Show POISON IN THE DOLE WE have been told often enough that the theY Y V dole is demoralizing How and why it is demoralizing though has not been shown better than by the Welfare Council of New York City in its report stu studying lying the ef effect effect effect ef- ef of unemployment on the new poor From reports of some social workers and public health nurses the council was able to get a clear picture of what happens in a hitherto supporting self-supporting self-reliant self family when it is forced to live on charity Most of ot them says the survey really wanted work When they got it without too long a wait they were happy that they could get along without further assistance and there was usually no evidence of the development development development develop develop- ment of a dependent attitude When employment was long delayed those who at first were uncomfortable at the necessity for seeking assistance and grateful for whatever was given became demanding and grasping After the initial embarrassment embarrassment embar embar- of a first recourse to charity is overcome overcome over over- come it is easy to ask a second time to drop efforts to find work accept a position of de dependence dependence dependence de- de rely on the agency and criticize its methods The survey explains too that many unemployed unemployed unemployed workers became so mentally and physically fatigued by the constant discouragement discouragement discouragement of unsuccessful search for employment employment employ employ- ment that they were as open to the mental infection of dependency as they were to Various va various various va- va rious physical infections This amply buttresses all the bad things that we have been hearing about the dole |