Show MAW DEMANDS WELFARE WORK ACHIEVE IDEAL I Tells Convention All Must Strive for Christian Standards I A policy c embodying m bod Y 1 n g those I Christian precepts of life to which all subscribe understanding subscribe understanding sympathy sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy and brotherhood was brotherhood was outI outlined outlined out out- I lined to the Utah State Stale Conference of Social Work Friday at secondI second- second I day sessions of a three-day three con con- I Warning that he would speak in infrank infrank infrank frank plain language Governor Herbert B. B Maw threatened with dismissal any public welfare worker work work- I er treating well welfare are clients unjustly unjust unjust- ly or shirking g his responsibility to the public The philosophy of the public welfare program since it was reorganized reorganized reorganized re re- re- re organized is that we are servants not not masters of the people Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Maw declared You are the public servants and you must receive clients politely That is the first point under the new system he added Other Speakers Other speakers Friday Included David R. R J J. J Parley White and Sophus Bertelson commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners of the state department of public welfare Miss Marietta Stevenson Chicago Ill III assistant director American Public Welfare association D. D A. A Skeen chairman Utah Defense council welfare committee committee com corn Mrs Mary Isham regional supervisor W IV P A A A. community service program Dr David Young psychiatrist and Hugh er Denver personnel methods consultant consultant consultant con con- social security board Governor Maw promised more probation officers to guide young people enough case workers to care for the program adequately and sufficient pay for workers for them to make j social of work a Teat career r. r i i. i 4 sJ t There is no than the calling of on one to devote himself himself himself him him- self to the public welfare he added Mr welfare commission commission commission commis commis- sion chaiman chalman pointed out that the most important duty of the commission commission com corn mission is safeguarding democracy democracy racy b by establishing a social and economic order that makes democracy democracy democracy de de- de- de possible Lists Functions To accomplish these safeguards safeguards safeguards safe safe- guards we as a department must concern ourselves with these functions functions functions Relieve distress w h her e r v e ev e r found stimulate respect for the dignity of the individual protect recipients of public assistance against political and commercial exploitation foster personal rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation re re- re- re habilitation promote the spirit of sufficiency self-sufficiency forestall keeping on rolls cheats and frauds educate educate educate edu edu- cate the public to their obligations obligations obligations obliga obliga- to the underprivileged and society and to the true meaning of the program furnish public officials information on social problems for proper corrective legislation register and interpret the impact of various forces in inthe inthe inthe the world on human humai life and most important give expression to those Christian precepts of life to which we all subscribe understanding subscribe understanding sympathy and brotherhood Commissioner er called upon the workers to guard against persons attempting to chisel on the welfare program He said at least 50 cases of persons receiving receiving receiving ing relief checks while they were employed have hav been called to the attention of the welfare commission commission commission commis commis- sion since it took office Jul July Jul 1 1 Urges Safeguards At the opening session Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day night Mrs Elizabeth Woodruff Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff Clark New York City executive executive executive exec exec- secretary of the National I Federation of Day Nurseries I asked that every locality in the nation make plans to insure the future safeguard of American children I Deploring conditions In ln defense I boom communities she had visited where no rio provision had been made I Ifor for the care of children whose parents parents parents par par- j are engaged in defense work sh declared Rapid changes are overtaking us Little children are the ones most affected by these changes Enormous human catastrophes will take place unless we plan to keep ahead of these changes |