The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
U. 5. PLANNING
WINTER FOOD
AID FOR NEEDY
Federal Cooperation for
Hunger Relief Aim of
Current Survey.
DOLE IDEA STUNNED
Officials to Insist Local
Governments Take
First Steps.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press STAFF Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Federal
cooperation to feed the nations
hungry next winter will be under
taken by President Herbert Hoover
on a. scale to be determined after
completion of survey now being
made, according to high admins
tration source today.
Mr.. Hoover is said. to be distressed
with the thought that large num-
bers are on the border-line Of starva-
ton while the country is overlooking
with more foodstuffs than can be
consumed. A search is on for a plan
whereby the 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 dole" point emphasized
holly by officials.
Depends on Viewpoint
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 1900
900 army blankets and 100000 cots
available in the war department for
emergency relief.
This is not considered a dole.
Proposals are being made from
private sources to utilize the farm
boards wheat surplus in some OF
food relief and to finance local re-
lief agencies through long-term
federal credit. These suggestions
thus far have been held to involve
the dole" in some form.
Ohicials promise that the neces-
sary relief will be provided, prefer
ably without any vital legislation.
But the program is not yet formu-
lated, they say.
Mr.. Hoover contemplates no extra
session of congress, it is said and
prefers to work out relief plan
Enthusiastically, with some sort of
national relief organization head
ing up the activity and financing
1t to the extent needed.
Administration Concerned
One chief concern of the admin
istration is to head off numerous
extensive relief plans which are sure
to be agitated in the coming con-
gress. With senators and congress-
men facing election campaigns, and
pressed by constituents in hard cir
cumstances, the temptation 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'Neal of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, just has
announced reopening of the fight
for an equalization fee to relieve
agriculture. Senator John j. Blaine
(Rep., Wis., has written Mr.. Hoo
YER urging an extra session In Sep
TENDER, saying the necessity never
was greater and that "oncoming
winter presents a dark picture with
its promised hunger, poverty and
distress Widespread
Senator Gerald P. Nye (Rep, N. D.
has come back from the prairieS
suggesting two or three-year per-
Tod of federal price fixing" on farm
products and moratorium on farm
mortgage loans. Representative
Wright Patman Dem., TeX) has
appealed to MI. Hoover to fix prices
on oil, cotton, wheat and corn.