Evening star., 1934-10-17

One activity OF the New Deal about
which there seems to be little differ
enee Of opinion is the Civilian Con-
servation Corps. The press generally
applauds President Roosevelt's state
ment that the work Of the corps
Ghould BE- continued, to provide
hea1thful employment for men and
plish material results.
the country" according to the
New York Times, undoubtedly win
approve the Presidents Endorsement
Of the c. g. G. idea and agree with
him that 1t should be continued. It
provides . practical and beneficial
form Of relief, one Of the few methods
which have answered both tests. The
face Of the countryside reveals the
useful work these men and youths
have done, and, considering their
entering the corps. their department
record has been admirable. For this
the United States Army shares with
Director Fechner much Of the credit,
since the corps has been made to
provide valuable and necessary peace
time functions for ofncers."
The Presidents hobby this corps
Is called" comments the Oklahoma
News; "the money Congress voted for
this hobby has paid big dividends In
forests and in human health and
hope" The South Bend Tribune OBJ
serves: "The pronounced tendency
4 to reason that the obvious benefits
are far more important than the ex-
penditures.
The indisputable benefits are three.
The morale Of hundreds Of thousands
Of young Americans has been sus-
tained by G. G. G. service and the
Iong-term results should be good.
Some, II not all, c. C. c. works have
materially benefited the entire Ma
ton, States or local communities.
Last. but not least, the provision that
Q. G. c. wages, with small deductions
for spending money for the young
campers shall be paid to the workers
families has materially helped local
taxpayers who are obligated to fur
nish money for poor relief. Extension
Of the G. G. c., therefore, does not
seem to be . controversial issue"
The workers." records the st. Louis
Post Dispatch. have prepared 5000
600 acres Of forest lands for addition
to the national forests and 81 900 acres
for the national parks. The Forest
Service adds it, testimonial In state
meut giving the G. @. G. credit for
keeping forest fire losses In 1884 below
the record Of other comparable years,
despite the dryest Summer in decades. !
The workers have planted more than
1S,o0o, 900 trees, built 34,57o miles Of
truck trails, constructed $4,000 miles
Of flre breaks, built COZ, 900 dams to
check soil erosion and carried on other
activities In proportion"
1T is difncult to see," contends the
Rochester Tines Union, upon what
grounds any, sound arguments can be
made against Il. To contend that it
b . subtle militarintion Of hundreds
Of Thousands of young Americans IS to
talk nonsense. There h about - much
militax1aation IN the G. Q. G. program
- there - IN . high school fire drill.
The G. @. G. men are taught to move
around IN groups IN such fashion that
they don't tread on one another's heels
and toes. to keep clean, to keep their
efiects neatly. to avoid slov6niineus and
dirt and dhorder and to respect the
nag Of the United States. II that y
militarisation letss have . lot more
Iof IT,
-gtatisticians have figured IN the
past, !" according to the New York sun.
"that oehty eents ont of every dollar