Evening star., 1933-01-25
D. c. WILL BORROW
TO HELP J0bLESS;
AID BILL RUSHED
Private Sources to Provide
Funds Until Congress
Can Act.
APPEAL IS PREPARED
AFTER H0OVER'S VETO
Legislators Hope to Modify Def
cheney Measure With Vital Funds
to Meet Objections.

The District Commissioners, at a spe-
cial board meeting today, decided to
borrow money from private sources to
continue providing relief for unem-
ployed and destitute persons in WASH
ington. The work relief program will
not be curtailed.
The pay roll Of approximately s23, 900
Will be met Saturday by borrowing
from private funds.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners went
before Congress to urge speedy enact
ment Of some measure to furnish $685.
600 for relief needs for the first six
months of 1888
Today's action was made necessary
by President Hoover's veto late yester-
day of the first deficiency bill, which
carried among its items the s625, 5,ooa
for District unemployment relief.
The Presidents veto, which was quick
ly sustained by the House, was not
based on the relief appropriation, and
in his veto message Mr.. Hoover stated
that his action was taken with regret,
as the relief item was urgently needed
The veto was based on a section of
the $31 ,oo0, 900 bill providing for legis-
lative determination Of tax refunds.
The veto, however, killed the whole
measure.
Fears Starvation.
We cannot let these people starve,"
said DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer. presi-
dent Of the board, after the meeting
today. we are going to Congress to
impress upon them the urgency Of the
situation, and to ask them to meet 1t.
We will not urge them to adopt any
special method, but will leave the choi:e
to them"
Later DR.. Reichelderfer and Gen.
Herbert Crosby, accompanied by District
Auditor Daniel J. Donovan, conferred
| with Chairman Byrns CT the House
Appropriations Committee and Chair
man Hale of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, impressing upon them the
urgency for making available the Dis
trict relief fund. These conferences
we're said to be satisfactory.
The $350,000 appropriation for un.
employment relief carried In the regu-
lar appropriation act for the current
fiscal year is completely exhausted, a.
IS donation of 100000 from the
Community Chest for the same purpose
There are 1882 persons now at work
on projects under the supervision Of
the Committee on Employment. who
will receive the $4,000 in next Satur-
days payroll. Approximately $500
cases" are on the rolls of the emerg-
ency relief administration, being sup-
ported in part through the issuance Of
work cards and in part through direct
aid in the form of orders for fuel,
groceries and the like.
Since both houses agreed on the
relief appropriation item, and the Pyesi-
dent expressed the hope tslat the bill
could b. speedily amended, the Com
missioners feel reasonably certain that
the appropriation will be made In q
short time.
McKellar Plans Action.
Some of the members Of the Senate
and House Appropriations Committees,
including Senator McKellar of Ten
nessee. conferred informally during the
ment of the deficiency bill. 1t was
McKellar's amendment regarding the
review Of tax refunds by Joint Con-
gressional Committee which led to the
| veto.
Senator McKellar indicated today an
effort would be made to work out q
provision on this subject that would
meet the objections raised against the
original amendment and at the same
time provide for a review Of tax re-
funds
Senator Bingham. Republican. Of
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