Evening star., 1932-06-27
CONFEREES TURN
TOWARD HOOVER
VIEWS ON RELIEF
Committee Unable to Agree,
but Shows Disposition to
Back Presidents Stand.
GARNER TAKES HAND
IN CONFERENCE SESSION
Sets Precedent by Directing Nego-
tiations, but Avoids Entering
Controversy.

Congressional conferees on the un-
employment relief bill failed today to
reach an agreement, but showed a dis
position to consider President Hooyer,s
contention that emergency aid funds
should be distributed on the basis of
need.
Chairman Norbeck of the Senate
conferees on the $4,000, 900 600 bin
said no agreements were reached in a
tWo-and-one-half-hour session this
morning, but added the negotiators
would make another attempt this after
noon to iron out the differences.
He indicated a disposition among the
conferees to listen to President Hoovers
arguments for distribution of the pro-
posed $3OO,oOO,oOO emergency relief
fund on the basis of need.
Feels Progress Is Made.
Il realize the difficulty Of getting a
bill to suit the Senate, the House and
the President" Norbeck said. but
really feel like we are making pro-
greSs
Nothing definite has been settled,
but the situation does not look so i'm
possible as it did at first and frankly
am of the belief the Presidents
wishes will be given every consideration
possible as to the distribution of the
$300,000,00 relief fund in order that
needs of the situation may govern"
Speaker Garner shattered precedent
today by assuming personal direction
OF the negotiations.
Garner appeared personally in the
meeting of conferees.
Asked by newspaper men afterward II
ne had pointed the way to a compro-
mise, the Speaker said he done con-
siderable Grating" but would not re-
veal the details Of his discussion.
Silent on Public Works.
He said, however, he had confined
his remarks to the sections of the bill
dealing with emergency relief funds
and expanding the borrowing power of
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton for construction loans.
Garner said he had not discussed the
controversial public works section of the
bill, to which President Hoover is op-
posed. feeling 1t was a matter for con-
ferees to adjust by compromise.
The Speakers appearance came as
the Senate and House conferees met
for the second time to attempt to COM
pose differences. Garner went to the
conference in company with Represent
ative Rainey, the Democratic leader,
who introduced the bill in the House.
1t had been the Speakers original
contention to serve as conferee him
self, but this plan was blocked when
Representative Smell, the Republican
leader, declined to take place on the
committee
Garner then named the five ranking
members Of the ways and means group
which prepared the House bill.
Green Makes Appeal.
The necessity of relief was brought
before the conferees forcibly in a state
ment yesterday by William Green, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, in which he said;
Unemployment has been increasing
this Spring at a rate unprecedented
even in the two years Of distress we
have just been through. If un-
employment keeps on increasing at this
rate We shall have 100000 out of
work by next Winter.
From January to May, 1882, well
over a million men and women have
been thrown out of work in industry.
The rate of increase this year has been
considerably more than twice that of
1880 or 1881. Trade union figures for
June show a still further increase.
Our preliminary estimate CT un-
employment shows at least 10000, 900
out of work in May. Trade union
figures for the first part of June show
the largest increase this year Apply
ing them to industry generally would
indicate that at least 200 900 more have
been thrown out of work since May.
Farms Supply Jobs.
Farm work has provided some jobs.
but unquestionably the number now out
of work is nearly 100000
The report for cities shows unem-
ployment increasing in is of our "a
reporting cities. Detroit and Cleveland
report the highest unemployment, while
New York, Paterson, Chicago, Buffalo,
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia follow
closely. The month has brought Sc
rious increases in Denver. Baltimore
st. Louis and San Antonio"
The only source to which the uncm-
ployed can look for jobs. Green said,
is the Federal Government, which
should take hold of the situation and
set up the methods and the means for
providing citizens with opportunities to
earn bread, shelter and heat"