Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-12
FEDERAL
AID FOR
J0bLESS
Present Studying Plans
To Feed Many Who Will
Be Idle This Winter.
OPPOSED TO DOLE
Government To Act Only
After Local Agencies
Have Fallen Down.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1881, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 W.P)-
Federal cooperation to feed the
hungry next winter will be under
taken by President Hoover on a
scale to be determined after COM
pletion of a survey now being made,
according to high administration
source today.
President Hoover is represented
rs abhorring the thought of large
numbers on the border line of star
vation while the country is over
flowing with more footstuffs than
can be consumed. A search is on
for some plan whereby this food
surplus can be turned into needy
channels, 1t is stated.
Two conditions are imposed by
the President, it is understood. One
is that local communities must eX-
haust their own resources before
outside aid is extended. A canvass
OF this situation is being made.
Secondly, relief must not take the
form of a dole" a point which is
strongly emphasized by officials.
Just what is a dole and what is
not depends partially upon the
point OF view. For the moment, the
phrase is used to damn any plan
which is not favored. The admin
istration is ready to draw on l600,-
600 army blankets and 100000 cots
available in the war department for
emergency relief
This is not considered a dole
Proposals are being made from pri-
vate sources to utilize the farm
boards wheat surplus in some form
OF food relief and to finance local
relief agencies through long term
federal credits. These suggestions
have thus far been held to involve
the dole" in some form.
Officials promise that the neces-
sary relief will be provided, prefer
ably without any vital legislation
But the program is not yet formul-
ated. they said
No Extra Session
Mr.. Hoover contemplates no extra
session of congress and could be in
duced to change his mind only
should some emergency seriously
alter the outlook, it is stated. He
prefers to work out a relief plan
administratively, with some sort of
national relief association heading
up the activity and financing 1t to
the extent needed.
One chief concern of the admin
,rtr &c 70 afT
extensive relief plans which will be
agitated in the coming congress
With senators and congressman
facing another election campaign.
pressed by constituents in hard cir
cumstances, and with both houses
evenly divided politically. the temp
tetion in congress to be big hearted
with treasury funds will be great,
administration officials fear.
Already the vanguard of the re-
lief army is heard President Ed
ward A. O'Neil of the American
farm bureau federation has just an
nounced reopening of the fight for
an equalization fee TO relieve agri-
culture.
Senator John j. Blaine, Republi-
can of Wisconsin, has written Presi-
dent Hoover urging an extra session
in September, saying the necessity
was never greater and that "oncom-
ing winter presents dark picture
with its promised hunger, poverty
and distress widespread.
Senator Gerald Nye, Republican
of North Dakota, has come back
from the prairies suggesting two
or three-year period of federal
price fixing" on farm products and
a moratorium on farm mortgage
loans, Representative Wright Pat
man, Democrat of Texas, has ap-
pealed to Mr.. Hoover to fix prices
on oil, cotton, wheat and corn.