The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-04-06
UP TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE
 UNEMPLOYED.


 At the request of Gov. Troy, Mayor Goldstein of Juneau and Mayor Goez of Douglas, coupled with the support of Delegate Dmond in the National Capital Harry L Hopkins Relief Director has granted ad- dtona S4OOO0 for relief purposes in the Territory It is forthcoming purely emergency to fill the gap between the termination of EZRA March 26 and when other arrangements be made by local relief groups the unemployed to care for them selves.
 It is not situation peculiar to Alaska, but holds throughout the entire country. Warning has been forthcoming months from the national administra ton that relief would have to end. The tremendous burden the public coffers could not on Granting of relief an emergency in the first place and still is and as President Roosevelt has many times reiterated, private industry in way must absorb the unemployed and take up the slack
 The additional $4O0OO which MT Hopkins has grant, ed go for the entire Territory and he has pointed out emphatically that it must last until June 3O which period of three months. There is no assurance any money will be forthcoming after that date Rather, the accepted fact is that there probably will not be any more government gifts. The sum now granted is for the tapering off period while readjustment is made. The sooner every one clearly grasps the situation the better and the sooner action taken on the part of the unemployed themselves and those seeking to help them the better.
 Gov. Troy described the picture adequately when he sad
 The local committees and the people them
 selves must understand that the purpose of
 the government is to get them off relief
 possible. Circumstances make it
 impossible to promise anything beyond June
 30, and the people on relief get to
 work the theyswill get living wage and
 relieve the government of the tremendous
 burden which has come from all sections of
 the country It is up to employers relief agen-
 ceS and the workers themselves to extend
 every effort toward meeting this problem.
 Immediately following the initial closing of EZRA activities here week ago. community leaders accept ing the responsibility at got together to formu- late plans for the future. The various welfare agen- cies and business interests of the community were well represented. They realized that something would have to be done. It is just important now as it a week ago that whatever program this group decides upon be carried forward. It is a community problem which the community must out A friend y government has extended its help, again but it cannot be asked to do than its share Now before the small amount of Government relief money is again exhausted is the time continue action that anticipated last week before the additional sum granted
 Now also the time for those relief to put forth renewed effort to rehabitate themselves by gaining employment The indigent-the aged the sick, chil- dren and in some cases mothers with children to care for-inust. of course be provided for And there is assurance they will be- But the able bodied must put their shoulder to the wheel and further their efforts to help themselves Spring is opening up Additional employment will be available The jobs wait for those who go after them. The government nor private relief agencies not be expected as an employment agency The individual must dc that himself. He must go out after the job