Evening star., 1933-04-30
Congress Will Get Program of
Job-Giving Within Ten
Day Period.
METHODS OF FINANCING
WORKS ARE UNDECIDED
Co-ordinator or National Board
Would Be in Charge-s5Oo, ,OOo,.
COO Is Decided Upon for Roads.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt forged a one-year
billion r-more-d dollars public works
program to aid employment today to
top off his broad domestic and inter.
national program.
A tentative draft of the measure
which would put administration of the
job-giving plan in a co-ordinator or
national board was taken to the White
House by a special committee of the
cabinet
Methods Of financing the employment
project were undecided last night with
both bond issue and new taxation
under consideration. The COMMITTEES
considered proposal for a tax on pay
rolls, but it was indicated this wal
not favored.
Mr.. Roosevelt insisted that the pub
lie works be devoted to self-liquidating
projects and to proposals which provide
the most jobs.
No decision was reached on the exact
extent of the years program but the
White House advisers believed between
81 ,Oo0, ,ooo,0 GOO and $4,000, 100000 would
be required.
Road Building Advanced.
A three-year, ST ,000, 600 0Oo road con-
struction program was advanced by the
cabinet committee A half billion dol
lars for the roaGs in the next year
is almost definitely a part Of the ROOSe-
welt plan.
Rivers and harbors improvements,
naval construction, public buildings and
other internal Developments are to be
included.
Secretaries Dern, Ickes. Wallace and
Perkins and Director Douglas Of the
budget went over the public works
program with the President in two
hour conference late yesterday.
The legislation, which would put full
authority for naming the projects and
administration in the hands of the
President and special committee, will
be sent to Congress within 10 days.
In this step the confident and deer.
mined President proposes to extend SUN
further the management over national
affairs which he gave notice to dis
tressed country on inauguration two
months ago that he would assume.
With full authority over the none
tarv system and agriculture within ms
grasp the President intends to OBTAIN
power to supplement this control Dy ln-
Stituting new work.
Worn but willing. Congress was rally.
ing bv the President over the week end
to speed through the remainder OF ms
legislative program. From SICK pso
Secretary Woodin hailed the controlled
imitation bill and asserted he was in ful!
harmony with the President and oenleo
reports he intended resigning.
The tentative public works bill gives
the President full control over domesuc
improvements. with stipulation that
new projects be those which give the
most work to labor
There is also under consideration q
proposal extending sweeping authority
to the President to exercise such otner
AUTHORITY as is needed to improve work
ing conditions. The Cabinet Committee
has considered proposals for suspensions
Of antitrust and Federal Trade Com
mission restrictions.
Imitation Vote Tomorrow.
House Democratic leaders announced
they would force House vote on the
| imitation amendment tomorrow.
The bill gives the President power
to lower the gold~content of the dollar
and this will be used in the near future
in the establishment Of new world
monetary standard.
A fresh declaration of intention to
take this step came yesterday in joint
statement by Mr. Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Bennett of Canada.
"It Is recognized" they said. that
as soon as practicable an international
monetary standard must be restored,
with arrangements that will insure q
more satisfactory operation OF interna"
tional monetary relationship"
1t is believed possible in the Capital
that a new money standard might be
established by executive action even
before the conclusion Of the London
Economic Conference convening on
June II.
Intent upon concluding the extra
ordinary session Of Congress by early
June, Mr.. Roosevelt ordered during the
day that every preparation be made
to administer the pending measures.
The $4,000, 900. 900 home mortgage re-
financing bill passed Friday by the
House will be given early attention by
the Senate.
The farm bill also provides for re-
financing farm mortgages on lower
interest basis. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
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