Milford chronicle., 1939-03-17
BILL
Is REVIEWED
IN LEGISLATURE
tconunueu from rirst sszs,

III GNdTllleS, DcldWdTe NOIHIllloSluil
for the Predetermined. Industrial
School for Girls. Industrial School
for COlorcd Girls. Ferris Industrial
School.
Mr.. Fowler who announced that
the steering committee in attempting
to harmOnize all minor differences of
opinion regarding the bill. has made
an attempt to clarity and modify GER
tain provisions.
Principle Unchanged
The essential principle of the bill
however, remains unchanged. he ex-
planned.
Among these changes are:
1. To strengthen further the
provision that the direct ad-
ministratiOn of the eight MEM
bcr agencies and institutions
shall remain as at present, Ger
tain debatable statements were
omitted and the following sim
plified provision retained:
THE state board shall render
decisions relating to and affect
ing broad welfare policies. rul-
ings. and procedures which
might be in conflict with any
division board, il being the i'll
tcntion of this statute TO confer
upon the state board broad and
flexible powers in the admins
tratiOn of Welfare work"
2. The bill was also changed
in several respects to Indicate
that the proposed state board
did not propose to dictate to any
of the member agencies regard
ing their standards of personnel.
}. All provisions of the bill
having to do with the admins
tratiOn of federal funds have
been omitted.
T. Purely private agencies.
i. c. those which do not receive
any public funds. are spcciiical-
ly exempted from the jursdic-
tiOn of the state board.
Mr.. Fowler appeared at the hear
ing as president of the Delaware
Citizens Association and chairman
Jf the committee that has been stu
lying and making survey of the
public welfare situation in Delaware
or the past Is months. With him
we're George Hingcr of Dover. well
are chairman of the Delaware Amer
can Legion. and Miss B. Ethelda T.
MULLEN. president of the Social We'll
are League OF Delaware.
Dr.. TarumanZ was accompanied |
~ DR.. II. +. Corlcy of Smyrna, for
nCr lieutenant governor. and George /
J. Gricr of Milford. who represented
he Ferris Industrial School, /
'ut also Ferris Industrial School,
;irls' Industrial School, Industrial :
;chOOl for ColOred Girls. Delaware /
,tate Welfare Home. Delaware Com
mission for the Blind. and the Old
Igc Welfare Commission. as well as /
he taxpayers.
Enfbraeed In Senate Bill
Actually. the measure at the hear
ng are embraced in Senate Bill No.
s and House Bill No. 1874.
MIR. Fowler at the outset of his
efcnse of the measure said there
Xists no fundamental disagreement
3 to the urgent need of coOrdinat-
ng the welfare agencies Of the state.
StressiUg the opinion Of many citi-
ems that the present disorganizcd
OnditiOn of public welfare in Della
rare should not be allowed to con-
inue." Mr.. Fowler said. I'VE are not
ttacking the agencies and institu
ions themselves whose officers and
cards are undoubtedly actuated by
he highest notices of public service
nd whose standards in many cases
re as high as can be found any
here"
Dr. TarumianZ Replies
In reply. Dr. Tarumianz charged,
THE bill is promoted by those
ew who arc primarily Interested in
ucial work and who claim that the
ublic welfare in Delaware is un-
oordinated and disorganized, com
lg to this conclusion without hdy-
Ig the knowledge of the true pic
are of all the organizations in
luded in his bill. nor having CON
act with those who were well ac-
with them.
"This is the most undemOCratiC
nd unfair method of approach to
ny problem that one wishes to study
nd still remain unbiased in his con
lusiOn."
A summary of Mr.. Fowler's views
the bill follows;
"Thc bill is designed TO correct
ne wasteful and expensive over
lpping OF IL or more agencies that
re spending public funds for the
cnefit of needy, handicapped, and
ependent citizens, and frequently
this money without regard
)r the total needs of the individual
+ the economical interests of the
ate.
There is the further danger, and
very expensive one, that agencies
ill attempt to expand and increase
gerhead costs regardless of demon
rated needs. {
Such facts, and others. collected {
the recent survey conducted {
nder the auspices of the Delaware
itizenS Association have brought
1T the disturbing fact that Della
are. among all the states. has the
ost unOrganized welfare program. Q
I'd that twO-thirds of the states 2
i've already established state de- +
lrtments to remedy the very con- |
tiOn you find in our own state.
Citizens Confused, He Says
''The present State Board of Chari- I
IS is not empowered by law to &
feet coordination of welfare work
the state. a
"To depend upon the voluntary CO. S
dination of agencies is unbusiness- r
re. Such coordination. to be ef- I
ctive, must be organized by some "
e whose business it is to do so. G
Our citizens who are in need are Il
infused and often HELPLESS in secur- S