Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
Governor Asks Vote
FOrFmnds For rCWA
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any additional projects on which
several hundred unemployed mel
would have been given work. They
will not approve any further pro
jects until further orders are receiv'
ed from Washington.
1t was also developed that unless
Congress takes some action in the
meantime to insure continuance OF
the CWA program this State is go
ing to be confronted with the SER
iOus problem of providing for sever
al thousand jobless men and their
families and that the Legislature
when it recOnvenes March 6 will
have to find ways and means of sup
plying the money that will be nee
essary for this relief work. The
task, it is said, will be one of the
biggest and most important the Cen
eral Assembly has had to solve for
several years.
In his telegram addressed to Pres
ident Roosevelt, Governor Buck
stated:
Leading citizens of Delaware
consider it would be a tragedy if
the Civil Works Program,
which is doing so much in Della
ware to benefit the unemployed,
is to be discontinued before the
winter is over and | am asking
our representative at the Capt.
tol to urge Congress to seek ap-
proval of an appropriation to
continue this splendid program
which you inaugurated."
Governor Bucks telegram to the
three Delaware members Of Con-
gress was as follows:
"Discontinuance of the Civil
Works Program in Delaware be-
fore the end of the winter will
increase the States relief bur-
den and bring further distress
to the unemployed who are now
being helped. 1t is felt by some
of the leading citizens of our
State that the CWA program
should be continued through the
winter months. Il you concur in
this opinion | ask your favor
able consideration of any legis-
latiOn to come before Congress
providing an appropriation for
extending the program"
In kilograms he sent to Governor
Buck and Mayor Speer. Congress-
man Adams assured them he will
support any legislation to provide
funds for continuing the
IVA program beyond February. He
added that he was extremely sorry
1ur State CWA Board could not have
placed 5000 jObless at work by De-
,ember rs which II had promised
officials"
He also expressed regret over
lack of labor representation on the
State boards and commissions as
iuch representatives have always
organized government
md therefore their influences have
'een responsible for the lack of so /
.ial disturbances.
Mr.. Adams also said THE action |
# the Wilmington City Council in |
$4,000 to partly finance
WA payrolls gratifies me-"
Failure of the General Assembly /
t its special session last October to
ct on relief measures was due in
art to the CWA program set up by
he Federal Government and now
hat its complete abandonment is
threatened It will leave this state in
he same position which prompted
Governor Buck to call the special
ession to provide a public works
rogram and the means of financing
!. If Congress fails TO provide the
ecessary additional money for the
WA program Delaware will prob
bly, have to set up its own public
-orks program and finance it as
as originally planned when the
eneral Assembly convened last
all. This probably will mean an cx-
,nded session when the Senate and
Iouse recOnvene March if the
which caused Governor