Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-08

, panfeA Postmaster
General Farley has
had to shoulder the greater share OF
b blame III blame there II. and
though he has steadily defended the
cancellation OF the contracts, be prob
ably would be glad TO see the army mir
corps relieved OF Its new task There
II no question Al to the courage and
ability OF the army flyers but 1t II
evident they have NOT had the peculiar
training TO fit them for carrying the
malls, and their aIrplanes are moi
suitable for the work. or course. the
weather has been against them. but
little attention In paid to that fact by
those who are making political capital
out OF the deaths OF the five
Mr. Farley. appearing before the IN
ate committee investigating mir mail
affairs, declared that no one depIored
the fatalities more than he, but that
the Post Office department had felt
It must cancel the contracts and had
acted on the basis OF the Law and the
conditions under which Ii found the
contracts had been made He assured
the committee that as rapidly az pos
sible the department would work ont
q new policy In the public interest with
respect to the air mail and would take
Into account the interests of the oper-
ators.
The postmaster general had been
summoned especially to confront his
predecessor. Walter r. Brown. and to-
consent to Mr.. Browns repeating d re-
mark be said Mr. Farley had made to
him about Senator Hugo L. Black,
chairman of the committee. This a
Hes Just a publicity hound But
don't tell anybody / said 80, because
I've got TO get along with him.
Mr. Farley Immediately denied that
he had said any such thing and
scarlet faced. he departed for Ner
r amid roars Of laughter. His de
MIA was necessary. doubtless. but Ii
didn't seem to impress anyone
Speaker Rainey says the army air
corps In inefficient and poorly trained,
and for this he blames the three pre-
vious Republican administrations He
Indicated he would support 4 resolu-
ton already approved by the house
rules committee calling for ~investlxa-
ton OF War department methods Mai
Cen Ben Foulois, chief OF the Army
Air corps, defended his men warmly.
LOW the President o to chr
= nv on the relief program was re
vealed at q press conference. In ad
difion TO continuation OF the CWA In
cities. relief OF distressed families I'm
rural regions is to be placed on d
new basis. and the government Ia to
undertake the transportation OF entire
communities from non operating coal
mine localities and similar centers OF
unemployment to the subsistence
homestead colonies which are being
created with SIS, 100000 of public
works funds.
In rural regions families In distress
are to be helped to raise enough food
for subsistence and to get part time
employment In industries and on road
building and other public works.
Communities OF miners. out OF work
because OF the closing down of coal
mines, the President calls stranded
populations They were left stranded
whnu unwE ruwn ar+ urS 49,
prospect OF a resumption OF mine OF
erations. In most cases the mines
have been exhausted. The President
said the undertaking would be TO move
an appreciabie number OF such fam
lies to localities where they can main
tain themselves on small tracts of
land with Incidental industrial emnIoy-
ment, which is the subsistence home
stead idea now being tried out mi
ReedsTille. wv. Va.
Concerning that Reedsrille plant. a
pet OF Mrs. RooseveIt's. it lis interest,"
ing to read that the house refused by
a margin OF 165 votes 1 o approve the
construction and operation there of a
factory to make post office furniture.
The project was denounced MS IN
plunge into state socialism"
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT In q e
: cial message asked congress to ere
ate a new federal commission to regu-
late the wire. cable and radio com
municati0ns systems He proposed
that the new commission take 0ver the
duties of the federal radio commission
and the functions Of the Interstate
Commerce commission which deal with
telegraph and telephone regulation.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the new BODY
should be given full power to fnves- |
tigate and study the business OF exist
Ing companies and make recommends |
lions to the congress for additional
at the next session