The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-04

cared for by local efforts-by states,
by counties, by towns, by cities, by
churches and by private welfare
agencies.
It i my thought that In the future
they must b cared for - they were
before. stand ready through my
own personal efforts and through the
public influence Of the office that !
hold to help these local agencies to
get the means necessary to assume
this burden.
The security legislation which I
shall propose to the congress Will, I
am confident, be Of assistance to local
effort In the care Of this type Of cases.
Local responsibility can and will be
resumed, for, after al, common sense
tells Us that the wealth necessary
for this task existed and still exists
in the local community and the dc
tates Of sound administration require
that this responsibility be In the
first instance q local one.
Duty 70 Provide Work
There are, however, an additional
three and one-half million employ
able people who are on relief. With
them the problem Is different and
the responsibility Is different. This
group was the victim OF q nationwide
depression caused by conditions which
were not local but national. The
federal government Is the only gov
ernmental agency with sufficient
power and credit to meet this. situa-
ton. We have assumed this task and
we shall not shrink from 1t In the
future. It Is . duty dictated by every
intelligent consideration Of national
policy to ask you to make 1t possible
for the United States to give employ
ment to al Of these three and one
half million employable people now
on relief. pending their absorption
in . rising tide Of private employ
ment.
It Is my thought that. with the ex-
ception Of certain Of the normal pub
lie building operations Of the gov
eminent, al emergency public works
shall be united In q single new and
greatly enlarged plan.
With the establishment Of this new
system we can supersede the federal
emergency relief administration with
. cordinated authority which win be
charged with the orderly liquidation
Of our present relief activities and
the substitution Of . national chart
for the giving Of work.
Outlines Work Program
This new program Of emergency
public employment should be gov
erned by . number Of practical prin-
ciples.
"a All work undertaken should
be useful-not Just for day, or .
year, but useful In the sense that It
affords permanent improvement IN
living conditions or that It creates
future new wealth for the nation.
"a Compensation Of emergency
public projects should Be In the form
Of security payments which should
b larger than the amount now re-
ceived Is . relief dole. but ct the same
time not 70 large Is to encourage the
rejection Of opportunities for private
employment or the leaving Of private
employment to engage IN government
work.
(3l Projects should be undertaken
on which . large percentage Of direct
labor can be used.
~ Preference should be given to
those projects which viii be self-lq-
uidating in the sense that there is .
reasonable expectation that the gov
eminent will get its money back 1t
some future time.
90 The projects undertaken should
be selected and planned 90 6 to com.
pete 8 little . possible with private
enterprises. THIS suggests that II 1t
were not for the necessity Of giving
useful work 70 the unemployed now
on relief. these projects In most In
stances would not now be undertaken.
TsDseing or Planned
60 The planning Of projects would
seek 70 assure work during the com.
ine fiscal year 70 the individuals now
"a relief. q until such time - pei.
vate employment q available. In
order 70 make enlistment to incrs ..
Ing private employment work should
b planned With = Mew 70 tapeting Il
of II proportion 70 the speed with
Which tn euaSggoncy workers ace
offsfsd positions With private en-.
pjoyors.
(O Effort shosild h made 10 To-
cate projects where they. VIII serve
tho greatest Unemployment needs -
shown ~ present relief rolls. and the
broad program Of the National Re-
sources Board should b freely usod