Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
Many Suggestions Received
by Committee as Balm
for Unemployed.
CHAIRMAN ASKS STUDY
OF CINCINNATI FIRM PLAN
Senator George Fears Work Plan
by Government Will Start
Too Late.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
New balms for the aches Of unem-
ployment were proposed yesterday TO
the Presidents Emergency Committee
as a word of advice came from it,
chairman for prospective purchasers.
Scores Of communications poured into
the mail box of the committee telling
of successful efforts by civic and welfare
organizations and Government bodies TO
provide work.
At the same time Col. Arthur Woods.
chairman of the committee, admonished
these without income or savings to buy
wisely, but encouraged those who could
afford to make purchases without en-
dangering their finances to do so. Not
only would purchases now stimulate in
dustry and employment, he said, but
they would constitute wise economy In
view Of the generally low prices.
Cites Cincinnati Company.
The chairman recommended to in
dustry a study of the plan adopted by
Proctor d Gamble of Cincinnati to keep
its 10000 workers in plants In eight
American and Canadian cities at work
the year round without reduction In
salaries. The company advised him to-
day its monthly pay roll amounted TO
100000. and assured $4,000 men.
women and children of q comfortable
living through the Winter.
Meanwhile the War Department an
nounced projects costing $3,074,72l had
been put under way, and the Interior
Department said 1t would ask for bids
for contracts totaling $4,000, 900 Novem-
Der Is on the Hoover Dam project on
the Colorado River In order to give en-
ployment.
Representative Celler, Democrat, New
York, urged that the Navy be built
up to the maximum strength allowed
under the London naval treaty, ~ an
employment measure.
George Says It's ''HOkum."
Senator George, Democrat, Georgia,
said yesterday there was q good deal
OF hokum in the trumpet blasts about
unemployment that the administration
Is letting loose just before the election"
George said he wanted to cooperate
with any program to relieve unernploy-
ment and was heartily in favor Of
any move to aid the pepole out of
work, but that he was afraid the fan
fare would lead to false impressions
that would in turn lead to disappoint-
ment"
THE truth of the business" he
added. sis that the administration has
been slow In starting its building pro-
gram. There has been unreasonable
delay in letting contracts and other
snail-like moves in a time that called
for unhampered rapidity. The Winter
will be almost over before the program
about which we hear so much can
give any real relief, for the Treasury's
methods will continue, I'm afraid, to
be slow, despite the announcements"
George said the administration had
aided in accentuating the depression
by not lending its support at the last
session to the Wagner bills to relieve
unemployment These contemplated a
planned program of public building,
with acceleration during times of de-
preston and fund to carry on the
work.
The Democratic Senator added he
had sponsored joint resolution at the
last session which urged expedition of
the public building program.
The resolution passed" he said, "but
the expediting has yet to be done"