The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-21
RELIEF MEASURE
WAITS BEHEST
OF PRESIDENT
Says He Will Sign It Be-
fore End of Week.
Whole Nation Is Wait
ing Also to Get Relief

washington, July 21-tuP)-
The governments mighty drive to
break the depression should be in
fun swing within four weeks after
President Hoover signs the new re-
That Is the time set by Recon
struction Finance Corporation ON
ciais. charged with administering
the 2,122,OO0,000 unemployment
relief program. -,
President Hoover has yet to. give
his official approval to the act. But
this is being delayed only until ne
selects the two new members nee
cssary to complete the directorate
OF the Reconstruction Corporation.
The White House has indicated
that signature can be expected be-
fore the end Of the week.
Corporation officials ask month
in which to perfect their organiza-
ton. Then they will be ready to
start the golden stream of relief
loans designed to create employ
ment ultimately for hundreds OF
thousands and provide food Tor
thousands of others.
Already the desks of reconstruc-
ton officials are piled with In
uuiries. Requests, carefully guard
ed from publicity, have come from
states, cities. and private coEpora-
lions DESTROYS of borrowing under
the terms Of the relief bill. An
even more forceful sign of the
times is the 10000 applications for
Jobs received from private citizens.
He Blames Garner.
Washington, July 20 (UP)--
Z South .Trimble, clerk of the house
of representatives, Is In a dilemma
and is keeping 1t no secret.
He never. adds that 1t Is all the
fault OF Speaker Garner though 1t
was Happy, Jack" whose insist
ence inserted and maintained the
loan publicity clause in the relief
bill. Trimble can gain no assist
ance from Garner now for the
speaker is back in Texas readying
himself for the viceSpresidential
campaign.
The problem which ,confronts
the clerk Of the house and Is wear
ing burrows in his features. Is
reports of loans by the reconstruct
ton corporation. President Hoover
and some of the republican senate
leaders hold that the publicity
clause simply means that the re-
| ports should be sent to congress
and there kept confidential. Some
| OF the senate democratic leaders
were inclined to the same opinion.
To find that publicity In the
relief bill means only that sena-
| tors and representatives may study
the loan reports OF the Finance
Corporation Is likely to subject
Trimble to the criticism OF Garner,
co-author OF the bill and his Inn
mediate boss.
70 rule that all the world may
know who receives federal aid
may subject him to the criticm OF
| the White House and senate leaders
within and without his own party
OF not to mention that Of bankers
and business men who Wis a
loan.
The problem appalls Clerk
| Trimble. SO far he has not mus
tered the courage 70 read the bulky
bill.
damned II do and damned II
IL don't. But q person has to be
particular who damns him these
1 Il tys.
Trimb.e IL serving his NTH term
~ clerk OF the house. when he
| wns here during the Wilson admin
intrution' he was noted for HIS
curcfres and happy existence. Ito
WAS popular among the ladies'.
When the democrats organised
1.-THE house last December there was
much competition for the post
ITrlntble holds. Thcre was even u
/ movement ~ retain former Clerk
Ig'ylcr Page, etnuneh republican
ffle office pays $4,000 annually and
N valued fer its hish political
EpreEtlae.
I'rimbIe's long record Of faithful
{'pnrty service and his previous e..
Hnepifneo IN the Post won tho eIee-
Iilon Tor him, No also has been
III reliable contributor TO the pafiy
jeompaIsn funds.