Milford chronicle., 1934-03-09
GOVERNOR ASKS
LEGISLATURE TO
PROVIDE RELIEF
Continued From Page One)

/ March OtHs MT. I1OphluS dSIecu u
provide the additional money neces
sary to defray the relief expenditures
until such reasonable time as yOI
have had an opportunity to act bu
such grant was not to be in
excess of One Hundred Seventy-tivt
Thousand Dollars ($175,000). Prior
to this emergency gift the Admins
traitor had definitely and conclusive
ly let it be known that further grants
would be made to the State of Del
aware only under certain circum-
stances as are set forth in the fol-
lowing excerpt from one of his re-
cent communications.
Il have approved this grant sub
ject TO the understanding that fur
ther grants will be made to the State
only if adequate provision is made
/ by the State to finance two-thirds of
the costs of public unemployment
/ relief from March 1st on. If during
| the special session of the Liegisla-
ture. threfOre, legislation achieving
this result is enacted, | shall ap-
prove grants from time to time rep
resenting One-third of the total oh
legations incurred for relief out of
public funds"
We are told THAT these relief
measures are moi permanent policy
of the Federal Government but are
temporary and only the extreme
emergency juStifies them The wei
fare of our unemployed citizens is
therefore a responsibility that would
seem to rest with the Legislative and
executive branches of the State gov
ernment. | shall hope for the CO.
operation of the Legislative branch in
the formation of such plans as will
bring a satisfactory answer To sit
udIiun that must necessarily be met
fairly and squarely and pray that,
with Divine guidance. We together
may arrive at an early, equitable
and Intelligent solution ul This wei
tare problem.
Recently received from the TEN
purary Emergency Relief Commits
sion of our State report in two
parts that covered its activities from
October /, 1888 to February /. 1884.
which contained Il number of recon-
mendatiOns pertinent to the relief
problem that has been the concern
of the members of the Commission
but il is now yours and mine. To fully
arquIint you with the Commissions
work copies of this report have been
printed in pamphlet form for your
convenience. would respectfully
urge each member of the General
Assembly To take sufficient time to
al a A..
official statement of facts. as the
whole subject has a vital hearing
upon the stability and welfare of the
State.
As will be seen from persual Of
this report one of the recommends
tiOns contained therein is that an
million and ii half of dol
lars be appropriated by this Special
Session TO finance the relief program
over the period intervening between
the present time and the cOnvening
Jf the next General Assembly. just
when many persons were encouraged
10 believe that unemployment in our
midst was tapering OFF. due TO i'm
proved business conditions, the
that the State is now re-
Inested to provide an amount pro-
oiiOnately greater than was pro-
iided by the appropriation of 1892 is
n itself very discOuraging as il
would appear To indicate no apparent
Improvement whatsoever in the sit
liti0n affecting unemployment.
The necessity for prompt action
must be recognized. For this reason
venture to offer the suggestion that
IS soon as possible Il joint commit
ee consisting of members of both
he Senate and House OF Represen-
atives he appointed TO consider the
problem and that this committee. al
he earliest possible moment, submit
Is findings to the respective branch
IS for intensive deliberation and an
IrOpriate action.
As il is a matter of much concern
II this time when considering legis-
alton having to do with unemploy-
nent relief wish to inform you as
o the attitude of the present men,
'ers of the Temporary Emergency
teliet Commission. aS expressed to
ne in recent letter by Frank Col
ins. its acting chairman. in which
IL said:
As has been indicated to you, the
members of the commission are an
ious to be relieved OF further re-
for the administration
+ relief, but stand ready to give any
Ssistance in the way OF advice.
'hich our experience over the past :
1nrieen months has developed.
In conclusion may offer that what
'e say here is of little moment. but ,
'hal we do here. will affect for {
ood or evil the constituency. who {
laced in our hands a public trust" :