Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21
HOOVER TO CONFER.
ON UNEMPLOYMENT.
will Talk to Clifford at Camp.
Reed Hits Pinchot Letter
Asking Special Session.
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telephone man viii have completely
free hand.
The Avisory Committee win be ex-
actly what its name indicates. the White
House said. The entire administrative
function will rest with Clifford and with
Fred c. Croxton, whom the President
has chosen IS assistant director. Crox-
ton has been acting chairman Of the
Presidents Emergency Committee for
Employment, which will be absorbed by
the larger Clifford organization.
Financing Undisclosed.
No announcement has been made as
to how the Clifford group win be
financed. The Presidents Emergency
Committe has received It's financial as
sistance from the funds Of the Secretary
OF Commerce. There is still money
available in this fund. The services of
clifford, Croxton and the Advisory Com
mittee will be volunteered.
The position Of the President that
unemployment relief is primarily the
responsibility of the local community
received strong support yesterday in a
statement from Senator Reed, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania.
Reed came to an open break with
Gov Pinchot of Pennsylvania on the
latters letter to President Hoover urg-
ing special session of Congress to
deal with unemployment.
CnaracteriZing the Pinchot letter as a
Serious mistake" Reed said a special
session would result in Legislative
quackery" and demanded that the
Governors Of the various states assume
the responsibility that is theirs" and
stop trying to unload it on President
Hoover.
Advisers Named.
The Advisory Committee includes r.
Fl, Ashton. president, American Railway
Association, Rufus Abbott. Chicago. Ill. ;
Bernard Baruch, New York; G. E.
Bookman, president, National Confer
ence Of Social Work; Newton D. Baker,
Cleveland, Ohio; Reese Blizzard, Mar
tinsburg, W. Va: j. Herbert Case. pres
ident, Association Of Community
knight, Knights of Columbus; Harvey
Couch. Pine Bluff, Ark; Fred C. Crox-
ton, Ohio; James G. Drain past COM
mander, American Legion; E. d. Duff
field, Newark, N. j.; Pierre S. du Pont,
Wilmington, Del; John E. Edgertcn,
president, National Manufacturers As
sociation; William j. Ellis, president
Association of Welfare Oficials; Milton
Esberg. San Frnacisco, Calf; George
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Fairbanks. Indianapolis. Ind: Harold
Fabian, Salt Lake City. Utah: Fred
Fisher, Detroit, Mich; Homer Fergu-
son, Newport News, Va: Mrs. John M.
Glenn, president, Family Welfare AS
ISOLATION of America; DIR. Lillian Gil
breth, Montclaire, N. j.. William Green,
president, American Federation of La
Dor; c. E. Grunsky, president, Ameri-
can Engineering Council; Edward N.
Hurley, Chicago, Ill.
z. Johnston. president, Brotherhood
z. Johnston, president, Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers; H. G. Knight,
president New England Council; H. G.
Lloyd, Philadelphia, Pa. Alexander
Legge. Chicago. ILL.,; j. F. Lucey, Dali
las, Tex; Alvin McCaulley, president
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce; Samuel Mather, Cleveland,
Ohio; Wesley G. Mitchell, director Ma
tional Bureau of Economic Research;
Rev John r. Mott, president Y. M.
C. A.: Charles Maggie, St Louis, Mo-.
Cleveland Newton, st. Louis, Mo-; John
K Ottley, Atlanta, Ga; John Barton
Payne, chairman, American Red Gross:
Frank r. Phillips, Pittsburgh, Pa; VIII
liam G. Proctor, Cincinnati, Ohio: Ray
mond Robins, Florida; Henry M. Rob-
inson, Los Angeles. Calf; John r..
Ryan, New York; Edward L. Ryerson,
Chicago, Ill; julius Rosenwald, Chi
cago, Ill; Mrs. John F. Sipple, presi-