Evening star., 1933-11-26
CIVIL WORKS UNIT
OFFERS FULL TIME
EMPLOYMENT NOW
Increase in Buying Power
Seen as Result of New
Program.
BY THOMAS COMPERE.

NEW YORK, November 25.-Re-
organization of the work relief system
here under the provisions of the new
Federal Civil Works Administration now
is in full swing and it is estimated that
100000 persons in this State will be
receiving steady employment and livable
wages from the Governments emer-
Gency appropriation before the end of
next week.
New York will receive $25,740,O 900 the
first month the plan is in force and at
least half of that sum will be spent in
this city, where 10000 persons now are
en- the work relief rolls. total of
nearly $4,000 persons have been on
the work relief lists in the entire State
under the former system, in which the
Federal, State and local governments
Co-operated in making the payments.
Since the Federal regulations provide
that persons on the existing work relief
lists must be given preference, it Is clear
that the number Of additional persons
who will be employed in this State will
greater difference than this, however.
between the two systems. The civil
works system eliminates the charity
angle. 1t also will give workers jobs
the old plan they worked only few
days a month and received barely
will make SIS and skilled workers ap-
proximately $50 a week. This should
result in an appreciable increase in buy
ing power.
Increase Is Predicted.
BY giving the communities and the
State at least temporary respite from
payments for work relief it will be
possible for the sums paid to those on
home relief lists to be increased. OFF,
cials of the State Temporary Relief Ad-
ministration, which is the adminiStra-
tive body in New York for the Federal
program, have estimated that the home
relief payments, which have been very
inadequate, may be increased as much
as 33l3 per cent during the period the
Federal Government is carrying the
work relief burden.
Federal and State officials here be-
lieve that gigantic public works projects
will be under way in New York before
the Governments appropriation for work
relief plays out during the latter part
of February or March. In fact, the
relief plan under the Federal Civil
Works Administration is considered here
as primarily a stop gap until the red
tape can be eliminated and the projects
financed by the Public Works Admins
tration are started.
The way virtually has been cleared
for the loan of approximately S25 5,0oo,-
900 by the Federal authorities to the
city for the completion of the Eighth
avenue subway. The city already has
petitioned for approximately total of
5000 900, and additional requests for
more than $50, 100000 will be filed soon.
Similar petitions from cities through
out the State will bring the total Public
Works Administration money to be ex-
pended in New York during the next
l8 months to more than Sl50000 900,
providing a majority of the appropria-
tions are approved.
Liquor Sold Openly.
Probably not in the last SO years has
liuuor been sold in as many places and
with as few restrictions as at the pres
ent time in New York City. London
is a Sahara in comparison. In beer
establishments bottles of whisky stand
on the bars; signs are in the windows OF
wine shops advertising fortified vines
the cordial shops are selling liquor to
any one with no questions asked. The
reason is that there is no enforcement
here whatsoever now.