Montana labor news., 1939-05-11
COUNTY
ESTABLISHES A JOINT
RELIEF COMMITTEE
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VIA quota renuctlOnS.
Z. Officials of the Public Welfare
Board concurred in the opinion that
an EMERGENCY EXISTS, which is
beyond their control. Funds were
not received upon application to the
Montana State Welfare Board. Only
one-third of the amount necessary
to take r of relief in May is on
hand, about $4,000, when $4,000 is
needed.
8. Upon presentation of complaints
to the Board of County Commission
ers on May 4, 1889, in behalf of the
unfortunates on relief, the Board of
Commissioners emphatically told the
committee that all their funds were
exhausted, and that the six-mill levy
was taxed to capacity. They ad-
mitted that an emergency existed,
but they cited the fact that in March
they requested an ALLEGATION of $12,-
900 from the State Public Welfare
Board and received only $4,000. For
April they requested $4,000 and re-
ceived only $4,000. The Board of
County Commissioners further stated
that they hope that the State Public
Welfare Board will be able to allo-
cate more money to take care of the
needy in Yellowstone county.
9. From the above facts gathered
by the committee from all officers
in charge of various relief agencies,
we, your committee, strongly urge
THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY
BE DECLARED BY THE OFFICERS
REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
MONTANA IMMEDIATELY AND
THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS BE
APPROPRIATED AND DISTRIB-
UTED TO THE COUNTY OF VEL
LOWSTONE AND OTHER COUN-
TIES IN NEED.
We further request that the Hon
orable Governor, the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General, and the
Relief Administrator take such ac-
ton as deemed necessary to protect
the people in need of food, clothing
and shelter. Unless this is done i'm
mediately Montana will face a grave
situation, for which the response
bility will be placed on the shoulders
of those in authority who could have
avoided such a serious condition.
We r not cr~iticizing any in
dividuals, officers or groups, but we
hold that the conditions existing in
the relief situation warrants prompt
action by our state officers to allevi-
ate the misery that NOW EXISTS
IN COUNTY.
The unemployed people of this
county are willing to work, but the
economic conditions in this part of
the state are so bad that there is no
work for them. There are 1900 per-
sons unemployed, according to the
official record of the Montana Re
employment Service. That speaks
for itself.
We place the above state of con-
ditions in your hands, gentlemen.
The responsibility rests on your
shoulders. Words cannot feed starry
ing families. Words will not remedy
the conditions facing the unemployed
of this county.
Words will not alleviate the plight
of these unfortunates. Action is
necessary on your part, and action
is hereby demanded by this COM
mittee representing the unemployed
of Yellowstone county.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Bosone, Chairman, Congress
for Industrial Organization.
H. l.. Smith, Secretary, Ameri-
a Federation of Labor.
John Massey, Veterans of For
eign Wars.
Dan Behan, Fraternal Order of
Eagles.
j. E. johnson, Workers Alliance.
Joe Stachlowsky, Workers ALI
ance.
Mac Written, Workers Alliance.
Ed c. Backus, Industrial Local
No. 808.
Albert Eichele, Industrial Local
No. 808.
c. A.. Wilson, Ministerial Asso-
citation.
Rev. George Jones, Ministerial
Association.