Evening star., 1933-07-13
Public Works Organization
Expected to Give Real Relief

Back Of the program is the idea Of
getting frozen industries in motion
again" says the Glendale CCaln)
News-Press, while the Roanoke World
News feels that "the main purpose is
to provide employment. and to provide
it as soon as possible"
There will be need" contends the
Philadelphia. Evening Bulletin. "of ex-
treme caution to prevent abuses. waste,
recklessness and profteering. and job
Of vast proportions will be imposed upon
administrators. That explains the erec-
ton of complicated machinery Of over
sight. such as Special Board for Public
Works, to which all State and municipal
projects as we'll as Federal enterprises
must be submitted; subcommittee to
sift these. corps of State admins
traitors yet to be appointed. the delega-
ton of the United States Employment
Service to supervise compliance with
Federal conditions in choice of workers,
the selection of employment service in
spectcrs in each State for this purpose,
and the creation of special investlgat-
ing corps to examine into contracts
and prices. The fact to be remembered
in shaping policy as to the size OF i'm
mediate expenditures is that every dol
lar of outlay necessary as well as un-
necessary, will be future tax burden.
Gauging actual need correctly is mat
ter of vast importance to the TAXPAYER
alert rural communities" thinks the
San Antonio Express. will not neglect
the opportunity to obtain long-sought
consolidated school plants and the
Express sees highway and school de-
velopment going forward together" On
the subject of efficiency, the Haverhill
Gazette finds it ''reassuring that every
effort will be made to guard against
corruption or graft" while the Rock
Island Argus holds that spending the
dollars honestly lis the biggest re-
sponsibility ever undertaken in this
country" and the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader advises learning early "the
damage that can be done by politicians
who are interested in rewarding them
selves and their friends"
There are two schools Of thought
on spending" states the Rochester
Times Union. "One, headed and cham
pioned by Director of the Budget Doug
las. wants to make sure the largest
possible proportion Of the money ad-
vanced to States and municipalities
comes back to the Government. Its
members consider this to be an all
important prelude to making loans.
The other group. containing most of
the brain trust members. wants to
see the money put into action without
the slightest avoidable delay-its mem
bers are not particularly interested in
whether the Government gets the
money back earlier. later-or never"
The Times Union feels sure that Mr..
Roosevelt will listen to both and act
as he sees fit" The Des Moines Tribune
refers to the fact that the budget 6i-
rector has been called penny pincher,"
and adds that "the American taxpayer
may look to his official penny pincher'
with much more deadly seriousness
than amused disinterest."
On Mr.. Douglas belief that States
receiving money should be required to
balance their budgets, the Hartford
Times contends that 1T the DOUGLAS
suggestion should be followed nothing
like the three billions can be used" the
Times referring to the opposition view
that relatively short scrutiny to the
nature of the projects should be given !"
Describing Mr.. Douglas ideas as based
on "a conservative leaning in the hope
that recovery will come rapidly enough
to avoid some expenditures, the
Springfield (Mass) Union concludes
that. lit cannot be predicted whether
the desired recovery will come without
some acceleration from the emergency
measures"
With protection against waste" and
vigilance as to contracts and handling
OF funds" the Kansas City Star be-
neves that 1T Is entirely reasonable
70 expect that the whole program will
serve gIas ati the me purposes for which it