The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-31
BY RODNEY BUTCHER Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

NOkAO0kfOAANSAAS Copyright 1894, NEA Service Incl WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 - " Congress, with the advice of the president, must pro- vide for 23,000,00O persons who are expected to be on re- lief rolls before the winter is over.
 It will also make the first stab at 8 social security system similar in part to those long existent in the nations of Europe.
 These two vast programs should not be confused with each other. Unemployment insurance is not unemployment relief, as it doesn't apply to those now unemployed. Old age pension legislation to be enacted, however, may tend to reduce the unemployment relief burden.
 Federal, state, and local relief are now costing around $175, ,000,- 900 month. More than $3.250,- 000,000 was spent for relief-in- cluding charity--since May, 1883, and almost the entire load is now being carried by the treasury.
 Relief is by far the biggest fac tor in direct New Deal expenses, in deficits and unbalanced budgets. Although unemployment has been reduced, the relief army has grown as the last resources of the unem- ployed have been exhausted. Ex- isting relief standards are inade- rnoto %n nraUont cY,ffoSip0
 WORK RELIEF IS AIM
 Congress will be asked to finance program which will take as many people as possible off cash relief and put them at pro- ductive or other socially valuable work.
 Months ago, Roosevelt came to agree with EZRA Administrator Harry Hopkins that the cash dole was bad for the unemployed and bad for the country. Work re- lief" has been the subject of numerous New Deal conferences and is teh administrations latest answer to the problem of the 10,00O,000 unemployed.
 Big Business, assembled at White Sulphur Springs, has de- IlitAoSo thC Ssioll 0OAC eeAiu CD tAttAS of that as possible. The dole is bit cheaper than work relief.
 The administration will have no trouble persuading congress to go the limit of any program for re- lief that is presents. Its difficult ties will come when liberal groups in congress insist on going far ther in expenditures, especially with regard to a public works program.
 INDUSTRY TO GET CHANGE
 Although the National Asoscia- tion of Manufacturers and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce ask further study of unemployment insurance and old age insurance before anything is done about them, the Roosevelt social secur- ity program will also encounter a demand for more expensive measures than the administration is now willing to espouSe.
 It is fairly certain that, regard less of what congress does, the bulk of relief families will have to go through the winter on cash relief. Other plans look forward to the future and it appears that industry will bc given opportunity to reduce unemployment between now and spring before govern ment actually puts them to work on any large new unemployment projects.
 Congress will listen attentively to Hopkins when he is called be- fore committees to give his rec concentrations.
 A 1885 budget of s2,500, 0,O00.- 900 would enable Hopkins to place on work relief every head of a family and single person now on the rolls. It would cover the vardious existen work relief and rehabilitation projects.
 THEY'D SPEND BILLIONS
 Hopkins and Secretary Ickes. between them, have recommended billions for grade crossings. con- struction, expanded subsistence bom esteadS rural Identification,