Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18
Women Asking
Cash for War
On delinquency
House Budget SIosh
OF $l65, 600, Fought
By National Groups

proposed by this administration
to organize a concerted drive
against juvenile delinquency.
They are trying to get restored
on the House floor the $l65, 900
budget item cut by the House
Appropriations Committee Fri
day from the supplemental APP
preparations bill.
The $l65 900 was requested by
the Children's Bureau to do spe-
cial work on juvenile delinquency.
The plan was to send exper
The plan was to send experts
into the States to help them get
all public and private agencies
together for combined effort to
cope with the rising tide of jul
venile delinquency.
Witnesses pointed out that the
District, because of its proximity
to the Children's Bureau, got
expert help in organizing the
Commissioners Youth Council.
The work of this council in
bringing together all community
organizations for a city-wide at
tack on the problem has now
won Congressional approval for
its own budget to carry on.
States Need Helm of ExuertS.
Spokesman for the women's
organizations before the Senate
and House. Appropriations Com
mittees argued that the States
also should have the advice of
experts in setting up their pro-
grams.
Their testimony was reinforced
by Senator Hendrickson, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey, chairman
of the Special Juvenile Delin-
quency Sub com mite e, who
pointed out the need for in
creased national leadership to
help the States work out pro-
grams to curb delinquency.
The appropriations committee
report said the committee was
cutting out the item because
''the personnel now used in this
activity could be quadrupled
within the appropriation al
ready made and still require only
about 10 per cent of the total
bureau funds"
Spokesman for the women's
organizations, which spanked
the $165. 900 item from it's in
ception. Immediately refuted
that statement.
For the Children'S Bureau to
use its present staff to carry on
this work." said one woman
leader, would mean neglect of
the programs specifically pre-
scribed by law, such as its work
in dependency and neglect Of
children. care of crippled chill
dren, maternity clinics and SIM
liar programs. It would mean
Gripping the first line of defense
against delinquency"
Budget Cuts Free 100 Workers.
The same question came up at
the hearings. The legislators
were informed that since 1947.
the Children's Bureau has lost
more than 100 members of its
staff through appropriation cuts
and cannot take on new pro-
grams without some additional
funds.
Congress appropriated a lot
of money to find out about juve-
nile delinquency" said one of
the organization spokesman.
Nov that the Senate Juvenile
Delinquency Committee has said
we must Immediately do some
thing about 1t, we are denied
the money to even make q
start"
The women'S organizations
have been working on this for
months. The National Congress
of Parents and Teachers passed
resolution at its national con-
ference in April to urge the
President to approve the appro-
priation request.
In May, 10 other organiza-
tions telegraphed the President,
asking for immediate action.
The President approved the
budget request and talked about
it to more than $500 gathered
at the 44th annual meeting of
the National Council of Boy
Scouts here. He said he hated
the term Juvenile delinquency
because IT don't think we should
allow conditions to arise that
bring it about"
Organizations Identified.
Late in June, the National
Conference on Juvenile Delin-
quency. a meeting Of commu-
nifty leaders, judges, social work.
ers and police from all over the
country, hailed the Presidents
action at its concluding session
and urged congressional ap-
prevail of the budget request.
The organizations which have
joined the drive to get the
budget item restored on the
House floor include the National
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, National Board of the
Y.W.C.A.. United Church Wo-
men, Association for Childhood |
Education International, Ameri- |
can Federation of Teachers.
American Home Econmics Asso-
citation, National Association for
Nursery Education, National
Consumers League, American
Association of Social Workers.
National Association of Colored
Parents and Teachers, National
Council of Jewish Women, Ma
tional Service Star Legion.
American Parents Committee
and Spokesman for Children.
District Village at Blue Plains
will be sought next winter The