The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-04-13

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osese" The bill is now a
law, and its passage is of high signifi-
canoe, as 1t throws the budget esti-
mate out of killer and adds greatly
to the tax burden of the people. But
of more Importance is the evident fact
that the President has lost his firm
grip on congress. Fear of reprisals by
war veteran voters in the coming cleo
lions proved greater fear with many
Democratic senators than the displeas-
ure of the President.
Restoring two-thirds of Is per cent
pay cut voted for million govern
ment employees, including military
and naval personnel, in the economy
act last summer, the bill also greatly
liberalizes compensation and pensions
to veterans of the World and Spanish
American wars.
The bill will cost the government
an additional $21O,0O0,OO0 annually.
1t eliminates retroactively as of Feb
ruary l, 1884, one-third of the federal
employees pay cut and an additional
third on July l. The cost to the gov
eminent under the provision will be
S26,OO0,0OO for the period from Febru-
airy to July 1, and S126,OOO,0O0 an
nually thereafter.
The increased amounts for govern
ment workers and veterans will come
from the general revenues of the gov
eminent.
THE Civil Works administration
i has gone out Of existence, and this
relief organization became the works
division Of the Federal Emergency
Relief administration.
Under this title it will use some
S60O,0OO,000 remaining from its recent
grant of $950,OOOOOO for the year 1885
to provide relief for states, which are
in turn to pass the money along to
cities and counties.
For a month district agents have
been working to perfect the machin-
cry for the change.
Meanwhile, administration officials
made 1t clear that industry was not
expected to take up the whole slack
Of unemployment, absorbing the for
mer CWA workers, in a day.
Secretary Ickes, whose cautiously
slow allotment of public works funds
was originally responsible for the Gre
alton Of the CWA, said that $1,041,
31O,46S of federal projects from the
81, 300 ,S25,37O allotted for such works
by the PWA were now In the construc-
ton contract stage.
OF this sum, the secretary added,
1896, 466,49 represented contracts
awarded. Labor, especially in the
heavy industries, Is expected to benefit
increasingly from these federal ex-
penditures.
D REPRESENTATIVES Of the -four
IN milling industry decided to OPP
crate without code Of fair competi-
ton. Their rejection Of the NRA and
AAA marks the first refusal of an en-
tire industry to accept the admins
tration's recovery plans. The decision
to 90 ahead without NRA utilization
came after nearly nine months Of
fru1tless negotiations with the NRA
and AAA officials.
Government officials were represent
ed as considering legal test If the
millers do not reopen negotiations.
There was some talk that the millers
might be put under a license.
The millers contend that the code
offered would have brought ruin to
the industry and would have forced
up prices Of flour beyond the ability
of consumers to pay.
CHARLES G. WOOD, federal COM
~ missioner of Cancellation, an
nounced his resignation in a sharply
worded letter to Miss Frances Perkins,
secretary of labor.
Mr.. Wood charged Miss Perkins with
"having fallen down on her job"
through a failure to take the lead in
reconciling Industrial belligerents. He
accused her Of having caused Presi-
dent Roosevelt and General Johnson,
national recovery administrator, to
devote precious time to do the work
which the congress obligated you to
perform"
CHARGES made by DR.. William A.
~ Writ, superintendent of schools at
Gary, Ind, that some of President
Roosevelt's advisers wanted to lead
the government into SSs.ssssas
communism are to be q
investigated by COM
mittee Of the house Of
representatives. Doc
tor Writ will be called s.;;S
before this committee
To name the man or