Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
FUNDS TO Be ASKED
FOR RELIEF STUDIED
Clifford Group Sets October
19 to November rs as Period
for JobIesS Drive.

The Presidents organization on I'M
employment relief today was preparing
to announce the amount of funds de-
sired to relieve distress conditions aris-
ing from unemployment this Winter
and which is TO be raised locally
throughout the country between Octo-
Der 10 and November IS.
AS this campaign wiz close two weeks
before Congress convenes, observers to-
day voiced their opinions that the adj
ministration hopes to be able to inform
Congress in December that funds raised
during this campaign will be adequate
to fight distress conditions.
waiter S. clifford, national relief di-
rector, in announcing the dates for the
campaign, said this period was agreed
upon as desirable because of the fact
that a ma jority Of fund drives in past
years have been conducted between
those dates
Give Impetus TO Efforts.
ITO the extent that all campaigns
fan within this period" Mr.. Clifford
added, additional impetus will be given
to each local effort" The relief d.
rector has emphasized the national or
ganization is not planning TO raise
fund but viii merely coordinate and
encourage the raising of funds by po-
htical subdivisions.
The campaign, however. will be Ma
ticn-wide with appeals sent from ma
tional headquarters.
1t was noted the annual Red Cross
roll call scheduled for November ll-25.
would come within this period. Pre-
viously the Association OF Community
Chests and Councils had fixed the same
period for campaigns by its member
orga nizations.
AS Mr.. Clifford continued today to
perfect his organization he said he was
encourag ed by scores of offers from
prominent business men to aid him ON a
voluntary basis.
The director said one offer came from
a friend who said he had planned to
spend the Winter in Florida. but, i'm
pressed by the seriousness of the situa-
ton, was willing to come to Washington
and give his entire time to the cause
Mr. Clifford explained that he planned
to augment his organization by three or
four such men at the present time, but
may need more later Much Of the adj
visory work will be done by volunteer
members of the committee appointed oy
President Hoover to assist him, while
Government departments are proyiG-
ing clerical help.
Relief and welfare organizations func-
tioning in unemployment relief last
year are expected to submit their esti-
mate of what this years burden will
be. The general feeling, in advance OF
accurate survey, is that the demand for
assistance this Winter will be as heavy,
If not heavier than last.
Meanwhile, as the Clifford group
hastened to obtain this estimate, the
Federal Reserve Board today issued q
glo0my summary Of general business
and financial conditions in the United
States.
The summary showed that industrial
production and employment declined
somewhat more than the usual sea
sonal extent in July. production slump
ing TO SO per cent Of the l923-25 aver
age. This was only one point above the
low level of last year, reached in De-
cember Activities of textile mills and
shoe factories were reported maintained
at high level" but the output OF iron
and steel, automobile, lumber and cop
per decreased further
Factory employment and pay rolls
declined somewhat more than the sea-
sonal amount from the middle of June
to July Is. the summary showed. Large
decreases in employment were reported
at car-huilding shops and machinery
and automobile factories. and at lumber
mills. In the textile industries as .
whole employment decreased somewhat
less than Is usual in July and there
were increases in employment in the
wooden goods and mems clothing In
dustries.