Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-02-18 | Page 4 | Pinchot's Megaphone

PINCHOT'S MEGAPHONE I G GOVERNOR PINCHOT s seems ems to have taken up the megaphone again Whenever he has done this in the past and it has been often he has taken on the role of an Now he Is at it in his usual style Commenting on the defeat of the La Fol- Fol lette lette-Costigan direct relief bill which would have opened the United States treasury for meeting the unemployment situation situation situ situ- atlon the governor of Pennsylvania appears to have seen an opportunity of political ex expediency expediency expediency ex- ex too good to be missed In characteristic characteristic characteristic charac charac- style he shouts to the world Billions for big business but not one cent for a starving starving starving ing child He carefully avoids an admission that if government aid to business big or little will put it on its feet the benefits will spread out outto outto outto to include every wage earner in the nation It is the stagnation of business that has brought about the conditions which now cry out for remedy The governors governor's words will not find an echo in many quarters It is a cry to appeal to those who would insult Americans by putting the unemployed on the dole American labor laboris is not clamoring for alms It does want op opportunity opportunity op- op to work Washington within the past few weeks has been told from every part of the nation that local agencies can best handle the huge problem of relief This fact Is so well appreciated and so clearly understood understood understood under under- stood that the defeat of the La Follette- Follette Costigan bill brought general approval from all who realize that continue appropriating vast treasure to carry out uncertain uncertain uncertain un un- un- un certain ventures and at the same time cut down dO the cost of government The latest effort to put the spoken drama back on its pedestal is a contract paying the sweetheart of the late Legs Diamond Diamond Diamond Dia Dia- mond a week