The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-08
CLIFFORD HITS
PLAN FOR U. S.
AID TO NEEDY
Local Relief Sufficient This
Winter, Is Belief Of
Hoover'S Aid.
SHES AT Sc BUDGET
Job Director Admits That
Sum Not Sufficient for
FamiIy's Weekly Need.
By United Press

By tHHed HfeSs
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8,-Walter
S. Clifford, director of President
Hoover's organization for unemploy-
ment relief, argued against federal
appropriations for the destitute, in
testimony today before the senate
committee considering unemploy-
ment relief bills.
1T would seem that the combined
efforts of communities, counties,
and states can take care of the sit
uation this winter" he said.
During the lengthy hearings thus
far, the preponderance of evidence
has been in favor of federal aid.
Representatives of many organiza-
tons and communities have as
serted that adequate relief could
not be provided unless the govern
mert took a hand.
Clifford, however, stood firmly be-
hind the administration attitude
that each community should care
for its own cases of suffering and
distress.
Cites "SOme" HardshipS
"a check of the unemployment re-
lief situation by states, which I just
have made, emphasizes again the
existence in some parts of the coun-
try of great hardships resulting from
unemployment" Clifford told the La
Toilette CoStigan committee.
AT the same time it indicates
that subject to action by legisla-
lures in possibly four or five in
stances. each state will care for its
own who must have help this win
ter.
While the situation varies in diff
ferent localities, local governments
as whole always probably have
made the largest money contribu-
ton. The private agencies CO.
operating with them have, in gen.
eral, taken care of problems which
the governmental agencies operat-
ing with certain rigidity under
statutes can not handle so we'll"
Sees U. S. Aid as Harmful
Clifford said that federal appro-
priationS would lessen community
and state responsibility and tend to
diminish the sincere and whole
hearted efforts of the hundreds of
thousands of volunteers engaged
both in raising and administering
relief funds"
individuals would tend to with
draw much of the invisible aid they
now are giving; private funds raised
by popular subscription would be-
come less; efforts to spread work
and to provide work that would not
be done except for the emergency
would be lesSened; business organi-
dations would tend to do less for
former employees.
Communities, counties and states
undoubtedly would appropriate less
public money. The net result we'll
might be that the unemployed who
are in need would be worse. instead
of, better off"
SHES at S. Budget
Senator La Toilette rep, Wis.,
cited testimony of Allen Burns of
the Association of Community
Chests and Councils, who said that
in cities like Philadelphia, Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh I'VE are
appalled, and wondering how they
are going to get funds to get
through"
MY information is that they can
get through" Clifford said.
DO you think that family of
two adults and two children could
get through on SIS a week, as they
do in Philadelphia" La Toilette
asked.
Clifford said he thought that was
rather low.
Would you like to try that for
your own family?" La Toilette
asked.
No" Clifford replied