The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07

hired at the S120 rate and are
working among the undeserving
doing the same work"
L am one of the unemployed in
this town. 1 have tried to find work
without success. It seems the only
ones that get work on CWA are the
ones with income For instance"
says another writer to The Times |
there is professional mani |
that owns a farm and lives on it |
and another that has filling sta
ton and they work on the project.
Don't you think these fellows have
good enough income that they |
don't need this work?"
Allegations that a 60-year-old |
man who owns property has CWA |
job and giving the mans name, are
contained in another note to the |
Message Center"
Says Man Holds Two Jobs
The letter says: Il know man,
so. who owns property and has a
son in business and never was on
a basket. Now show me anything
fair in this. They investigate plenty
to give you a basket, so why not |
investigate the men who are work.
ing?"
A case in which a CWA worker
holds another job is set out in
charges made in another miSsive
which says:
"A man named -- works
on CWA and also works at --.
At - he makes a good living.
Many days instead of working on
CWA job he is allowed to work on
- and --. the foreman,
marks him in on CWA Trustees
investigator, --, knows these
facts"
Payment of workers under aliases
is charged in another letter which
AYERS, Il know of men that are not
married who got their trucks on
after Ia married man-had put
my application in. One of these
men gets his check under another
mans name"
Writes Worker Has Maid
Employment of one man who can
afford to have maid is alleged in
another letter to the Message Cen
ter.
"-- turned in card for en-
ployment and was no time getting
work. Two or three are employed
in his family. This family is so
that they can afford a
Negro maid" his letter says.
Long waits to get pay in frosty
weather with charges that forerlen
we're brutal in their treatment of
is contained in one letter
to The Times.
"On Jan. - the men had to
stand out in the cold and snow and
wait for two hours before they
could get their pay. They have to
take out their wheelbarrows and
Shovels and take them between one
half and three-quarterS of mile
through mud on their own time and
hey also take them back on their
OWN time" the letter charges.
Charges Bosses Cruel"
Also, continues the miSSive," one
If the bosses stands over them and
makes them fill their wheelbarrows
Iull as they possibly can, and they
nave them push up a steep hill. The
bosses drive their men like you
would a horse. We want to do right
put we want to be treated the same
way"
Declaration that he was told to
see your Democratic committee
man" in order to get CWA work is
contained in another attack that
concludes with, Two men are work
ing on - from a farm of one hun
ired acres. And they say there is
10 politics mixed up in it."
Republicans have mpIete
,harge of CWA here" says another
nisSive to the Message Center, The
starving is not so.
Those not employed by CWA are
jared for by the trustee. If you
.hink Republicans are hungry, look
about before you speak,
The letter was in reply to
another printed in the Message
Center