The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
y GOVERNORS
ASSAIL R. F. C.
RELIEF STEPS
Funds Reluctantly DoIed
Out in Small Sums,
Survey Shows.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tons advances for direct and work
relief have been doled out reluctant
ly, and in small amounts, accord
ing to reports from twenty-five gov
ernors today.
The result is that the health and
well-being of the country is jeopar-
died, in the opinion of the un-
employment committee headed by
Professor John Dewey of Columbia
university, which gathered the re-
ports.
The standards of relief based on
the R. F. C.'s aid, according to Pro-
fessor Dewey, are "inhumanly low"
The Governors reports said that
allotments to families of four and
five, including children, ranged from
maximum of $18 a month to a
minimum of SIS for the same period
Few states obtained the total
amount asked for, and will be forced
to make additional requests almost
Immediately.
Criticised by Governors
AS the R. F. c. made most of its
allotments for the period ending
Oct. 81 or Nov. Is, most states will
present new requests within a few
days.
Whether the policy of direct and
work aid will be broadened is a
question of great concern to many
of the chief executives.
In making its canvass of condi-
lions, the unemployment commit
tee asked the Governors to tell how
much they had asked for, how
much had been granted, what their
standards of relief were and what
the prospects are for the winter
months. Sample replies follows:
Arizona-Asked for $1,000,000 for
eight months, and got $250,000 for
September and October.
Arkansas-Got $1,031 900, about
half the amount asked, and try
ing to pay SIS a week for the aver
age family.
Requests Are Slashed
Kentucky-Asked for $1,7OO,OOO to
Jan. l, and received $672,5OO. Gov
ernor Ruby Laffoon wrote: my
opinion is that from 100000 to
ST 100000 will be required to take
care of the needs of Kentucky to
Dec. %, 1882. This is in addition
to the amount granted. The plan
is to give work to the able bodied
at $3.50 day for sufficient num-
Der of days to take care Of all de-
pendents.
Michigan-Asked for over $5,000,-
900 and expects to need $7,000,000.
Relief will average for the summer
months from $40 to $40 month
for a family of four, and from SIS
to $40 for winter months.
Minnesota-Asked for $685. 76
and received it. Only $25 month
is allowed for a family of two adults
and three small children, and SIS
a month for homeless or non-fami-
lied persons.
New Mexico-Asked for and re-
ceived $4,000, but does not state
standard of relief.
Pinchot Dislikes Policies
Ohio-Received $2,337 900 up to
Sept. 30, and doesn't know what
amount will be needed to Jan. /.
Relief given averages $3.50 a month
for a family of five.
Pennsylvania - Governor Clifford
Pinchot wrote Nov IT: 1.-THE r. F. G.
has advanced so far to Pennsylvania
about $11 100000 for unemployment
relief, to run to the end of Novem-
Der. What we shall get for Deem
Der and next year, I can not yet
tell" Pinchot asked for $45, 900, 900.
The secretary of the department of
welfare wrote:
1.-THE average food grants in sew
eral counties were as low as SIS a
month. However, the r. F. C. staff
felt it was unwise to allow county
relief agencies to increase their
grants to any extent the usual
weekly grant for family, of two
adults and two minors ranges from
AZ cents to ST."