Evening star., 1933-03-24
MOVE TO REDRAFT
REFOREST|NG PLAN
Roosevelt Program Expected
to Be Revamped After
Attack by Labor.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In bristling language, the opposition
OF the Federation of Labor to Presi-
dent Roosevelts reforestation program
was put before congressional COM
mittee today and Immediately after
ward indications were given that the
measure would be redrafted.
Chairman Walsh of the Senate Labor
Committee called meeting of the
committee to begin redrafting the bill
tomorrow, but said it probably would
be two or three days before the meas
ure would be ready for consideration by
the Senate.
Hearings, held jointly with the House
Labor Committee. were concluded to-
day at session in which William
Green. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, denounced it as a
proposal for RECOMMENDATION of labor m
peace times"
They regiment labor in Fascist
Italy, in Hitler Germany and Soviet
Russia, but it seems to me the spirit
of America is not in favor Of the regi-
mentation of labor here" he told the
committee.
Bill Up Monday.
Chairman Connery of the House
Labor Committee called a meeting for
Monday to begin consideration of the
bill. Both Houses are ready to con-
slider 1t when committee action Is COM
pleted.
Walsh said he thought the bill would
have to be revised to make selection
and dismissal Of members of the pro-
posed civilian conservation corps more
voluntary. During the hearings today
Connery suggested the measure pro-
posed draft act" under which men
would be picked off the streets and told
to 60 to camp for year.
Objection also was made by Green
that the 81 day wage provided in the
bill would have bad effect on general
wage standards.
Earlier, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
chief of staff of the Army, had denied
the bill was a draft act" by which
men would be picked up on the streets
and forced to 60 to camp whether they
wanted to or not.
nOTk 1cmpOraTuy StOppe0.
Lewis Douglas, the budget director
testified that all new public works con-
tracts had been subjected to a "tem-
porary stop order" by the administra-
ton to save funds to finance the
proposal.
Green cited the proposal to send
the men to Army posts to support his
claim it was a RECOMMENDATION of labor
and said he saw no need for that sort
of military organization and control.
highly Objectionable to labor" Green
said it violates the very spirit of
voluntarism and freedom of personal
action"
In his testimony. Budget Director
Douglas said s40,000,000 Of unobligated
public building funds would be used to
finance the reforestation plan. He said,
however, this did not necessarily mean
permanent abandonment Of the build
ing projects which would have been
paid for out of the fund.
S25O,OOs,ooo Cost Seen.
Douglas estimated it would cost about
$3.50, 100000 to finance the proposed
civilian conservation corps for q year,
but that the $40,000,000 would finance
IL IOr CIle TcIIldlIlQcT VI IIIlS ASOo1 yCa1
The administration is now working
on a large range and complete relief
program, together with plans for f1nanc-
ing it, Douglas said.
Chairman Connery asked If the prof.
ects from which the funds have been
withdrawn would be abandoned.
Douglas said most Of them probably
would be covered in the complete and
co-ordinated program now being worked
out"
"Do you plan to replace this money
diverted from the public building
fund.-" Senator La Toilette, Republican
of Wisconsin, asked.
TOTO" Douglas said.
Questioned by members Of the COM
mittee, Douglas said the administra'
ton had stopped making contracts fol
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