Evening star., 1932-02-01
100000 Measure Ap-
parentIy Doomed to Defeat
at Present Time.
RESULTS ARE GIVEN
ON QUESTIONABLE
Wisconsin Senator Says 305 Cities
Favor U. S. Appropriation,
With 2l5 Opposed.

Ihe demand for Federal contribution
10 the States to meet the unemplov-
ment situation reached the floor Of the
senate today when Senator La Toilette
OF Wisconsin called up for consideration
the bill sponsored by himself and bv
senator CoStigan of Colorado. 1t calls
Ior a Federal appropriation of S375-
The bill, which was reported to the
Senate by the Senate Committee on
ManuIactureS, OF which Senator La
FoIIete Is chairman seems doomed not
10 pass at this time. Enough Renub-
means and Democrats are lined against
II, IL Is said, to refer the bill back To
the committee. Such a motion is ey-
pected to be made after the proponents
OF the measure have had an opportunity
to discuss it.
IN opening the debate on the bill
Senator La Toilette gave the results of
a queStlonnalre on unemployment sent
out by him just before Congress opened
IN December. He told the Senate he
mad received letters from mavors or
other city officials of $40 cities in
which definite information was given in
nearly TOO cities.
His QUESTIONABLE contained seven
questions, the last Of which was: DO
you favor a Federal appropriation?
Favored by 3O5 Cities.
Senator La Toilette said that 3O5
cities. with populations aggregating g.
III, 100. do favor such appropriation.
Two hundred and fifteen cities. with
populations aggregating 46I8O1l, are
not IN favor OF Federal appropria-
ton.
No report from New York CITY was
included in the letters answering the
QUESTIONABLE which Senator La Toilette
presented to the Senate today.
Mayor Curley Of Boston. answering
the question, DO you favor a Federal
appropriations" said that he was not
In favor OF an appropriation resembling
a dole, but that he did favor a Federal
appropriation for public work to give
employment.
The La -Costigan bill provides
for the ALLEGATION Of funds TO the States.
There is no mention of the District OF
Columbia in it.
The money is to be handled through
Federal relief emergency board. This
board is to deal with State agencies
set up by the States for that purpose
1t is provided that the amount which
may be expended for the rest of the
present fiscal year shall not exceed
Sl25OOO 900. The whole operation is
limited TO a tWo-year period
Senator La Toilette. summarizing the
information obtained from replies to
his QUESTIONABLE. told the Senate that
the number Of unemployed persons in
these cities as whole in December.
1881. as compared with December,
1880, had increased greatly. He said:
Idle Increase Extensive.
One hundred and fifty-six cities
show an increase in unemployment up
to so per cent. One hundred and fifteen
cities show an increase over so per
cent up to 100 per cent Eighty-five
cities show an increase of 100 per cent
or over. Thirteen cities show some de-
crease over the preceding year"
The Wisconsin Senator said that the
decrease in unemployment in these
cities is due in some eases to seasonal
employment, which is expected to last
for short time. He said that between
80 and so cities show no increase in
unemployment, and he explained this
can De attributed in some cases to an
ltnerant part OF the population which
has moved to another State, hoping to
get employment or an easier living.
He said that many of the Western and
Southern cities complain of an itinerant
population for which they are almost
totally at loss to provide
The picture painted by Senator La
Toilette of unemployment conditions
and distress in the cities of this coun-
try was dark one. He said that many
of the cities have increased their ap-
preparations to take care of the desti-
tute and that many other cities have
reported that they have no funds.
either to increase or TO continue apk
preparations. For example, he said
that 122 cities have no appropriation
for this relief and that % cities have
no funds
Relief Needs Increase.
The number of persons needing re-
lief this Winter, his QUESTIONABLE
showed, has increased very greatly.
He said that so cities showed an ex-
peCted increase up to so per cent over
the number now helped and that Sc
cities showed an expected increase of so
per cent and over the number now
aided. On the other hand 30 cities re-
ported there would be no increase in
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