Letters, May 6, 1935

Proud Laborer

Sirs:

"Whitecollar folk who are too proud to repair streets, too sensitive to sit at home eating their hearts out on the dole." So say you in writing on Relief in your April 15 issue.

No white-collar man should be too proud to repair streets. You can learn a lot in doing that. Why should a man worry what his friends say if they see him digging a ditch? It is honorable work. I'll tackle any job that comes along without batting an eye.

Of course I have learned to work, in recent years....

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