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VOL. XLVII
Number 52
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A WISE RELIEF POLICY
l 7ACON Jountv'a rrelief rpnrips trip Wplfarp Dpnart-
ment and the Red Cross have wisely adopted a policy
of helDintr onlv those whn atp willinc to Viplr tliprnsplvps.
Ul CQlirse. a-TPW -PYrpntinna art mnli tr -ihie rulo tn Mre
for those .who are incapacitated or who for other reasons are
nable to help themselves? bu as a general thing one must
work before receiving aid.
Such a policy not only will serve to make relief funds go
farther and insure their use where genuinely needed, but
it also is calculated to have the effect of encouragir&,rathew
than undermining self-respect in those who due to unij?'
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Pundits and
in a controvf
beaujtifnl wy
language.
writes lighj
started it.
euphonies.
like "chit.
lab
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conditions beyond their control find it necessary to asi
aid. Charitv mav be sweet for the bestowerJbutat is
lor many ot those who have to .accept it
Now a needy person going to the Welfare Depa1
to the Red Cross receives not charity but resrf
sistance. They are given work, not a hand-out,
The story is told of one able-bodied man f
accustomed to receiving Red Cross flour. J
Welfare Department s office one day
pore. Miss Rachel Davis, the superir
yjob-for-him-if-he-waa -willing ty
vbe received no flour, r ; -- '
charTS. been madejb