Evening star., 1932-06-25
President Has Been "Wrong,
Late and Futile" During
Depression, He Says.
WHITE HOUSE FAV0RS
D0LES, SAYS RAINEY
Senate and House Conferees Make
Unsuccessful Effort to Com
pose Differences.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Defending his $4,000, 00o, 900 relief
bill against an attack by President
Hoover, Senator Wagner, Democrat, of
New York, told the Senate today the
Chief Executive Throughout the de-
preston has been wrong, late and
futile"
In vigorous language the New York
er contended the measure, which Mr..
Hoover said contained pork barrel"
and "wasteful" expenditures, would do
much to aid the unemployment situa-
tion and bring back prosperity.
Meanwhile, Senate and House con-
ferees met to compose differences Of
opinion between the Wagner bill and
the Garner measure for a similar
amount passed by the House. The
conference broke up, however, without
any tangible results.
Rainey Accuses Hoover.
Earlier, Representative Rainey, the
Democratic leader, told newspaper men
that Mr.. Hoover's criticism made yes
terday at his semi-Weekly press con-
ference, shows he stands for doles and
that is ALL"
Wagner said President Hoover was
wrong when he announced on March
Z, 1880, that within so days the de-
preston would be over He was wrong
more recently when he declared that
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
would contribute to the resumption of
employment and the sterilization Of
prices and that no more direct methods
were necessary, the New Yorker said.
In view of this record I declare that
the public will do well to rely
upon the good Judgment and sincerity
OF purpose OF those who have been
right" he added.
Speaker Garner at his daily confer
ence with newspaper men said:
We loan the shipping interests many
millions OF dollars at very low rate of
interest, and it's all right; when we
try to do something for all the people,
it's pork barrel To serve special in
terests is statesmanship; to serve the
people is pork"
II simply can't understand the lead
ership of the President" Rainey said.
1T wasn't long ago that he said the
country should never grant doles And
now ne wants to give $300,000,000 to
the States"
He referred to the provision in the
Wagner bill, which the President sup
ports, that would let the States bor-
row $30o,000,000 from the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation for relief.
Cites Sum Already Owed.
"Twenty-six States already owe the
Government $28. 10l ,644," Rainey con-
tinued. Few people know anything
about that, but it's true, nevertheless"
And now the President wants to
give them $500 000, 900 more The re-
suit would be just like it was the last
time-the Federal Government would
be loser"
The House leader said in 1885 the
Government ended the year with sur
plus and that Congress authorized the
money to be deposited with the States
to be repaid later. This, he added,
has not been done.
Indications in conference pointed to
q long struggles, delaying final adjourn
ment at least to the end of next week.
The House group obviously intended
to stick out for everything 1t could get
of the original Garner plan. Equally,
the Senators we're committed to the
Wagner bill.
To this internal discord was added
President Hoover's outSpoken oppoSi-
ton to both projects. The pork
barrel label he pinned on the Garner
plan two weeks or so ago he extended,
in q statement at a press conference
yesterday, to cover both bills.
Hits Bond Proposals.
He expressed hope the conferees
would remove these bond propositions,
which, he said, would unbalance The
budget all over again and do far more
harm than good.
The congressional outlook did not
favor his hope. The makeup of the
Conference Committee showed an over
whelming sentiment for the bonds as
a central part of the entire relief pro-
gram, and the concern Of their ma
jority was obviously over their own
differences. in disregard Of those with
the President.
In any case there was a widespread
disposition to put the bond Issue mat
ter up to the President in whatever
form it finally might leave the con-
ference Democratic Leader Robinson
Of the Senate still maintained, not only
that the Senate's bill was not pork
barrel" but that the President would
sign it. even though disappearing OF
the measure in part.
Text Of Statement.
The Presidents statement in full fol-
lows:
Il am glad to see the adoption by the
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