The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24


that more refuse Is accumulated
In the poor districts of the city.
They maintain further that too
large a crew would have to be
maintained to keep the poorer
sections of the town clean as they
should be kept. There Is some
merit to this point of view. Fair
ness would force one TO admit
that more refuse is gathered in
the poorer districts of the city.
On the other hand more care is
needed in looking after the poorer
districts. In the poorer districts
the greatest health hazards exist
Tor the total population.
The logical thing then, there
f0re, Is to give more care where
more care is needed for the pro-
lection of all. This care may be
partly the removing of ashes,
trash and garbage more often.
IL may have to take the form Of
more education on the part of
the people in poorer districts to
their responsibility in helping to
keep the city clean. A real effort
on the part of the sanitation de-
partment to secure the co-Opera-
ton OF the people for a cleaner
city would pay big dividends in
terms of the health and welfare
Of all our people.
The people who live in the bet
Ter residential districts owe il to
themselves and to their city 10
show great concern about the SAN
Itary conditions of the whole city.
The D.P.W. which is our sanitary
department must re-organize its
program TO give better sanitation
to the poorer sections Of our city.
The more artlculate districts get
DETER collection than the less artic-
ulate districts. The people who are
organized to make their needs
known are the people who get re-
suits. Such pressure should not be
IL ccSSary however in the matter
Of sanitation.
There was real reason for
the general slowness of the city
In picking uD the city refuse dur
Ing the war. That reason has
TVIUONtu HOW. lie
real sanitation needs of the poor
ff districts must be re-appraised
for the good of our whole city.
There are many streets and alleys
that appear as IL they have not
been touched with a broom or
shovel within the last FIVE years.
TIANK ScIxyUNJr nxrcc.-r
We live in a world that needs
the personal responsibility OF
everyone of us. Our form of
government Is one in which the
responsibility of the individual
counts. Some Of us have neg
lected our inner reSources-we
have taken the attitude that our
country exists apart from our
thoughts and acts. Many Of us
Americans take refuge from our
responsibility for democracy by
giving a blithe criticism to some
public official. We seldom search
ourselves to determine what CON
tributiOn we have tried to make
TO the advancement of our
country.
The PILGRIM Fathers had TO be
careful OF their individual re-
SponSibility il their little expert
ment was 60 work. They dared
not DELEGATE their responsibility.
The Sinking of individuals could
have meant for them the end Of
all and the end of their great
dream-Amcrica.
individual responsibility taxi
ing" drives men TO pray. The
first THANKSGIVING was no acct
dent and no mere festive occa-
sion, to be sure there was merri-
ment. but the great urge to fit
their scheme of liberty. freedom
and equality into the great
scheme of the universe-GOd II
YOU please-was the great task
before the Pilgrim Fathers. ~.S
Our task is no different from
the task of the Pilgrims. We are
entered upon great task Of
seeking peace for the world. II
Is an aweSome task. We can
achieve peace il we approach our
seeking Of II In the same spirit
of the Pilgrims-that is liberty.
freedom and equality are not re-
spcctOrs of the color, race. power.
knowledge or creed of any man
or grouD Of nen.
The individual has to be re-
spOnsiblP for the processes Of
peace. This responsibility can
not he delegated to the heads of
governments. We thank God
that this is left to us.