The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-06-28


! oOmmittee and the State Rel
/ HAT the state administration
! committee operate in the inter
Oeople on relief. It is apparent
las a joke and is trying to use
ifactiOn among the people Il
corrupt practices of the admin
The Montana Relief Commission
refuses to give the most necess-
wy information for the carrying
out Of the duties of a grievance
committee. 1t ignores requests for
the sending of rules and regula-
tons governing the local admin
,tratiOn Of relief. Other questions
Il Importance are cleverly evaded:
And when a man like Laursen in
ists on having his questios aswer-
. ed he is politely told: go and see
Prendergast, which amounts to the
Rme as, You go to hell.
The correspondence follows.
{ Questions Asked
"Reserve, Mont.
"May 8, 1885
Montana Relief Commission
Helena, Mont.
Dear Sirs:
Received your letter of May 4
with rules guiding the local griev-
ance committee.
Il. As I interpret these rules
then any decision that has been
UNANIMOUSLY decided upon by the
committee, is final and binding. Is
that. correct?
The relief administrator for
Sheridan county, Prendergast,
says that he can override any and
all decisions so arrived at.
Y. When the committee is in
'eStlgating a case, l take it that
It has a right to see any and all
lilies pertaining to the case, is that
correct?
g. In order to arrive at a cor
rect solution on a case, it is abso-
lutely necessary for the committee
70 know the budget or amount al
lowed different sized families both
i IOr direct relief and work budget.
VIII you send me this? Also the
amount to be deducted for resour-
yes the case may have?
T. Have people on relief the
l ign to see the files at the relief
yillce concerning their own case?
IN order to eliminate friction ad
demonstrating. l am sure they
= mould have that right. They argue
:nat practically all they have left
E = cneir reputation and now the re-
S I,sl Office is rObbing them of that.
s they are not allowed to see
nat is written about them am
ave no chance to disprove false
o oUOuS Many claim that the files
.Surerning their case contain
false. ''S CAL prove as
IN court the defendant has
A. rlght to present his case but
persons on relief are denied
Sa: a. privilege. The depression took
ots u property and now the relief
T5is me : takes their good reputation
,o ND =. = what people on relief say
NM, nv 'n lt coed will cannot be won
aw 1 inns injustice is corrected.
Z. ", VIII yon please be kind enough
ss.o answer these questions. I ear
sta e you that if you will cooper.
bsn" WIN the grievance committee
b u sI much of the past friction will,
county. WIN IN Sherldal
Yours truly,
"GOnius Laursen
sta nus = letter was ignored bv tb,
p. BATE Commission, so Laursen dis lis
''e'ed another one. S9'i u''
Reserve, Mont.
SRebo, y May %, 1895
Su e, Commission
n Helena, Mont.
Dear Sirs:
tBs am, e. stiIl waiting for a reDlv :,
~eri 'OO please give me an an
ny p O,. addition to the questions !,
have Won nVc e. letter, I would like t
As; ''u also answer the follow
to ind I the the local office is unabl
work ont gn;9gh work for a case. {
as then n S,s fu n work budget,
only get s = m cash, or does h
nliefSru 5 Is much as his straigF
t OcSoSst amounts to- Il # It Il