The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-10
HIGH TIDE OF RELIEF FLOWS INTO
THE CITIES


Citizens and newspapers that look be-
yond the surface of things and do more
than superficial thinking in regard to con-
ditions in this country have remarked many
times that our 'trelief problem" is located,
In a large measure, in the great cities Oh
the country. 1t is there very great pro-
portion of the "reliefers" have their habl-
tat; there that there is much complaint
from those on relief who assert that they
are not being properly treated, are not Sc
curing enough of the fat that is being fryed
out of the tax payers; and it is in the cities
of the country that talk of revolution, dire
calamity. war and general hell-raising IS
INDUCED in by many of those who are be-
ing supported at public expense, when it
is suggested that this system has served
it's purpose and the time may soon come
when the government will get out of the
relief business.
Newspaper readers who follow develop
ments carefully are familiar with these
conditions. The Charleston News and Cou-
rier anu other far-sighted members of the
press group, have pointed out that the
country is far on the way to building up a
situation in which several million inhabi-
tants of the cities will so terrorize public
officials and bulldoZe public opinion that
they may be continued indefinitely as
wards of the government, living on the
money of the tax payers.
These warnings, of course, have not
been effectively needed. The reliefers and
others who are living on the public bounty
had so many votes on November Bird that
what might otherwise have been protest
against these conditions was turned into
what the politicians are pleased to consid-
er mandate to proceed on this course.
Some of those citizens high up in the relief
organization truly understand conditions
and are as much concerned as anybody as
to the course to take to clear up the sitaa-
ton and relieve the government of this
vast burden. ... .,'-|
The relief problem is one bruin the gov
ernnent has by the tail without having so
Ear found a convenient opportunity to turn
loose. In fact the government has made no
progress in attempts to "rassle" the bear
into a position where it can be said that
there is any prospect of being able to relax
It's grip.
As time goes on the people of the coun-
try districts and country towns will have
ample opportunity to study situation
brought about by the preponderance of re-
lief needs in the great cities and by the
growing disposition of many such people
to compel cthe government to go on sup
porting them indefinitely. These, things
coupled with the spirit of radicalism ram
pant In the cities, and the activities in trou.
bic making of the most violent Of the radi-
Gals, issa condition DO which the great body
i. of conservative citizens outside the big
cities may well give serious thought. These
rural and small town citizens are paying
their proportion of the cost of relief and
by far the larger part of the cash is being
expended in the great population centers
OF the country.
An informing article dealing with tins
subject is taken from the columns of The
Christian Scinece Monitor, and is as fol
lows: - "a p, 7.
"The meeting Of mayors in Washington on Thurs
day spotrighted primary fact in the relief equa
tion-no unemployed worker has such stake il
federal relief as has the mayor Of any large city
Mayors of eleven big cities protested vigoiousl,
against any curtsiiment in the Cow of federal funds
And now Mayor LaGuardia's wrath over Admins
traitor Someryelps statement that New York CT