The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-04-06

had prohibited amendments. "But
we are at war. And while this
war is on I'm going to follow the
man at the other end Of the ave
nue. who has the flag in his hand. I
don't think this bill can make things
any worse. God knows we all hope
It will make things better"
"This is a child Of the jig-saw
puzzle age" said Representative
Clarke Of New York, the agriculture
committees ranking Republican.
"But filed with horrors and hell
ishness as it is I'm going to follow
the President"
Representative Hope (Rep., Kan.)
said he could not support it. "You
are putting into the hands of one
man control of the lives of 10000
600 people who live on FARMS" he
said. IF you vote for this bill,
you're simply voting for bigger
and better farm board
In the senate the bill will not
have such clear sailing as it had
In the house, and it is expected it
will pass only after being amended
to take out of it provisions many
members of both the senate and
house object to. 1t is not safe to
predict what the bill will provide
for by the time it gets back to the
White House for the Presidents sig
nature.
F.
CONGRESS now has before it the
~ final two, of three, steps in the
Presidents unemployment relief
program. The first Of these pro-
vides for the immediate enrolment
of workers to the extent of APP
proximately 100000 for concentra-
ton in government established
camps, the men to be employed in
food control, prevention of soil ero-.
sion, building of roads in govern
ment forest reserves, in forestry and
In any other work which the Pres
ident may direct.
The men congregated in these
camps are to be provided with hous-
ing, food, clothing, medical attend
ance, and to be paid a cash wage
of not more than 81 per day. In
the case of men with families a por-
ton of the cash wage is to be al
lotted for the support of the fam
lilies.
The expense. for the present at
least, is to be met, by diverting from
the treasury unexpended balances
of appropriations made by previous
sessions of congress for other pur-
poses. It is said that about $4O,-
100000 Is available through such a
source, and it is expected this sum
will maintain this plan for about
ten weeks.
There is much opposition to this
proposed law on the part of labor
unions because of the low wage of
81 per day. Representative Con-
merry, Democratic chairman of the
house labor committee, refused to
introduce the bill because of the Ia
Dor union opposition.
The second step is an appropria-
ton through which further grants
for unemployment relief may be
made to the states.
The third step, which the Presi-
dent will submit later, extends to
a broad public works labor Great
ing program" including the opera
ton Of Muscle Shoals, the develop
ment Of other power projects, vast
reforestation plans, and a public
building program involving the ex-
penditure of $250OOO,OOO. The cost
OF carrying out the three steps"
will be about two billion dollars,
and it is expected the President
will propose to cover half of that
amount with bond issue.
CHARLES e. MITCHELL, former
~ chairman of the National City
bank of New York, was arrested at
his home charged with willfully
eyading payment of ,a.ssssssss,::s,,