Milford chronicle., 1937-01-01
Hurts The Feet!
Linking The Americas
By J. E. JONES

Owing to lack of funds about 175..
900 relief workers are to be dropped
from the rolls of the WPA Admins.
tration this month, and Acting Di-
rector Williams says that another
26O,OOO will be transferred from
drought relief to the ResettIement
Administration. The Workers ALI
ance has warned the WPA that
widespread strikes will follow the
cut of" and a march on Wash
ington" has been threatened for Jan
uary.
There is no doubt felt in Washing
ton but that the present Administra-
tion will continue to go the limit in
behalf of those who need relief.
Washington understands the rea-
sons why the President and Con-
gress resented several bands of
marchers who came to the Capital
after that tragic event when the
bonus army was driven out of town.
In every instance a large part of
these so-called ''marchers" have alb
sorbed lawless. criminal characters,
who were able to horn in" on
marching parties who started out
with good intentions. That is the
reason why the marching bands who
came to Washington in 1933-34 were
skillfully herded by the Washington
police, and kept together until they
were marched out of town two or
three days after their arrival.
In our form of Government it is
perfectly proper for delegations of
any class, representing their fellow
workers, to express their protests in
Washington, in State Capitals and
City hall. This represents the intel
ligence of democratic methods. But
this march on Washington" habit
has threatening aspects and with
large number of communists and
reds in the ranks the demonstrations
are unwelcome in the Capital City.
Marching on Washington hurts
the feet. Worse than that, it hurts
cause instead of helping 1t.
Despite the fact that the proceed
ings at Buenos Aires have taken |
second place in the news in compe-
tition with King Edwards love af-
fairs, the attention of all higher Off
cials in the United States and in the |
countries has fol- |
lowed the Conference with intense |
interest.
Secretary of State Hull has stated |
the full proposes of the Conference,
which was opened with an address
by President Roosevelt, as an effort
in behalf of peace and prosperity"
and he has summarized an eight
point plan regarding closer alliances
between the Americas. He asks for
internal quiet and education, fire.
luent international conferences;
swift ratification of existing peace
pacts, adoption of a common neu-
rality policy; fair and equal COM
Dercial policies; practical interna-
ional cooperation; Strengthening
# international law; faithful obser-
Isnce of the sancity of treaties" 1t
hould be easy for all of us to say
amen" to those proposals!
Despite the fact that there are OBJ
ectors who do not approve of the
United States taking the lead in this |
because of the belief that 1
the Latin-Americas always like to
ight one another" the fact remains s
hat the Latin-Americas are not so
as they are represented r
o be. Likely they will be better
,ken treated as good neighbors"
instead of as little brothers" as in
be past century, or more. There is
high moral purpose underlying
his whole plan to strengthen the
and increase the devel-
pment of closer contacts between q
II the Americas. Our Continent is y
sing strengthened through this -
ovement among North and South g
merican governments. while large q
1ctors of the rest of the World are
itnessing the breakdown Of their IL
hcial machinery and human civil n
alton.