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bill to punish them for the deeds that
I teach them while you leave them
unprotected So laugh at YOU, you
Washingtonians, because you are all
asleep and I have nothing to fear
from your blind and careless folly"
Calling on the &C men" to take
Crime into the background. Chairman
Jennings called on Mrs. Sibley, who
delivered a diatribe against Crime.
Public Enemy Crime" she said,
"in the name Of the people Of these
United States, we indict you, because
of the suffering you have caused, be-
cause of the $4,000, 100000 a year
you have cost us, each year, nearly
half the total Federal debt--because
from time to time you fairly shake
the very foundations or which Amer
lean democracy Is built-which is the
character of its citizens and the in
tegrity Of its officials.
But we, the people of these United
States are waking up-our Govern
ment Is attacking you where you
breed, in tenements, in dead-end
streets, and tobacco roads, and with
slum clearance bringing air and light
and sunshine to your foul haunts.
"And we as individuals. will have
another weapon, not only OF defense
but of attack-we are going to build
strong the foundations Of character
Of our young people. We are remov-
ing physical and psychological fac
tors. We are providing suitable meet
ing places for groups in our boys
girls in our Y. w. G. AS, and other
homes-and with the people Of Wash
ington helping us, We will provide
more. We are providing personal
friends through our Big Brothers and
Big Sisters, and family counseling
through our agencies-and develop
ing standards and skills through our
scouts.
I'VE accept the premise that Every
man is his brothers keeper-and espe-
cially his younger brother
Modified to Defeat Crime.
$50, well you may shake and cringe,
coward that you are, as you face this
army Of campaigners, concerned with
the youth Of Washington, and repre-
senting those thousands of citizens
who are awake, and do care, and will
no longer tolerate you in their midst.
I'VE are modified for your defeat
and soon the adequate weapon OF
money will be in the hands of men
and women who are straight shoot
ers, who care, and who will fight you
to the end"
Mrs. Sibley said the whole Nation
was looking to Washington for lead
ership, and predicted that Washing
ton will not fail the country at this
moment"
Character building comes to US
from giving" she declared, but char
acter deterioration comes from with
holding"
Herbert L. Willett, jr., director Of
the Chest, explained what campaign
officials have decided to do to elm
mate confusion caused by contribu-
tors living In the nearby counties and
working in Washington, who desig-
nate gifts to their home locality but
make the checks payable to the Chest.
"The Chest" he explained, docs
not accept pledges, checks. or the
responsibility Of collecting funds
designated to the suburban areas.
This campaign is cooperative. The
Chest is not conducting the campaign
for the counties. It is merely co-op-
Grating. County pledges and funds
are handled by q separate unit and
where the pledge designates sub
urban area and the check Is made
payable to the Chest, the person
making the pledge is notified and
asked to straighten out the matter.
Pledges made to the counties are
not counted on the Chest quotas of the
unit turning them in. Only pledges
made to the Chest count in fixing the
daily percentage Of quota OF each
unit"
The first Of series Of broadcasts
by remote control featuring the work
of Community Chest agencies was
staged by Station WJSv last night
from the Boys Club of Washington.
Hugh Conover, who attracted city
wide attention with similar series
during the last Chest campaign. inter-
viewed boys at the club and will
interview other clients OF other
agencies later in the series.
Among the Governmental Unit
meetings was o gathering at the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE. where Milton
A. Smith of the Speakers Bureau
pointed out that several thousand
families who were cut OF from direct
relief last Winter still are In need OF
the help of private charity II they are
to escape many privations.
Although q large number Of those
refused direct relief are given em-
ployment on W. p. A. projects, the
income in the cases Of many large
families is insufficient to provide
proper nourishment," he said. Chill
dren are particularly effected, be-
cause of their susceptibility to dis
eases such as rickets when their diet
is deficient In milk or other body
building foods"
As further evidence OF the value OF
the Chest, Smith emphasized the eco
nomical operation Of Its agencies. stat
ing that $5 will buy shoes for three
children to attend school, and that
$25 will feed an aged person for two
and q half months. He said that
every one could feel . personal inter-
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