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j. s. WHEAT TO AID
UNEMPLOYED UPON
0. K. BY CONGRESS
Farm Board Ready to Use
Its Holdings to Feed
Hungry JobIeSS.
WOODS SOUNDS CALL
TO INDUSTRY IN CRISIS
Wants Work Provided for as Many
as Possible-Has Conference
With Hoover.

Chairman Legge said today the Fed
eral Farm Board would be glad to make
its holdings of wheat available as food
for the unemployed if Congress would
replace the money used by the Grain
Sterilization Corporation for its pur-
chase.
Such a step, he said, would help in
reducing the wheat surplus in this
country.
Legge explained, however, that the
Farm Board had no authority under
the agricultural marketing act to give
away wheat purchased in sterilization
operations.
Holds Congress Must Act.
The only way the wheat could be
turned over to the unemployed, there
fore, was through additional authority
from Congress, which meets In Decent
Der.
IeTee's statement came in the midst
If a. series of conferences on the un-
employment situation between President
Hoover, Col Arthur Woods, Government
relief director. and other members OF
the Hoover Cabinet Committee.
Col. Woods set aside the day to or
ganize his personnel staff, going from
one Department to another to seek
qualified men.
Call Made to Industry.
Woods first act after a White House
conference was to sound a call to In
Siustry to find as many jobs as posi-
bic this Winter for the 100000 per-
sons which Government figures snow
TO be out of employment.
Col. Woods, with Secretary Lam0ne'
chairman Of the Cabinet Unemploy-
rnent Committee; Secretary Hurley and
Undersecretary of the Treasury Mills
called at the White House and was IN
conference with Mr.. Hoover Tor nearly
an hour.
It was explained afterward that a
tentative program was outlined 70 bring
into play every agency OF the Govern
ment to help the unemployment situa-
ton and to bring about COORDINATION
not only in the Government. but IN IN,
dustry and State, county and municipal
IL was emphasized by the conferees
that coordination VIII be the Keynote
of the administrators relief program,
Immediately after comforting with
Mr.. Hoover, Col Woods and Secretary
Lamont went to the Department OF
Commence where quarters for the
former we're selected.
Plans National Survey.
One of the first things that Col.
Woods will undertake will be quick
survey Of national conditions and next
the selection Of number OF ASSISTANTS.
These latter will be drafted from vari-
Gus sections of the country and 1t Is
thought that a number OF them WIN
0f NJ
ization built up by Col. Woods during
the unemployment problem in 1922.
Col. Woods said he is not yet pre-
uared to give details as to what dlrec-
fion the work will take, but he Is
convinced that the entire country
must be aroused to do its part. He
feels, however, that the country al
ready is conscious of the seriousness
of the situation and Is doing mucn 10
relieve it.
He said this necessitates the bring
ing about of coordination especially
on the part of the agencies OF the Fed
eral Government. He said he does
not believe the saturation point mas
been reached In the number OF JOBS
in the Governments building program.
He feels satisfied that this ACTIVITY
alone can absorb considerably more OF
the unemployment.
Local Agencies Organized.
The Government. according to Col.
woods. can give material aid at once
Fv roing ahead with its construction
proeram. He asserted that the one
thing that impresses him as making
the situation now better than 1t was IN
1901 is that the various local agencies
are already organizing and have been
for some time. OF course, he explained,
TO make their work more effective, ne
counts on a coordination Of effort. In
Further discussing this task, Col Woods
declared that this national undertaking
must be approached with great vigor
and must be done at once.
He said red tape will be cut and there
win be no preliminaries. The situation
according to his viewpoint is that moth
ing must be put OF until next week
what can be done today, he said, must
not be delayed. He declared that In
dustries ought to do their part In as
sisting in this problem. He added that
Industries have already done much and
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