The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09
LESLIE FLAYS
DOLE IN Wire
To PRESIDENT
Indiana Able to Care for Its
JobIeSS, Hoover Is
Advised.
ROAD PROGRAM PUSHED
Highway Heads Deny They
Will Benefit From
100000 Projects.

Opposition to a dole system and
to federal financial aid for unem-
ployed was voiced today by Gov
ernor Harry G.. Leslie in telegram
to President Herbert Hoover.
While Leslie was writing the tele-
gram his highway commission was
considering the already outlined
plan of furnishing work for from
5000 to 5000 men on the state high
way system.
The text of Leslie's telegram to
the President follows:
1.-THE people of Indiana appreciate
fully your plans for meeting the
unemployment problem and through
me assure you they are deeply con-
scious of their own responsibilities
to the unemployed of this state.
Spurns Federal Help
1--WE Hoosiers stand opposed I'M
alterably to the false doctrine of
federal paternalism or dole system
and feel that financial aid from the
federal government not only is UNI
necessary but undesirable.
"AS in previous emergencies
whatever needs are required in In
diana will be met through the gen.
erosity of Hoosier citizens. At the
same time we will appreciate the
counsel and direction of your CO.
ordinating committee"
Members of the highway commits
sion declared they were not pre-
pared to announce the fully devel-
oped plan to spend the highway
maintenance surplus of approx
mately 100000 on the unemploy-
ment proposal advanced by Albert
j. Wedeking, chairman of the COM
mission, and by the Governor.
Deny Interests Selfish
At the same time they announced
they would go into the matter of
truck purchases this afternoon. An
attempt to sidetrack this was made
when it was decided to use the
funds for the relief program.
They we're, however, indignant at
reports that the roads upon which
the proposed relief work is to be
made are located near the farms
and property owned by themselves
and the Governor.
It was pointed out that State
Road 26 from Lafayette to State
Road Al passes close to the farm
owned by the Governor, near the
border of Warren and Benton
counties.
Spencer County Helped
Another road on the program
starts at Hillham in Dubois county
and proceeds thirty-six miles to
Maxwell Much of this mileage is
in Spencer county. where, both
Wedeking and Highway Director
John j. Brown have their extensive
agricultural and banking interests.
A Son-in-law of Brown operates
a large ferry company at Rockport
and both this town and Maxwell
are on the Ohio river. There is no
bridge at this point
Two more roads on the program
begin at Huntington, the home of
Arthur H. Sapp, newly-named COM
missioner.
Silent on Shake-up
Road 10 from Peru to Fult>--
county is in the bailiwick of jess
Murden, who resigned from the
commission to give way to Sapp.
The road would afford him another
route to his cottage on Lake Mani
tou.
The commissioners were vocife-
rous in their denial that it was
their intent to aid themselves by
putting through this program.
They also declined definite an
swers when questioned whether
they were to proceed with the dis
missal of Owen S. Boiling, assistant
to The director, and Omer Manlove,
garage superintendent. Both have
been scheduled for the ak for some
time.
I'VE haven't discussed that yet"
Wedeking and Brown answered to
every question. Meanwhile, truck
men are waiting for the third time
to learn what disposition is to be
made Of the hide