Evening star., 1937-04-17
CONTROL ADVISED
TO AID WELFARE
Social Work Conference Is
Told of Crisis by David
c. CoyIe.

The present social order in America
has reached crisis and must be
changed to bring about a new balance
between freedom and authority, Da-
vid Cushman Coyle, consulting engi-
neer, author and lecturer. declared
last night in an address before the
joint conference of the Washington
Council Of Social Agencies and the
Maryland State Conference Of Social
Welfare.
Freedom has disappeared from the
present social order, he said, and the
country must be reborn into a new
social order under which the new
authority would protect the liberties
of the people, force better distri-
button of income, control the rela-
tionships OF the people with the laws
Of nature so that the country will
have resources that will last indefl-
nitely, and develop power to control
vast economic empires
The present crisis, Coyle said was
brought on by technology getting so
far ahead Of social arrangements and
the great growth OF concentration of
wealth In vast corporations.
Between Two Rackets.
Neurological unemployment has
become a fact since the war" he de-
clared Men have been thrown out
Of work and natural resources used
up. Freedom has disappeared Just
try to set yourself up in small busi-
ness. The rackets of the underworld
will get you. Try establishing large
business and the rackets of the upper
world will wipe you out"
Under the new social order the dis
tribution of income to aid the poor
is essential, he said. The economic
framework Of the new order would
big business surviving, like captive
elephant" The great non-profit in
stitutions would increase in size and
effectiveness and the Government
would take over the big monopolistic
| industries, while small businesses
would be increased greatly.
At the conclusion of his talk, Coyle
was asked if the real solution lay in
the theory Of production for use rather
than production for profit. He re-
piled he didn't believe that was true,
explaining there must always be IAN
unplanned area for the top level of
human genius"
Capt Rhoda Milliken, head Of the
Police Womans Bureau, told the con-
ference yesterday that social workers
| are overlooking the sociological i'm
portance of the policeman in giving
aid to families in need. She pointed
out police officers have close contact
with groups and individuals who
should be receiving help from socia.
welfare agencies.
Unioni1ed Social Workers Urged.
Jacob Fisher, youthful associate
editor of the magazine Social Worh
Today, told the joint conference al
a luncheon yesterday that social work
ers in the public relief field should
be organized into trade unions. He
| declared union organization in this
| field holds a positive value, particu-
| larly for the unframed social worker
in such problems as adjustment OF
wage and hour scales and dismissals
Fisher said that because OF their
different social settings, antagonism
exists between labor and the social
welfare field. and contended that Or
ganization of social workers along the
| same lines as labor would go far in
bridging the gap" between the two
| fields.
Round table discussions were held
yesterday on such problems as schools
| and family case work; the place OF
the institution in program for child
care; delinquency, child care and rec
reation, public health, medical care
and general public assistance, and un-
employment compensation and ease
work.
Elwood Street, director of public
welfare for the District, presided vt
general meeting on social security
provisions for old age, children anil
| the blind.
The conference was to close today
with general meeting at 1890
am. and a luncheon session at which
Paul Kellogg, editor Of the Survey,
was to speak.