Nogales international., 1934-12-15
OFFICIAL
COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
NEW HOUSING
PROGRAM MAY
BE ORGANIZED
President Trying To Iron
Out Clash Of Rival
Programs

WAGEllNG4ON, LEU AZ NNA
csster)-The Presidents efforts TO
iron out the clash Of rival housing
programs have resulted in a tenn
porary truce between FHA Al
min;strator Jim Moffett and PWA
Administrator Harold Ickes, nut
the whole matter is In such tangl-
ed mess that it is beginning to look
as if some entirely new set-up, TO
cover the entire Governmental
scheme of stimulating building in
dustry. will have to be devised.
The return to the Presidential
councils of Frank c. Walker, who
was the original sponsor OF the
FILA plan to induce private capital
to put money into building repairs
and construction, by guaranteeing
investors against loss, was followed
by intimations that perhaps the
whole future system of Federal
stimulation of business might be
worked out on similar plan.
Reason Of Uncertainty
Some of the Presidents closest
advisers do not yet understand that
the reason why credit for business
is not available from the banks IS
not unwillingness Of the banks to
lend but unwillingness Of those VINO
know how to make profitable use OF
money to borrow, so long as un-
c.rtainties q of Government poilc3
obscure the clear view ahead.
But the realization that this IS
the case is gaining ground, ana
consideration is being given TO
measures which would amount TO
auarantee against loss to any COM
petent person who is willing to take
business risks with borrowed mon
ey. as well as guaranteeing tne
lender against loss.
That would tend, it is believed, TO
enable men and corporations OF
proved business ability to go ahead
with great enterprises, OF which
there are many ION ice" waiting Tor
the go-al1ead sign FROM Washing
ton.
ANY such program will have to
wait for Congressional action. 80
will any such huge appropriation as
Secretary Ickes wants for nome
building for the very poor who are
unable to finance any part OF the
initial cost of residence or sub
sistence homestead. Congress Will
not meet until January 3. 1t Will
take it week or two to get or
ganized. There is little likelihood
of any important major legislation
getting through the new Congress
much before March. Therefore.
whatever plan is adopted to set the
unemployed building trade workers
at work in large numbers can hard
" get under way until we'll along
in the Spring.
The Relief Outlook
Meantime, Relief Administrator
Harry Hopkins, who is enthusiastic
cally for the Ickes idea OF great
public appropriations to build new
rural or semi-rural communities
and sell subsistence tracts to the
employed on no down payment,
while providing work in new in
dustries set up in such communi-
ties by Federal subsidy, is facing a
hard Winter. The number on the
relief rolls all over the nation is
steadily growing. and is expected to
reach five million heads Of families
by the first of the year.
So far, Federal efforts to force
the states and localities to carry
a larger share of the burden have
not been very effective, but Mr..
Hopkins in hopeful that this can
be done, and that in a couple of
years or so the Federal government
will not have any direct relief to
administer, and the states will have
to take care of only the unemploy-
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