Evening star., 1933-07-05

Secretary of Commerce Roper said
today he had suggested to the public
works section of the national recovery
administration to appropriate $1o,o00,-
900 for projects in various branches Of
the department in order to put back
to work many Of the 1891 departmental
workers who have been separated from
the service because Of the economy pro-
gram.
officials estimated that a $4,000, 900
grant would enable the department to
restore temporarily, at least, 1,50o of its
dismissed workers.
Lists Projects.
Roper said he had asked the Public
Works Board for grants for the follow
ing projects:
New projects-Iighthouses sass, ,06s.
Coast and Geodetic Survey, $500, $50.
Fisheries, 81 1,07247
Standards, $45O, 900.
Mines, s275,000.
Reconditioning projects:
Aeronautics, $487, 500.
Coast and Geodetic Survey. SIS, ZOO.
Fisheries, $230,000.
Lighthouses, $2,283 800.
Navigation and steamboat inspection,
$4,000.
Standards, s14s,5oo.
Roper said that because Of the econ.
omy program he had been forced to
separate from the service 896 workers
In the department In Washington and
995 in the field.
EXPLAINS Allotment
1T will be recalled that the Director
OF the Budget in April advised us that
after a careful estimate of the income
OF the Government for 1884 he was Of
the opinion that the allotment which
could be made on a balanced budget for
expenditures in the Department of Com
merce would be $26,o00,ooo," Roper ex-
planned.
After careful review Of the situa-
ton" Roper continued, 'it became evi-
dent to us that this result would have
to be approached with great caution in
order not to disrupt the absolutely
to the public.
Our present readjustment as Of July
l. 1888, is on the basis of approximately
S29 100000. We have advised the di-
rector of the budget that we shall con-
tinue to study this situation.
Business is improving and we as
sumo that this will be reflected in the
needed service from the department.
We can therefore hope to look to
larger income for the Government for
1884 than was estimated in April, and
the service of the department may In
that event justify us using more people
than the financial conditions at the
present time justify.
Declared Necessary Functions.
I'VE are also endeavoring to convince
the Public Works Administration Of the
advisability of adding some Of their
funds allocated to this department for
the conduct of certain functions here
which seem to us necessary and at the
same time conducive to the retention Of
people on the rolls
"As far back as March, when the
bill for increasing agricultural purchas-
ing power was under consideration, I
proposed the use of some of the surplus
personnel of this department in con-
nection with new units which might be
set up through congressional action at
the special session of Congress. We
have followed this proposal. and the
Civil Service Commission is being fur
nished with the names Of the employees
separated from the department with
the idea Of assisting us in having them
considered by these organizations which
have been or are being created.
In anticipation of the reduction In
our personnel we furnished to the de-
partments under which the new units
were created a list Of persons whose
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