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Show Jolui IS. Steele Makes Ileport On Welfare Meet John E. Steele, secretary of the Delta unit of the Welfare Assn., attended tthe meeting July 14, in Salt Lake City, called to discuss welfare problems in the state. Mr. Steele makes the following report of the session: I would say some 15 representatives represent-atives from different parts of the state were present at the state Welfare meeting July 14. Mrs. Williams Wil-liams presided and Herbert B. Maw former governor of Utah, was present pre-sent as legal advisor. Some members mem-bers of the late and other sessions of the legislature were present. Mr. Maw went over a draft of a referendum law and explained it. In order to get such a law on the balot, a petition must be signed sign-ed by 10 of the total number of voters and signers must do so before be-fore a notary public. Regular election elect-ion will be a year from next Nov. Sholud a special session of the leg islature be called action can then be had. It was estimated that the sum of some $25,000 would be required re-quired to put this over. After Mr. Maw explained the legal procedure a general discussion discuss-ion was engaged in . From his analysis, after the state voted for the Welfare law the legislature could then amend same to suit themselves, so what is the use. However a committee of five was appointed to work with Mr. Maw, and as far as possible, launch some effort to promote the' general welfare wel-fare interest. It was called to the attention of those present how they had grown old and incapacitated in building this great commonwealth called the state of Utah, and now in their feeble condition, the people who succeed to their efforts brand them as leeches parasites and lazy spongers., though they and their children contribute to the relief fund by paying a 2 tax which sets up $13,000,000. And were it not for the fact that the state can filch the federal government of an amount equal to any relief fund set aside by the state not one cent would be directed for relief purposes. The great problem of the day is what to do with the relief burden. In Greenland, after 65 years of age the offender is set out on the ice and after freezing to death is tipped tip-ped into the ocean and the sharks eat him. By John E. Steele, Secretary. |