The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-27
Democrats Promise Jobs
 For All During Transition 10 Peuce-time Production
two major political parties, :
ly the Democratic National Committee

ONLY the Roosevelt Administration can pro vide orderly transition from war to peace without un- deserved hardship upon millions of American families, cushion for temporary unemployment during the period of readjustment provided by the Social Security System, established in l9S5-claned by Gam didate Dewey as his partys idea.
 But unemployment insurance is not enough. It VIII tide workers over slack period to their benefit and that of the corner grocer but more Is needed.
 American workers want jobs, and intend to have them,
 After their experience during war years, they will be satisfied with nothing less than full employ ment
 To achieve that, government as well as industry must plan and look ahead
 There exists in this country Q huge backlog-na- tonal, state, and local--of needed public improve ments: such projects as can only be undertaken by pubic SgsneieS-sehoo roads post offices ana ether and dams river and harbor improvements, soil con- Bervaton and irrigation projects airportS public mar kets playgrounds parks and recreation areas n city and country.
 ALL of these can stimulate business and industry, and provide Jobs, Though publicly financed, almost an will be undertaken by private builders working under contract as is usual In constructing roads ana schools, etc,
 Wherever all or part Of the job properly falls on ' the Federal Government the Roosevelt adn,nistra- ton plans to facilitate such work when and where needed and only as requested and supported by tn- dividual states and local communities,
 For example, take the administrators up-to-the- minute airport program.
 There are, in thS country, about 6T00 eommuni- ties having population Of 1000 or more, We have at this moment about 5000 civilian airports. Assuming that every community of 1000 or more will wish to De accessible by air. seems reasonable the coun- try needs about 5000 airportS, large and small for the private flyer as well as the air transport companies
 To provide these airports, the administration proposes to adopt the Federal grans-in-atd system that has given us the finest national highway Sys- ten in the world,
 This Is not a program designed to work from the top down. but from the bottom up There Is no Federal bureaucracy"
 IF an up-and-coming community wants pub iic airport and cannot wholly finance It, tt can apply to the Civil AeronautieS Administration for grant in.uid Just as states do when they wish to develop great interstate trunk highways,
 If the airport meets minimum requirements or safety and convenience If 1t fits an interstate pat. tern 1t receives Q grant-in-aid But 1t must match FccerAl funds, dollar for dollar
 Thus the initiative must come from below and be backed up with local funds.
 And those airportS will be built by priVate M' dudstry under contract with the proper local au. thorties-and that means more and better nusinesS' and more jobs. - ..u
 And 1t also means, thanks to the foresight ot the administration that America will be sure to retain hcr foremost position ih the Nlr, the great hignway of commerce and travel in the future.