The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-20
WINTER RELIEF
FUND INCREASE
is HELD VITAL
Violence Seen If There Is
Failure to Care for
Destitute.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press STAFF Correspondent
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Copyright. 1884. by United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-Emer-
gency unemployment relief must be
stepped up to meet cold weather
restitution peak and prevent vio-
lence in the United States this VIM
ter, responsible officials believed to-
day.
Conviction that violence would
accompany failure to care for the
destitute is based on the opinion
that men would seize food, clothing
and perhaps shelter before they
would starve or succumb to expos
ure in large numbers. Potentialities
of violence are no different this win
ter than last.
Before relief plans are in final
form a major decision must be made
regarding pay scales on conStruc-
ton projects financed with govern
ment funds. State and federal
Public Works Administration pro-
jects now pay workers the prevail
ing local union wage scale.
Would Enrage Labor
This wage policy is questioned by
at least one of President Roosevelts
principal emergency relief advisors.
An inquiry revealed this dissenter
believes maximum employment
from emergency construction
spending should be sought by re-
ducing wages below established
union scales, although not below
subsistence levels. That would
spread work. 1t would enrage or
ganized labor.
President William A. Green Of
the American Federation of Labor
rejected such suggestion three
months ago in connection with
housing administration projects.
Labor believes that policy would
reduce wage levels generally. In
defense of the sub-union wage scale.
it is argued that the most success
full emergency project is the $1-a-
day Civilian Conservative Corps.
Organized labor condemned that
pay schedule, but administration of
ficials consider CCC to be working
almost perfectly without hurting
outside wage standards. There is
no indication of general support for
sub-union wage scale policy.
nnir;oV1z Varu
Administration opinions vary as
to the probable attitude of ultra
conservative congressman and bust
ness leaders toward relief this win
ter. In one authoritative quarter
the opinion was expressed that So
called tories" would be glad to sub
Stitute dole for the more eXpen-
sive administration work relief pro-
gram.
think the tories would rather
have bread line costing SO a week
person than to provide proper
jobs through work relief at $12 a
week." was the manner in which the
idea was expressed.
Still another responsible official
took this position:
THE conservative elements would
be willing this winter to approve
practically unlimited human relief
expenditures if the administration
would materially curtail its other
emergency spending and new deal
planning to remake the social
order"
Reject Viewpoints
New dealers generally reject both
Of these viewpoints because they be-
lieve dole or unlimited emergency
relief at the expense of long time
new deal planning would merely
temporize with the unemployment
problem.
Their objective, admittedly diff
cult of achievement, is to move re-
lief as quickly as possibly from the
emergency phase.
They expect { substantial upturn
of private employment to help
within month. BY next autumn
they hope better business will have
cut far into the 100000 or so of
unemployed persons.