The Carbon County news., 1931-08-20
Washington Snapshots
Taken by the Helms News Service

Senator Simeon ID. Fess, OF
Ohio. chairman of the Republican
National Committee, in predicting
that the Federal Government will
give direct aid to the hungry and
unemployed this winter, expressed
the opinion that no extra session
of Congress would be called. On
the other hand, Senator John j.
Blaine, Republican insurgent, of
Wisconsin, gave out a commum-
cation which he has sent to Pres
ident Hoover, urging an extra ses-
sion in September. Senator Blaine
declared the oncoming winter pre-
sents a dark picture with its prom
Used hunger, poverty and distress
widespread. He held that a heavy
responsibility rests on the Presi-
dent and Congress and the neces-
sity was never greater"
The already somewhat elongat-
ed list of favorite sons continues
to lengthen-almost daily. At
HilIsboro, Texas, the other day
several hundred friends of Melvin
A. Traylor, the Chicago banker,
who is former Texan, got to-
gether to start a campaign for his
nomination and election as the
Democratic candidate for Presl-
dent in 1882. In Hill County, the
citizens feel they best know his
capabilities. even though he has
gained international banking fame
since he left there. His admirers
count for support on Texas, where
he ascended from a grocery boy;
Illinois and the Middle West,
where Nal Tralor is the friend of
every stock raiser; New York,
where financiers have come to res
pect his business acumen, and
Kentucky, where he was born. In
addition to ballots from these
States they expect votes from
other agricultural States, even
some regularly Republican.
Congress has seldom run into
such barrage of criticism as has
been fired at it in recent years.
Business organizations, educators,
the press and even officials in high
Government positions have joined
in censuring the general conduct
of the two legislative houses that
meet on Capital Hill. In recent
weeks several members of Con-
gress have added complaints of
their own against the manner in
which legislative matters are ham
died. These are especially signif-
icant because members of long ex-
perience have an intimate know
ledge of the defects they point out.
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In the opinion of those best
posted, by far the bitterest and
fiercest struggle next winter will
be between the President and Con-
gress over the matter of appro-
priations for relief of the unem-
ployed. 1t is agreed that the sit
uation will be more acute, that the
suffering and distress will be in
creased and the problem of relief
greater. That the drive in Con
gress for Federal appropriations
will be determined and powerful
is apparent. 1t is equally clean
that Mr.. Hoover will resist as
strongly as he can every effort tC
relieve distress by direct gifts OF
Federal funds from the Treasury
1T savors of the "dole."
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Probably the scheme to trans
form the Treasury into an aims
house will be disguised as a plar
to cooperate" with States anC
cities. The Government will b,
asked to contribute fifty-fifty with
States in relieving unemployment
Then, it is said, the States viii
fall down on the job, and Congress
will generously transfer the entire
burden to the Federal Treasury.
Senator George H. Moses, who
is President pro tenn of the Senate
has announced his intention tt
vote against any proposal for {
dole to aid unemployed. His state
ment followed a report that ST.
a week would be asked for idlf
heads of families when Congress
meets. Senator Moses said he ex-
pected Congress would be deluged
with requests for direct cash re-
lief in various forms, and that he
would continue to vote against
doles as he had in the past.
The President enlists w
should be his most powerful ally
in the fight against the impending
threats of a Federal "dole" this
winter when he calls upon The
leaders of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce. Theil
response is encouraging. Juliu;
H. Barnes and Silas H. Strawn
chairman of the board and presi
dent respectively, of the nationa
body, report that a survey of th'
situation is under way and tina
it's findings will be ready for. th
President the first of next month