Evening star., 1933-10-02
HOPKINS TO SPEED
AID CORPORATION
Non-Profit Body to Conduct
Relief Program Will Be
Formed at Once.
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Conference said, that the effect of thi
proposal In Kentucky would have beer
to take $4,000, 900 needed for emergenc,
relief away from funds available fol
highway employment, which funds hae
been augmented by q contribution from
the Federal Government made to Gre
ate additional employment.
In other words, the net result woult
have been that Kentucky would havt
matched Federal dollars with Fedora
dollars, and that funds available fol
legitimate employment on public prof.
ects would have been decreased by g..
900, 900, thereby increasing the ranks ol
the unemployed to be fed and clothed
by the Federal Government"
Such diversion of highway funds" II
to transferring funds intended to ere.
intended to feed and clothe the unem.
ployed: and that 1t would, in effect
transfer workers to the bread lines"
The Highway Users Conference sait
it is not opposed to emergency relief
but Is seeking to conserve employment
and decrease "the necessity for thu
dole"
Sloan Head Of Group.
Alfred P. Sloan, jr., president Of Gen.
eral Motors Corporation, Is chairman o.
the conferences Advisory Committee
The letter to the President was con.
Petroleum Institute, National Grange
Portland Cement Association, American
Automobile Association, Associated Gen.
eral Contractors of America and othel
organizations interested directly or In
directly in highways.
In announcing the plan for the new
purchasing corporation, Stephen T
Early, secretary to the President. issuee
q statement explaining the purpose o.
the plan and giving President Roose'
velt,s views. The statement follows:
The President announced today h,
has instructed Harry L. Hopkins, Fed
eral relief administrator, to take tn,
leadership in prompt organization Of {
non-proft corporation, of which Mr.
Hopkins is to become chairman, fo
the purpose Of buying the necessities O.
life and distributing them among th'
needy unemployed.
THE President anticipates that in CO
operation with Secretary Wallace ane
George Peek. the agricultural adjust
ment administrator. the plan will b,
speedily worked out so as to result II
an effective and combined attack upor
the relief problem and upon surpluse.
Of agricultural and other product!
which have been holding down farm
prices
"The President has determined upor
an emergency relief corporation as th'
most effective instrument for accom-
Of this service to the unemployed and Il
farmers
Wide Powers Granted.
I'm order to assure speed and ef
fectiveness in the movement Of hug
supplies, the President has directed no
only that the corporation be equipped
with adequate funds, but also that i
should be given wide powers in th'
purchasing and distributing Of surplus
foods and other commodities. Tit
President believes the corporation car
be organized quickly and in such man
ner as to become the best agent for de.
cisive action in the emergency.
''Mr. Hopkins has canvassed with th'
President the relief situation in th'
country as q whole. The President L
convinced that in many States relic
allowances now made by State and ml
nicipal authorities are far from ade
creased as rapidly as possible.
Farm Prices Too Low.
"The President asserted that whil
farmers buying power has increased u
encouraging degrees, agricultural pr1ce
still remain substantially below tn
level needed to hasten the country OF
the road to economic recovery.
THE new effort worked out by MI
Hopkins and Secretary Wallace to max
maximum use Of surpluSes that hav
been burdening the commodity mar
kets is part of intensified plans to rails
farm prices to economic levels. In
Agricultural Adjustment Administra
tion's efforts to control production o
surpluses too great to be used are u
be continued.
"The President indicated details o
the corporate form to be adopted 10
the relief corporation will be worke'
out in a few days.
THE corporation will have powers II
purchase directly from farmers, when
ever desirable, in such a way as t.
carry out the purposes Of the agri
cultural adjustment act"
A week ago Hopkins announced tn
intention of raising the standard O
relief during the coming months, t
provide not only bare subsistence, a
has been the custom heretofore, but t.
assure needy families ample food ant
clothing without the necessity Of con
slant "skimping."
At that time, also, he was consider
ing the possibility of adding fuel t.
the provisions to be distributed thi
Winter.
I'VE don't know yet what we vii
need" he said.
Figures Ready Soon.
At New York this morning he toll
the Catholic Charities Conference tina
authoritative figures on trends in un
employment will be available to relic
workers throughout the United State
to enable them ito know where tn
country has been and where 1t Is going.
He also predicted an increase in re
lief needs with the approach Of Winte
attended by higher expenditures.
I'VE know there are now approx
mately $4,000, 900 persons receiving tn
necessities Of life from public relie
agencies" Hopkins said. I'm Angus
there were $3.50 900 families on tn,
public relief rolls. This contrasts witt
1850, 900 In March, the highest numbe
50 far this year. The costs for tn
month of March were SIC, 0,447, 1884. The
dropped to $61 ,000, 900 for August"
The gradual decline in the number o
families aided in recent months, Hop
kins said, was attributed to three fac
tors-tightening of administrative re-
lief machinery throughout the country
a seasonal decline customary to Sum
mer months, and favorable results fron
the N. r. A. program.
From now on, with the approach o
Winter, we may look for increase, no
only in the number Of families, but II
expenditures, Hopkins said. 1T Is quit
apparent that the costs will rise NOR
rapidly than the number Of cases, TO
food and other commodity prices hav
gone up."