The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-29
Meme OF the Drastic Emergency
Measures Will Be Wreck
ed, However
EXPECT FRIGHTFUL HOWLS
Loans to Meet Industrial Pay
rolls and Greater En-
pIoyment Planned
Ry RODNEY BUTCHER

washington, Dec. 29.-CCngreSS Will
debate hotly the achievements, the
methods. and the costs of the new
emergency agencies. But it can be
depended on not to wreck any of
them.
NRA, AAA. PWA, FERA. RFC. FCA,
THLB, and the others-all will come
IN for criticism. Minorities even will
urge their abolition.
Frightful howls will be heard con-
',erning the expense. An opposition
will demand to know how the bills are
going to be paid and insist that the
federal credit is imperiled.
Roosevelt's recovery policies as a
whole, however, will be rather solidly
supported. Economic developments
will govern the extent to which they
are attacked.
Right now there's a display of con-
fidence as the nation prepares to en-
ter 1884 and a storm against both
NRA and AAA has died down In the
last few weeks.
More Aid For Business
Even If conditions should grow
worse and the president asked for an
extension OF power to meet them with
more drastic measures, he probably
would be given what he wanted. AL
lernativeS are scarce.
Among new emergency measures
anticipated. the most important one
would provide for direct RFC loans to
Industries tor meeting payrolls and
increasing employment.
Upwards of 100000 900 much of
It for repayable loans-may be asked
for the emergency program, in addi-
ton to the $4,000. .O0O,O to which it is
hoped to hold the normal budget. The
amount, however, is dependent on the
extent Of business recovery and en-
ployment.
Billions May BE Spent
Tentative probabilities include near
ly 1000 OOO, 900 for public works, from
$3.50 ,0OO, 900 to 100000 for direct
unemployment relief. $350.0O0, 900 fo1
civil works. and $500 100000 for con-
servation camps.
About $850,OOO, 900 has been spent
on the emergency account since July
but that includes less than $500, ,0O0.-
Oc0 Of the $500 600, 900 public works
fund, which has nearly all been al
located.
| Then there will be appropriation!
for operating expenses Of NRA. AAA
and other groups.
Hearings and debate OH appropria.
| lions bills will turn the sharpshooter!
loose. Officials will be summoned tt
give accounts of stewardship, ant
many of them expect close cross
questioning.
4 Congress can eliminate some O
their activities If it so desires, simpl.
cutting out the money for carryin:
| them on
Expense Is Defended
/ The administration will be prepared
to defend the size Of the recovery bill
insisting that it's worth investing fiv
or ten billion dollars of federal none.
in an effort to regain 40 billions o
national income.
Gen. Hugh johnson of NRA vii
face the congressional onslaught wit
the comforting knowledge that bi
business has become increasingly com
olacent about his program. Th
steel, coal. lumber. and textile indus
tries report they are doing nicely un
der the codes.
Gen. w. w. Atterbury. railroa
.nagnate and Republican politician
just has endorsed the Roosevelt poll
cies. Such attitudes are bound to b
reflected in Congress-
NRA's part in "a per cent increas
, in factory employment and return t
1881 employment levels, along with a