Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-01-07

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
petitioning Honorable Harry L.
Hopkins, National Administrator
of the National Works Progress
Administration, to void and cam
Gel the order of the discontinue
ance of the payment of Federal
aid to this state of December Is,
1886 by the National Works Pro-
gress Administration and to re-
store the payment thereof to this
state in the same manner as
prior to December Is, 1886.
Whereas, Conditions of intense
distress throughout the state Of
Minnesota, produced by economic
causes, make imperative the giving
Of direct relief, work relief, drought
relief and unemployment on vast
scale, and
Whereas, There are several thou
sands of persons in the state Of
Minnesota, who by reason of stag
nation of business due to severe
financial and economic depression
for several years past, and who by
reason of the discontinuance on
December IS, 1896, of the payment
of federal aid to this state by the
National Works Progress Admins
stration, are in distress, unemploy-
ed and have no means Of support,
and it is believed will for sometime
be unable to support themselves,
and
Whereas, There are several thou
sands of farmers in certain areas
of this state who by reason Of
drought and other causes and by
the discontinuance Of December Is.
1885, of the payment of federal aid
to this state by the National Works
Progress Administration are in dire
need Of feed to prevent imminent
starvation of their livestock and
in dire need of means to support
themselves, and
Whereas, The State of Minnesota
and the local communities therein
by reason of the discontinuance on
December Is, 1886, of the payment
of federal aid to the state by the
National Works Progress Admin
stration and by reason of the severe
financial and economic depression
prevalent in the state for several
years last past are unable to carry
on the burden Of giving direct
relief, work relief, drought relief
and unemployment to the unem-
ployed persons and farmers in this
state, and
Whereas, Said conditions make it
imperative to preserve the health,
safety and general welfare of the
people of the state and to prevent
the imminent starvation of live
stock which threatens the produce
ton thereof in this state:
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Senate of the state of Minnesota,
the House of Representatives con-
curing, that We respectively petit
ton the Honorable Harry L. Hop
kins, National Administrator of the
National Works Progress Admin
stration, to void and cancel the
Order of discontinuance of the pay
ment of federal aid to this state
of December Is, 1886, issued by the
National Works Progress Admin
stration and to, as National Adj
ministrator of the National Works
Progress Administration, restore the
payment thereof to this state to
enable the state to give direct re-
lief, work relief, drought relief
and unemployment to unemployed
persons and farmers in this state in
the same manner as prior to De-
cember Is, 1886.
Be it further resolved that the
Secretary of State be instructed to
send copies of this resolution to
the Honorable Harry L. Hopkins,
National Administrator of the Ma
tional Works Progress Administra-
ton, and to each of the senator's
and representatives from the state
of Minnesota in the Congress Of
the United States.
Approved December "a, 1896.