The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-21
JOB RELIEF TO
CONTINUED DOLE
TRIAL OPPOSED
Made Work Effort to Go on
Until Business REEVES,
Takes Up Slack.
This is the fourth of series Of dis
patches on the Congressional program.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-New
Deal unemployment relief cost more
than s1OOOOOOOOO in the first II
months of 1884
The exact figure was s1.245. 309,-
551. Since Harry L. Hopkins be-
came relief administrator on May
%, 1888, he has spent S1,569 ,728039
to aid the destitute.
President Roosevelt and Congress
must decide this winter how the re-
lief problem shall be handled. Don
aid r. Richberg. chief New Deal
Co-OrdinatOr. reported TO Mr.. ROOSe-
welt last summer that relief needs
would reach a February peak Of
upwards of 100000 men, women
and children The highest estimate
of the February relief load is 49,
100000 persons.
Relief is Problem
The Administration finds one of
the more difficult of recovery prob
lens in relief. Banks, big business
and the more conservative of Re-
publican and Democratic statesmen
are alarmed by relief expenditures.
Banks and big business have aban-
dOned their Hoover Administration
position that no Federal funds
should be spent for human relief.
Former President Hoover was the
champion Of the so-called anti-dole
groups Powerful business interests
now are eXerting all their influence
in favor of a dole and against the
aid system known as work relief.
Under a dole system the jobleSs
and their dependents are supplied
with goods and some cash to main
tain life. Work relief creates jobs
upon which the unemployed are
put to work in return for which they
receive wages.
Made Work Expensive
Work relief is considerably more
expensive than a dole. Mr.. Roosevelt
is expected to recommend to Con-
greSS this winter a large scale of
work relief program.
Congress will support the Admin
istration plan. Bib business and
banks will be defeated in their eff
fort to substitute a dole for the
work relief system unless there is
some fundamental change in the
situation between now and mid
winter.
Mr.. RooseVelt's only concession to
the plea for reduced relief eXpendi-
lures was a statement in October
that Federal expenditures could be
curtailed as business revival pro-
vided increased employment. Hop
kins, PWA Administrator Harold L.
Ickes, Richberg and the other close
to-the-thrOne New Dealers are
unanimously in favor of work relief
as opposed to the dole system.
Two Questions Unsettled
Undor those circumstances the
only questions relating to admins
tration relief policies are:
/. How much money will be spent
in 1885?
2. In what form will work be Gre
ated?
The overflow Of unemployed after
all available federally made jobs
have been filled may be turned back
to states and municipalities. The
rise from so per cent to rs per cent
in the proportion Of Federal to state
contributions for relief disturbS New
Dealers. They are having some sue
cess in compelling tagging states to
meet more of their own burden.
Work relief on the scale contem-
r,Iofod could ON hroce fedpra11v epOp-
sored housing construction, develop
ment of natural resources, elimir a.
ton of grade crossings, transcon-
tinental road building and similar
projects