Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-08-20
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VIII not be too many communities
ao!e to take advantage of the fresh
FEDERAL funds. The reason for this
is That particularly in the smaller
communities there is not a great
amount OF skilled labor. This COM
paratlvely small proportion of
skilled labor, comparatively small
wnen measured against the amount
OF common labor, or unskilled
labor, available makes it impos-
slble in good many instances for
the smaller communities to obtain
money.
The situation is simply this: in
the construction of sewage and
water systems and most other con-
struction jobs, there is more skilled
labor required than will be avail
able in the communities where
these public works are to be un-
dertaken. Further, with the pick
up in industry, however small it
may yet be, the skilled artisan has
more chances to get jobs than has
the common laborer. In addition.
l think it can be fairly said that a
skilled worker is of the type to be
among the last to go on relief rolls.
In any event, he will not 60 on
the relief rolls until there is no
other alternative. He is able to
earn much higher rate of pay
than is available to him as a relief
dole and naturally is not content
to remain on the relief rolls longer
than is absolutely necessary.
In this direction then, trouble
may lie. Possibly some commune
ties will be. guilty of seeking to in
duce skilled workers to go on relief
rolls for sufficient length of time
to enable them to carry out an
agreement to employ only relief la
Dor. This is a regrettable POSSIBLE
ity but it is a very real one.
In all fairness to the President,
! think it must be said that he is
proceeding on a method to reach
communities and unemployed that
hitherto have been rather like STEP
children. The big relief projects
under the former PWA system, and
the Harry Hopkins method of ham
ding relief in some way or other
have managed to be concentrated
in the great cities. While some per-
sons may be unkind enough to say
that the President is expanding his
vote-getting machine to the small
communities, it nevertheless re-
mains as a fact that the system
now undertaken will let some relief
dribble down to those who have not
had it before. In any event, since
it is the Republican proposal and
it is being tried out by the New
Deal, it is an experiment very well
worth watching.
The nations of the world find
themselves in one of those peculiar
and almost humor-
VuIrRs or GUS situations that
Diplomacy can develop only
from the queer
quirks of diplomacy. It has not
progressed far enough yet for any,
one to say what the outcome of
this new diplomatic situation will
be but it is not devoid, neverthe-
less, of possibilities both from the
serious as well as the humorous
side.
It may have escaped general
notice that, under Mussolini's or
ders, King Victor Emanuel is now
not only king of Italy but he is
also emperor of Ethiopia. He was
given this new title Immediately
after the conquering hordes of
Italians had held their triumphant
march in Rome and, as far as Mus
solini was concerned, Ethiopia had
gone out of existence, dead ma
ton.
Despite the fact that Mussolini
would like to have Emperor Halle
Selassie known only as plain Mr..
Tafari, most of the nations of the
world still are compelled, through
treaty agreement, foreign policy
or plain desire to consider that Mr..
Tafari still has the title of emperor
of Ethiopia which he and his an
cestors so long bore.
There is, however, this circun1-
stance: since no nation has extend
ed formal recognition to Italy as
embracing Ethiopia, no diplomat
can be formally received in that
capacity. For example, the new
Italian ambassador to the United
States will come to Washington as
the plenipotentiary of the king OF
Italy and emperor of Ethiopia but
our ambassador to Italy, Mr.
Welles, will go to Rome when ne
returns to his post this fall as the
ambassador to the court OF King
Victor Emanuel - nothing being
said about Ethiopia.
All of this results from American
foreign policy and the foreign poll
cies of other nations who oppose
the taking of territory OF another
nation or race by force. 1t IS
policy firmly footed, as witness the
course of all of the nations except
ing only Salvador in their attitude
toward ManchuFia which is now UNI
der Japanese control. Salvador
recognized japanese sovereignty