Evening star. [volume], June 03, 1937, Page A-5, Image 5

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CHURCHES 10 PUSH
Chicago Man to Head New
Social Division of Local
Federation.
Under the direction of the Rev.
John L. Mixon, a graduate of the
School of Social Service Administra
tion of Chicago University and Chi
cago Theological Seminary, the Wash
ington Federation of Churches has
taken the preliminary steps in its ef
fort to obtain more active participa
tion of local Protestant churches in
Welfare work, it was announced today.
Mr. Mixon will direct the Feder
ation's new Department of Social Wel
fare. according to an announcement
by the Rev. W. L. Darby, executive
secretary of the organization. It is
hoped that the full strength of the
federation, comprising 137 churches of
22 denominations, with a total mem
bership of 75,000, will be enlisted In
this movement to bring the churches
Into co-operation with the social
agencies in a sustained effort to re
lieve the distress of individuals and
families in the District of Columbia
who must have help from some source.
The primary purpose of the move is
to co-ordinate the social welfare work j
wf the churches. It is the most thor
oughgoing undertaking of its kind
In this country, Mr. Mixon said.
The projected department of social
welfare is made responsible to the
federation's Committee on Social
Service, and, through the committee,
to the board of directors of the feder
ation. It is co-ordinate with the pres- |
ant hospital work and Juvenile Court
.work being done by the organization, j
To Use I). C. Agencies.
Mr. Mixon said it is not proposed |
to create a staff of case workers in the
tiew department, but rather to utilize
rs far as possible the family service i
agencies of the District, including |
Public Assistance, and to develop
closer co-operation between the '
Churches and these agencies.
The plan for the department in- !
eludes the setting up of an exchange
In the office of the federation for
rlearing cases from the co-operating .
churches. This exchange will in turn
dear all cases with the Social Serv
ice Exchange of the Council of Social!
Agencies. This method for avoiding
duplication, it was said, was proposed
partly because the federation's de
partment must be kept in touch with
what the local churches are doing
pr.d partly because it is. believed the
churches will clear their cases more
satisfactorily by this method.
The plan contemplates the estab
lishment of welfare councils in co
operating Protestant churches under
% general scheme, subject to adjust
ment to denominational organiza
tion and to local conditions.
It was recommended in the general
plan that each welfare council be ap
pointed by the governing board of the
rhurch and that it should keep stand
p rri records of financial transactions
fend of case histories. It was also
urged that regular reports be made to
tile stated meetings of the board. It
It also expected that all volunteer
workers can be offered training.
Details of Plan.
"In general,” according to the copy
bf the plan being sent all member
rhurches. "it is hoped that each
church will, as far as possible, take
rare of its own families, at least emer- ;
gency and temporary cases, but that
the social work resources of the com
munity. especially the family service
agencies, shall be available to assist,
and to take over cases which the
church is not equipped to handle.
Churches which have little social need
will be asked to help those in con
gested areas and to aid in meeting the
larger welfare problems of this area,
which is our immediate responsibility.
It will be suggested to pastors that
such funds as may be required might
be raised in each church by com
munion and Thanksgiving offerings,
and by classes, societies and organ
ized groups: also by special appeals, as
the people of the churches are brought
face to face with urgent human need."
The Community Chest, the Council
of Social Agencies and a group of case
working agencies are co-operating with
the federation in establishing the new
department. Mr. Mixon will be a reg
ular member of the federation’s staff,
but funds for the support of the de
partment are to be provided by the
Chest by appropriations to and
through a group of its affiliated
agencies.
The department's office is being
established in the federation's head
quarters in the McLachlen Building,
but will be removed to the new head- j
quarters at 1749 N street as soon as
they are ready for occupancy, probably j
the middle of July.
Taxes
<Continued From First Page.l
hours this morning going over eight
pages of the 31-page bill.
Meantime, Chairman Kennedy of
the subcommittee predicted the House
would act on the tax program the
latter part of next week.
Kennedy's prediction followed a
conference with Chairman O'Connor
of the Rules Committee, at which ar
rangements were made to bring the
tax legislation up in the House under
i. special rule to give it a preferred
.status. Otherwise no action could be
taken on the tax bills before June
14. the next District day in the
House.
It is Kennedy's plan now to draft
ft report containing the proposed tax
Social Worker
REV. J. L. MIXON.
legislation together with an explana
tion of each of the revenue-raising
plans which he will present to mem
bers of the full committee tomorrow
and give them time to study it over
the week end. He will ask Chairman
Norton to call another special meet
ing of the full committee Tuesday to
take action on the completed program
program.
Authority for Commissioners.
The only definite action taken by
the subcommittee at its all-day ses
sion yesterday was to approve a rec
ommendation of the Commissioners
that a provision be written into the
tax legislation giving them authority
to borrow Federal funds after July 1
to keep the District from going broke
untii tax revenues are collected in
September.
Final disposition has not yet been
made of two major problems con
fronting the subcommittee. One is
whether the anticipated $1,500,000
from the weight tax on motor vehi
cles should be dumped into the gaso
line tax fund and used to support
the Highway Department and certain
activities of the Department of Traffic
and Vehicles.
A second question to be settled dur
ing discussion of the income tax plan
is whether the tax shall be made
retroactive to 1936 incomes. Tire
bill submitted by the Commissioners
would do that, although the tax levied
on the 1936 incomes would be one
half of the total amount that would
be collectable.
Business Privilege Tax.
The business privilege tax plan of
the Commissioners has a similar fea
ture. and business establishments
would be taxed on the basis of 1936
gross receipts, although only one
half of the amount collectable would
be collected.
The idea behind both proposals Is
to get some revenue from these two
taxes in the current calendar year.
As a courtesy the subcommittee late
yesterday permitted Capt. T. S. Wilk
inson. U. S. N., to make a plea for
the exemption of service men in
Washington from payment of the in
come tax. He pointed out it was
difficult to get Army, Navy and Marine
Corps officers to volunteer for duty
in Washington because of high living
costs.
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois and champion of the in
come tax plan, argued with Capt.
Wilkinson that service men should
make some contribution to the Dis
trict for the services they receive
from the municipal government.
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DANGER OF UNIONS
Ex-Cabinet Member Warns
They May Slow Recovery
if Unwise, .
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3 (/$>).—Ogden L.
Mills, former Secretary of the Treas
ury, warned last night that, without
“wise leadership’’ and organization on
a flexible and voluntary basis, labor
unions “may act as a brake on pros
perity and expansion.”
He pointed to Italy and Germany as
nations where labor unions “started
out, flushed with power, to dominate
the state,” but “ended by being its
slaves.”
The labor situation was discussed by
Mills in one of a series of lectures he
is delivering before the New School for
Social Research on “The Future of the
Republican Party or the Defense of the
Individual.”
He made no mention of the Repub
lican party, but. in discussing politics,
said he doubted any party “organized
strictly on a class basis" would succeed.
He said any labor party “would call
for * * * segregation of the political
funds from the funds of the union.”
He proposed an eight-point program
for unions, as follows:
“1. Recognize the solidarity of in
terests between all classes.
“2. Emphasize co-operation, mutual
understanding and agreement rather
than the selfish application of power.
"3. Refrain from coercion, intimi
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“4. Establish beyond question the
voluntary character of their member
ship.
“5. Realize the necessity of flexi
bility and adaptiveness to changing
conditions.
"6. Make adequate financial reports
to their members.
“7. Accept legal responsibility as
entities for their acts.
“8. Avoid improper pressure on Gov
ernment.”
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