Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
FINAL DISPOSITION
OF RELIEF is SEEN
DURING THIS WEEK

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further program of legislation, includ-
ing Muscle Shoals and the so-called
lame duck" amendment to the Con-
stitution, disposed of.
The demand for cash payment of
the soldiers bonus certificates may be
met soon by the report to the House of
bill increasing the loan value of the
certificates to so per cent. Such a
measure may be put through the House
Finance Committee is inclined to wait
action on this measure by the House.
Indicate Line Of Attack.
But in spite of all the pitfalls ahead
the chances for passing all the appro-
priatior Sills by March 4 and obviating
the call Of special session Of Congress
appeared brighter last night than they
have for weeks. There is a disposition
on the part Of q great majority of the
members of both houses to get through
and go away until next December.
The line of attack on the relief agree
ment, which may be expected in the
Senate. was indicated by the speeches
delivered yesterday by Senators Wheel
er and La Toilette. Both deplored the
fact that the agreement casts overheard
all plan to aid the unemployed in the
cities from Federal funds. Both as
serted that the compromise agreement
may prove Of no real help to the dis
tressed farmers in the drought areas.
II am not in accord with this agree
ment," declared Senator Wheeler az
consider 1t unfair to the workers of
this country to say that we will loan
money to the farmers in the drought
11nff hof axxyfl
ling to appropriate a dollar for the
hundreds of thousands of workers now
out of employment. Why should. we
discriminate against the workers Of the
city, whom the captains Of industry
have thrown out of work? am OPP
posed to this so-called compromise. It
has been described as a face-Saving
proposition for the President of the
United States. It is not creditable
performance either on the part Of the
President or the part of the Senate"
Senator Wheeler read a paragraph
from the New York Times of today, in
which 1t was said that the agreement
was satisfactory to the Progressive Re-
publicans Of the Senate. He called on
Senators Norris, La Toilette and others
Of the Progressive group to say whether
this was so.
La Toilette Not Satisfied.
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin de-
clared that 80 far as he was concerned
he vas not satisfied with the so-called
compromise.
THE language of this agreement"
Senator La toilette said, cruelty fails
to recognize the distress in the urban
centerS Of the country. It does not rec
ognize the distress of 100000 unem-
ployed persons and 100000 employed
on part time. I believe also that 1t
viii prove cruel disappointment to
| the farmers In the drought-Stricken
States. Under this agreement the in
depreciation of rehabilitation Is to be
left to the Secretary of Agriculture. He
Is the same Secretary who says that q
loan to purchase food was dangerously
near q dole and who repudiated the
bill brought in by Senator McNary,
which authorized the loaning Of money
to buy food.
81 cannot understand the callous In
difference of the President and the
members Of the cabinet and Of too
many members Of Congress to suffering
in this country today. We are APP
preaching an adjournment OF Congress
on March and Congress is not to meet
again until December. Yet all we have
done is woefully inadequate.
Wants Purpose Stated.
"A spokesman for the President claims
that he has not yielded one tota in his
demand that the Federal Government
shall not provide food for those in dis
tress. At the same time the Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders in the
Senate say that the money obtained
be used for the uurcle OF food. = !