Evening star., 1934-01-04

Continued From First Page)
finds advisable to be restored in the
appropriation bills.
In the budget message today men,
bers of Congress generally were de-
lighted to find a recommendation
from the President which would grant
him authority to restore the full basic
salaries or to make whatever new ad-
justment of salaries he found necessary
on account of the condition of the
Federal Treasury.
The leaders of Congress do not read
the Presidents recommendations for
new economy legislation as definite for
only q per cent restoration Of the
salary slash. They point to the Ian
guage he suggests that the salary cut
shall be mot In excess Of 10 per cent"
IS leaving II 10 Congress to determine
upon any salary cut under 10 per cent.
nitely state more exactly the Presidents
wishes that the special committee from
the Appropriations Committee Is plan
ming to wait upon the President.
Will Follow President.
It Is quite generally agreed that the
House, both Democratic and Republic
an members are ready to follow the
Presidents recommendations If they
are advised definitely and directly by
him what his wishes are.
Members of the Appropriations Com
mittee do not feel confident that Chair
man Buchanan in urging q flVe per cent
restoration is speaking for the Presi-
dent. The special committee was ap-
pointed to accompany Mr. Buchanan
to see the President in order that the
chairman of each subcommittee might
bring directly and responsibly to his
subcommittee a definite statement as
to the exact wishes OF the President
on the salary question.
Meanwhile Representative Smell, the
Republican leader, said today he fav-
ored restoration of the full is per cent
reduction in Federal salaries because
of what he called the big pay the ad-
ministration lis allowing under the
recovery program" The Associated
Press quoted him as follows:
When the administration is pouring
out money for big salaries in emergency
enterprises, see no reason why Con-
employees who have spent the better
part Of their lives working for small
pay" Smell said at press conference.
Will Ask Full Return.
"I am going to vote for the full re-
turn of the IS per cent reduction" he
added. I'VE were asked to cut the
salaries on the excuse that it was being
done to balance the budget. That ex-
cuse does not exist now.
Under the recovery program, the ad-
ministration has poured out money for
projects, not only not approved, but
absolutely rejected by Congress.
1.-The House Appropriations Commit
tee, which has tried to keep down the
cost of government, might as well quit
Nearly every item cut out Of esti-
mates for departments last year has
been allotted out Of public works and
other funds.
Downtown there Is an Appropria-
tions Committee that Is more powerful
than the one in Congress.
"It has cotton SO that every time
4 person dares to criticize anything
that the administration Il doing. he
is called a traitor.
However, received number OF te!e-
grams last night from people over the
country saying that they were glad that
some one had enough courage to express
views Of his own on the Presidents
speech.
II honestly believe that exactly what
the people want to know Is what the
Presidents financial program is going
to be and hisreal attitude toward legiti-
mate business.
IF he had stated this in his mes
sage. / believe 1t would have done more
to restore prosperity than any one thing
that Is being done at the present time.