The Washington times., 1931-01-19
j. S.DONAT|ON
FACES VETO
IF PASSED
Leaders Desert Hoover in
Fight on Bill; LongwOrth
Said to Favor Federal Aid

pathy for Americas unemployed
and drought sufferers swept Con-
gress today in support Of an i'm
mediate appropriation Of relief
funds from the Federal treasury
The sentiment for Federal aid
was so strong, in fact, that it ap'
peared only a veto by President
Hoover could block the appro,
pEiation. v@~
Hoover Names Group
The executives appointment Of
q special committee to raise relief
funds by popular subscription had
little effect other than to empha-
size the failure to date Of the
American Red Cross drive for do.
nations.
The Senate overwhelmingly ia
Vored the Robinson plan for di-
rect appropriation of $25, ,0O0, 900
to the Red Cross for the purchase
Of food and medicine.
In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
House, q tremendous following
favored Federal relief, with some
Of the Hoover leaders even ignOr-
ing the Presidents wishes.
May Lend Funds
The ultimate plan adopted may
either lend" money to the Red
Cross to be repaid by popular sub
Scriptions if the Hoover-aided drive
for funds meets with success, or
consist Of Federal appropriation
to be matched" by the Red Cross
from popular subscriptions.
The Senate approved the $685.
100000 appropriation Saturday
but reconsidered its action to give
Senator Reed CR0 of Pennsyl-
vania, an opportunity to move
postponement of all action for
three weeks. Senator Reed was
inspired to make this maneuver
by the President, and Mr.. Hoover
supported him by announcing
over the weekend that a special
national committee had been
named to help raise funds by
popular appeal.
Plan to Fail I"
The play for delay will be de-
feated, since 1t is opposed by
Senator Joe T.. Robinson, Demo
cratic floor leader, who SpOn-
eOred the direct appropriation.
Then, the Senate will re-apprOve
the fund and pass the Interior
Department appropriation bill, to
which it was added as a rider"
This conclusion will send the
bill back to the House, where the
President usually can command a
majority to sustain his every wish,
but wEere a revolt is growing
even among his own spokesmen.
Rumor has it that Speaker Long
worth (RO of Ohio, favors a
Federal appropriation but only
upon the condition that the Red
Cross will match it by popular
subscriptions.
The President opposes any
appropriation from the Federal
Treasury, regardless of the con-
ditions. He revealed this opposl-
ton quite bluntly in recent talks
with his Capitol leaders.
Veto Threat. Made
He went so far even as to
threaten to veto any bill, carry
ing such an appropriation. His
adamant attitude really worried
his leaders, who cannot conceive
Of President vetoing a depart
mental appropriation bill.
Over this controversy hung the
threat of a special session of the
new Congress after March 4. The
Democratic-InSurgent coalition has
served notice that Congress either
will appropriate money for the
relief of the needy or it will make
no other appropriations. Such
an ultimatum, if carried out,
would compel the President to
yield or force a special session.
Coolidge is Named
President Hoover yesterday ap-
pointed Calvin Coolidge as hon.
orary chairman of a nationwide
committee to sponsor and aid the
Red Cross in its $1o,OOO,0O0 drive.
Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith,
of New York, whom President
Hoover defeated for the Pres1-
dency in 1928, and John w. .Da-
Wis, of West Virginia, vanquished
Democrat in 1924, were named as
vice chairmen.
General PerShing and Gen.
Abel Davis, of Chicago, also were
named as vice chairmen, and
John Barton Payne, national
chairman of the Red Cross, was
made active chairman Of the
committee.
Bishop Accepts Post
Bishop James E. Freeman, OF
the National Episcopal Cathedral
of Washington, was one OF Do
nationally prominent citizens
whose acceptances to membership
on the committee have been re-
ceived. Others include Owen D.
Young, former Gov. E. Lee Trim
kle, of Virginia; Thomas w. La
mont, New York banker; the Rev.
S. ParkeS Cadman, of Brooklyn;
George Eastman, kodak mag
nate, of Rochester, N. Y, and
Samuel insult, power magnate,
of Chicago.
Among women named are Miss
Gertrude McNally, Of Washing
ton; Mrs. John F. Sipple. Of
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert,
of Louisville; Mrs. Joseph E.
Friend, of New Orleans; Mrs.
Corrine Roosevelt Robinso and
AGrs. E. Louis Slade, Of New York.