw
o. good for society, but be- Voc