Montana labor news., 1939-06-15

as would properly come before such
meeting or be necessary for obtain
ing redress of the present intoler-
able condition; that such mass meet
ing should inform the officers of
the government of the time and
place of such meeting and of its
intention to present such petition
and remonstrance to each and all
of such public officials.
IA.
That the Silver Bow County Pub
lie Welfare Council hold a mass
meeting, prior to the said state mass
meeting, and present a petition and
remonstrance to the County Welfare
Board to demand the abolition of
ridiculous proceedings now in vogue;
and, in particular, that the County
Welfare Board discontinue the prac-
tice of disallowing aid to dependent
children and relief to married wom-
en- whose father and husband does
not support his family; that the
board determine all public assist
ance awards on the basis of need
and certify the true and correct
amount of need to the state board,
together with a statement of the
amount allowed in each case, when
the two differ; that whenever less
than the amount necessary to relieve
need in any Individual case is paid
by the county board, a finding
should be made by such board of
the true amount necessary to meet
the actual needs of the applicant;
that the county boards should be
made to realize that alimony judg-
ments, husbands, and relatives are
not edible and should not deprive
wives, mothers and children of the
benefits of the law; and such other
matters as may be deemed best by
the executive council to be present
ed by such mass meeting.
Is.
That recommendations be made
that other local Welfare Councils
hold mass meetings at their respec-
tive county seats and make remon-
STRANGE with the said county boards
against such abuses as may be in
existence in their localities.
16.
That recommendation be made
that copies of all such petitions be
sent to the state secretary to assist
the executive council in presenting
a list of grievances to said state
mass meeting.
II.
That recommendation be made
that each local council of the state
present a petition and remonstrance
to the state public officials at the
proposed mass meeting.
18.
That each local council investigate
the administration of relief in their
local Welfare Board in the follow
ing manner-or such manner as
may be deemed effective:
l. Form a committee of women
mothers of families-to determine
the need of one family on relief in
their locality.
A list should be made by the com
mittee of the commodities needed
in the family for each person in
the family.
The list should be priced by the
local merchants who sell the COM
modities.
The County Welfare Board should
be asked to determine if anything
on the list was not needed.
The net list and the cost thereof
should be noted and demand made
that an award for that amount be
allowed the applicant.
If that award is not made the
matter should be taken up with the
state executive committee.
2. A similar proceeding should be
taken in at least one case for old
age assistance, aid to dependent
children, aid to the needy blind, etc.
10.
Grocers, clothing and other mer-
chants in each county should be
contacted and shown that it is to
their financial as we'll as to their
humane interest that the state per
form its obligation to take over the
care of the needy. Landlords, land
ladies, and others, who do not OBJ
tain rent from those unable to pay
should support the councils in their
effort to demand redress.
20.
No effort should be made to OBJ
tain subscriptions from those in need
of public assistance-but organiza-