Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-10-17 | Page 11 | People's Corner

I I Letter Mu Must t 5 S O a i n ions Welcomed II Signed With PEOPLES PEOPLE'S L' L LES ES CORNER Please p I e a Ie 0 o Not held Upon Request Exceed WordS I Shows hows Problem of Jobless and Aged Editor The Telegram James J. J DJ Davis I secretary for tor la labor Ia- Ia bor bore waxed eloquent the other da day o oVer tr t the tho high I standard of living tving or of orthe the American people ob observing erving that it is Js tho the highest ever eyer achieved in world history I have haye heard beard man many good people the same sub lect with prIde but I I. I cant can't help thinking there ther is Js something wron wrong with a a. high standard of or living JIvIng when J Jt fi deprives a people of some of or the most elementary in necessities a of life me In other words words- wo we are a family whose m members mb rs insist up upon n vi wearing caring silk stockings dri driving Ing pow hISh-pow powered high cars ars taking expensive vacation trips entertaining on a a. lavish scale h p e Keats ell ef 2 d displaying our pur supposed supposed sup sup- I posed wealth w whilst knowing that any day may find us ill or or or- out of or ore I e employment without a a. cent and nd worse with a. a of or debts t to meet A As a. a rule the Americans American n working workingman man with all his luxuries has no noon money mony on Jor or hp hospital hopItal bills bUls forI old age ago or to meet periods of un unemployment which are some of the essentials In I some or of tho countries of ot the old world world at at le least st stIn In In one one of or them them a a small pension Is ls i obtainable from m. m the government at the age of ot 70 ZO 70 and there is nothing about it t to that one e has become n a pauper pauper pau pau- per either cither Workers also have e fr free hospital trea treatment without having Int to be considered as is recipients ot or poor relief and there thero are tIre other advantages ad- ad vantages not common at l least In all alt the states tat s of ot the Amerl American n nUnion Union I think this nation n may boast of ot I her luxuries when tb no rio old oM person or a chroni invalid in out of work or ora ora ora a widow with children to feed teed I clothe and edu educate ate Is without means of support except through charity charit I Another luxury enjoyed by by- other people Js Is s freedom fr from Irom m thugs thugs- something v 6 cant can't boast bo of ot AUTHUR N. N