The Omaha guide., 1934-08-25
WASHINGTON
REFUSES TO BE
Ayes MANI
RESIGNS FROM
III T. E. r. A.

WASHINGTON - (CNS) - Forrest
en- g. Washington who came to Wash
lngton February 1 to join the forces
OF the Roosevelt Administration and
20 assist the so called "long range
planners" as director of Colored work
under the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration has resigned - effec
tive September l.
Mr. Washington will return Ia AZ
lanta, Georgia, to give his full time
TO the work of directing the Atlanta
School f Social Work, afer less than
six mnths in the so called New
Deaers." His -successod has not been
named. It IS rumored, however,;
that Eugene KinkIe Jones; now AID
wiser on Negro Affairs to the Depart
ment of Commerce.; will be shifted
ovr to work under Harry L. Hopkins;
Director of the FERA.
Although an announcement of the
resignation was broadcast from the
office of Mr. Washington no definite
reason was given for his sudden ne
slgnation- 1t is known however; that
IN less than a month after taking his
oath of Office; Mr.. Washington be
came d~isillusoned and began to chafe
in governmental harness As outlined
BY one in a position to know:
"Mr. Washingtn's troubles began
from the time he made his first sug
gestion to his chief Harry l.. Hopkins
and soon thereafter he began to have
grave doubts and fears that he could
serve in the FERA with credit to
himself and his raee constituents un
der the restrictions thrown around
his social activities.
"In plan language, he made it
known to all that came in contact
with him that he had come to Wash
ington to try and be of service to his
race and to the Government under
which they live. That as an individa
al he had nothing to gain and every
thing to lose by remaining as director
of colred work under the Federal Re
lief administrator in name only
Neither Mr.. Washington nor his
associates and close friends Will tell
the why's and wherefores that led
up to his dropping OUT enough has
cropped out to show that from the
start he refused to either serve as
money window dressing for the
Roosevelt Administration or he a
Yes Man for the long range plan
ners and sign on the dotted lines
when ever requested.
"Mr. Washington is known to have
made a report dierct to the President
Roosevelt for the latter take with
him on his vacation. 1t was thought
therefore that he would stick it out
until the Presidents return gives evi
dence to the rumor that Mr. Wash
ington WIN presented with a certain
set of papers and told that he had to
sign hem promptly replied: 'Oh; no
you are mistaken. / don't have to
sign those papers And he did not.
Instead he wrote out and signed his
resignation
ut is said that the papers he was
asked to sign on the dotted lines
would have tended to offset his 'urg
ing the President to exercise his duty
personally in seeing hat rolord PEG
pie are given a better chance under
the NRA, CWA; etc
"In his report to the President Mr..
Washington called attention to let
ers addressed to Mrs. Roosevelt that
had been en- to the FERA for con
sideration with her personal sigma
ture-. ~
at Is also reported that Mr. Wash
ington was a thorn in the flesh to
the Consolidated Negro Advisers Of
the Departmental Service, who meet
and talk once a month; but do moth
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