The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-30

The revamped treasury is
but apparently unperturbed
under recent attacks on it's
gold-buying policy.
The state department gives
thanks for Russian recognition, the
escape from Cuban difficulties, and
prospective trade agreements with
South American republics. The
commerce department gets cheer
from an increase in exports in Oc-
tober to $194,0OO,OOO the highest in
terms of dollars for any month in
two years. The department of JUS
tice is satisfied with progress of its
war on kidnaperS and its lightened
duties as the result of repeal
Most thankful is General Hugh
Johnson, NRA administrator who
told an Atlanta audience that the
Roosevelt administration has lifted
the country IS per cent out of the
depths of this depression in five or
six months" His NRA has COM
|, pIetely coded 143 industries, includ-
ing all the major ones, outlawed
child labor in manufacturing and
greatly abated sWeatShop conditions.
To the criticism that the new
deal has cost some seven billions,
General Johnson replies that we
spent forty-two billions on the re
mote European shindig"
Buying Power Increased
Secretary Of Labor Frances Per-
kins' tsatisticians report that 4,O00,-
900 persons have been put back on
pay rolls since March, exclusive Of
emergency CWA workers, and that
the nations buying power has been
increased by more than $3,000,00O,-
600 a year as q result. For seven
consecutive months, employment
and pay rolls have increased, she
says.
Secretary Of Interior Harold Ickes,
who also is public works chief, gets
satisfaction out Of reports from his
staff that public works have put to
work directly and indirectly !, ZOO 900
people; that this number is increas-
ing at the rate of 9 per cent to IS
per cent month, and that a big
slum abatement movement has been
successfully launched through the
federal housing corporation
Secretary Henry A. Wallace has
bearded farm strikers and things
are quieter on the southern and
western fronts. His AAA claims to
have distributed to cotton, wheat
and hog men $1500O0,00O in benefits
and to have made commitments to
distribute in loans and benefit pay
mentS S1,066, 100000 by the end of
1884. Cotton has gone up from s
to 10.5 cents, wheat from 80 to 10
cents, corn from Is to 30 cents.
100000 Get Jobs
Relief Administrator Harry Hop
kins is breaking all records for
speed toward his goal-employnen
Of the heads of 100000 destitute
families on CWA work by Dec. Is.
He reports that last Saturday night.
100000 persons received pay
checks instead Of doles.
There is the greatest satisfaction
in realizing that these men and
women have received millions of dol
lars in wages on real jobs and that
today they will eat meals earned
with their labor" says Mr.. Hopkins.
The governments big bank, the
r. F. c., is thankful for having GOT
ten back approximately $1,000, OOO,-
OOO IN loans to banks, insurance
companies and railroads. Chairman
Faheys Home Owners Loan Cor
poration claims to be speeding re-
lief to mortgage burdened homes
and to have taken of mortgages on
10000 Of these so far.
Senator Wagner's national labor
board has a record Of putting back
to work 10000 persons involved in
strikes and lockouts, not counting
settlements made by the seventeen