Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
HELPING JOBLESS
RATED FIRST TASK
Senator Harrison Will Not Be
Party to FiIibuSter Against
Fund Bills.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Declaring that unemployment is the
most pressing problem before the
American people today" Senator Pat
Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi, who
returned to Washington today, said that
all parties in Congress should be pre-
pared to enact legislation as speedily
as possible to meet the situation.
Senator Harrison made 1t clear that
he was not willing to enter into any
filibuster to prevent the passage at the
short session Of any Of the appropria-
ton bills.
Asserting that Unemployment is the
dominant problem today, Senator Har-
riSon said:
! Sees Action Demanded.
1.-THE coming Congress should deal
with 1t first" He continued:
The country Is in no condition to
countenance party differences and legis-
lative boycotts. The administration and
its party leaders in Congress should see
to it that vote be permitted on the
Muscle Shoals question and the Norris
lame duck constitutional amendment.
There Is no reason why leaders should
House, since it has already passed the
Senate, and there can be no justifca-
ton for the deadlock to be continued
in conference between the two houses
on Muscle Shoals legislation. These
measures have been held up by admin
istration leaders for years, and during
the coming session Of Congress should
be acted upon.
THE Wagner unemployment bills
which passed the Senate, should be i'm
mediately passed by the House and be-
come law. Any additional measures
that might strengthen unemployment
legislation should be Immediately
adopted. 1t Is to be hoped that the
administration will use. its influence to
that end. But even if the administra-
ton refuses to permit legislation to be
passed dealing with these important
questions, ] shall not feel justified in CO.
operating in any movement to block the
passage at this Congress Of the gen.
eral supply bills. know nothing that
would be more disastrous to the country
than to defeat the appropriations neces-
sary for the orderly administration Of
government.
This is an unusual situation, and
the highest order of constructive states
manship should be employed to meet it.
Great Emergency Seen.
"a great emergency confronts us, and
such adequate appropriations should be
made as not only to provide funds for
the numerous agencies Of the Govern
ment, but such additional appropria-
tons should be made as to provide Tor
immediate prosecution of every public
work, whether improvement OF rivers
and harbors, the construction OF high
ways, soldiers homes and hospitals,
public buildings or what not which have
heretofore been authorized by law or
which the circumstances demand. Such
legislation as to meet the distress con-
ditions in the drought-stricken areas
should be passed. and legislation pro-
viding credit for the farmers and grant
ing extension of time to meet their OBJ
legation to the Government, where the
conditions justify 1t. should be enacted.
"If this policy SHOULD be carried out,
then the Congress must also consider
and pass such necessary legislation as
not only to meet any apparent defictt
but to finance the program OF con-
struction."
The Mississippi Senator takes much
the same view toward the necessity Of
passing appropriation bills as Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic
leader of the Senate. Both are opposed
to filibustering against appropriations
in order to force a special session OF the
new Congress after March 4.
IONGWORTH BACK.