SPECTRE OF STARVATION.
AMERICA'S UNEMPLOYED. RELIEF FUNDS SHORTAGE. INCREASE OF THE NEEDY. MILLIONS IN DISTRESS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received December HO. 12.5 a.m.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Representatives of New ork, Chicago and Philadelphia told the Senate Committee, which is investigating unemployment, that Ihe necessary funds to provide relief for those cities had by no means been obtained. Relief now was on what might be called a " disaster basis." " Before depression hit, us,'' said the speakers, "it was possible to give thorough relief, but now all such work is touch and go, tho available money is limited and personal service, is curtailed owing to the increased number of people in need." It is estimated that 800,000 people are unemployed in New York, of whom 100,000 are receiving aid from various sources and 50,000 are in dire straits. Wages iri New York city are said to have decreased by from £16.000,000 to £18,000,000 a month. Relief agencies have disbursed about £BOO,OOO a month and this has involved such a loss of funds that (He spectre of starvation faces millions of people who were never out of work before.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21068, 30 December 1931, Page 9
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187SPECTRE OF STARVATION. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21068, 30 December 1931, Page 9
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