The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-17

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Action Is Taken
Following Trouble
At State Capitol
hour. This will not be met.
# the relief administration were K
accede to this request, Wilson sale
Tuesday. the money allotted to Thu
state soon will be exhausted ant
thousands Of persons would fact
starvation and actual hardship before
the winter ends. AS it Is, no one u
starving in North Dakota now anc
the needs OF every family are being
met.
Fear that North Dakota may bt
left to paddle its own canoe is based
on the policy adopted by the ma.
tional relief administration else
where, Wilson admitted Tuesday. II
certain parts of Kansas, Nebrasks
and other states where agitators
caused trouble, federal relief wa.
completely withdrawn, leaving STATE
and local officials to handle thu
situation and finance relief work
The result in every case, he com.
mented grimly, was very effective
Wilson said the federal govern.
ment has "been more than liberal
with North Dakota, and that this STATE
has Jared better than some others
largely because of the faith which
the relief administration at Washing.
ton had placed In Supreme Court
Judge A. NJ. Christensen, until re-
Gently relief administrator for the
state.
Ban Member on Committee
Demands made Monday by the labor
club, in addition to more rent money
and minimum Of 80 hours work a
week, were for representative on the
county relief committee. This, too
will be denied. In some cases where
there has been only one organization
representing persons on relief. such
representation has been granted. In
Burleigh county, however, there are
two such organizations and the pos
sibility exists that if \ member OF one
Is placed on the committee members
of the rival group might be penalized
AS result, Wilson said, to grant this
request is an impossibility.
The relief administration has beer
allowing So month for rent, Wilson
said, and in many cases this has prov
ed insufficient, since some families or
relief are living in $l5-a-month
houses They obviously cannot meet
the rent on the budgets allotted them
he said, and neI system will &c
into effect August I. Under it the rent
will be paid by the county committee
whatever it may he, and no money
will be granted any family for this
purpose. Thus rent will be made In.
dependent Of the family budgets, in.
creased 10 per cent as Of July l. These
budgets are calculate to the needs Of
the individual family for food anC
other necessaries, except clothes. Tit
latter item is handled on the basis o.
need, since the requirements Of var
ious families differ. When clothes
are needed they are either providet
from community sewing rooms or ord
ers are given for the garments II
demand. In some cases where rem
money has been paid in cash, the rem
has not been paid and some landlord
are demanding their money.
Would Cause Injustice
Commenting on the demand for
30-hour week. Wilson said it woul
work an IT. Justice On some persons
particularly men with large famil
les. Where needed to maintain tn
family, such individuals are give
30 hours of work weekly on relic
projects. In some cases this amour
is further increased by relief grants
the whole situation being adjuste
on the basis Of need. Big familie
need more and are getting more
whereas general adoption Of the so
hour week would not only break tn
relief treasury but would give singl
persons more than they need to liv<
depriving other families whose need
are greater.
Wilson expressed regret that tn
order stopping cash relief in Bis
r1arck would apply to everyone in tn
city, but said that, under the circum
stances, it is necessary. Some me
reported for work Tuesday, he SAIL
hut there were not enough Of them
keep the projects going and as re
suit. all work activity was Stoppes
# the agitation spreads to the coun
ty he said, the same system will b
adopted there. Meanwhile county Re
lief will continue to be given in casl
The trouble at the capital buildin
started about II a. M. Monday. whe
= crowd led by B. J. Drennen, BIZ
marck, appeared at the relief Office
demanding to see Wilson He was NJ
present and they pushed their ws
i,ato Williams office, showing aside
girl clerk who usually announces VII
itors.
Surrounding Williams. sitting at h
desk, they demanded that he con
out on the capital steps and answ'
their demands.
Crowd Gets Rough
Williams responded that he wou
g. in about Is minutes and was to