The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-21
Juneau Relief
Committee Has
First Session
Initial Step Will Be to De-
termine Need for Relief
and Deserving Cases

The committee appointed by the
Mayor to look into the matter of the
necessity for relief of INDECENT dur
ing the winter months met Satur-
day afternoon at the office of H. L.
Faulkner The committee consists
of Capt. Stanley jackson of the
Salvation Army, Charles Burdick of
the Forest Service, Charles w
Hawkesworth of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, Mrs. Thomas Haigh of
the Juneau Womens Club, and Mr..
Faulkner. A statement from the
committee follows:
THE committee decided that the
first thing necessary to be done
was to make an investigation to de-
termine the need for relief and
the number of deserving cases. 1t
was pointed out that the committee
was wholly without funds, and that
it was going to be difficult to raise
funds for the reason that most en-
ployers and employees had consid-
cred that the extra taxes they have
been paying during the past two
years into the Social Security funds,
both Federal and Territorial, would
take care of relief, and it was also
pointed out that there was much
more work which could be carried on
in Juneau to furnish employment TO
unemployed if it were not for the
labor union troubles and for the
parading pickets. The committee
considers its task to be to explain
these matters, neither of which has
any connection with those who may
happen to be destitute through no
fault of their own However, the
committees task will be eXacting
because of the opposition which it
will encounter due to these two
arguments.
Not In ANY Ouarre!s
THE committee authorized the
statement that it would not be put
in the position of being drawn into
any quarrel between labor unions or
any quarrel of any nature involving
unions
1T was decided first to make an
effort to send back to the States a
considerable group of men who have
been in Alaska less than year and
who are destitute and who are not
any part of this communities prob
lem. This undertaking, however, will
require extreme care, and it was
pointed out by member of the
committee that the committee is not
receiving applications for transpor-
tation to the States and in no case
will transportation be furnished
where the man is able to pay his
own fare.
Some information was given the
committee regarding work to be
done in Juneau this winter, such as
tearing down and repairing build
ings Due to the fact that the days
are short and that men can not work
efficiently, work is going to be Of
fered wherever it is available at
sufficient wages to furnish food and
clothing and shelter for men who
are destitute and who are willing
to work. The community is in no
mood to furnish relief of any kind
to any person who is not willing to
work on these terms.
Central Clothing Bureau
ut was decided to establish
central clothing bureau where old
clothes fit for use could be deposited
and distributed 1t is expected to
secure some place within the next
day or two where this work can be
carried on.
Joseph Flakne of the Unemploy-
ment Bureau met with the commit
tee and furnished some very valu-
able information and suggestions,
and the committee announced that
it would seek his cooperation and