Word: doles
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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England's dole is a medicine for the dis ease of unemployment. Last week Eng land learned that the dole brought its own disease. To many a workman, suddenly jobless, mental deterioration comes swiftly. For a few days he enjoys his leisure. Then comes restlessness. He walks the streets, goes home to pace his floor, bite his nails, throw things at his wife. Gradually this energy wears itself out. He stops shaving, becomes dirty, slovenly, sodden. He looks at the world out of dull, defeated eyes. For this con dition psychologists have a new term : un employment shock...
...rest of this century. By malingering was I admitted twice to this Soldiers' Home. By malingering I can stay. Three times already have 1 malingered through medical examinations. My symptoms were entirely subjective, actually nonexistent. This will give you an idea as to how "Uncle Shylock" gives the Dole. There are thousands who, in addition to the above, get compensation and pensions-by malingering. Thousands like me, young, healthy, have run on to this simple solution of living without working. Of course, being a wise old Uncle, he gives the dole to his fighting men. Perhaps...
...indefensible. . . . Why, they passed the question along to the States. localities and private charities [which] cannot cope with the situation. . . . Now, what is the record of these two forms of relief? First is relief in the home; second is what we call 'made work.' . . . Home re lief is a dole. 'Made work' is a dole in disguise. . . . Private charity can go only a certain distance, when the Federal Gov ernment must step...
...spends most of his time in England. From Edinburgh came Mrs. Alexander Whyte, relict of the later moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland and principal of New College. Accompanying her was James Watt, onetime miner, hot Communist who used to agitate among Fifeshiremen while living on the Dole. Came also Commander Sir Walter George Windham who lists himself in Who's Who as "founder of the Aeroplane Club, 1908; took part in early motor drive to Brighton; owner of cars since 1897; Controller of the ist Aerial Meeting (England) at Doncaster; entered a monoplane constructed by himself . . . holds...
...procession filed up to tell their tales of woe. Senator Costigan felt more & more satisfied with himself. To a suggestion that his bill proposed a "dole," he answered hotly: "Americans must not starve while we quibble over words." Evidence lay before him from the American Association of Public Welfare Officials that only ten States were able to take care of their distress...