Evening star., 1934-02-18
new DEAL s CHIEF
|. IN MONTANA SAYS
! MOVE IS SUCCESS
State Has Prominent Part
in National Drive, Says
Romney.
By L. M. rHAYER.
Special Dispatch to Ths star.

special Diepetch 70 Ine 6tar.
HELENA, Mont. February IT,
Miles Romney. director for Montana
Of the National Emergency Council,
has settled In headquarters here and
assumed charge of the varied respon-
sibilities Of his ONCE. Mr.. Romney,
long Q Democratic leader In the State,
q enthusiastic over the new deal.
The President and his advisers are
sincere crusaders, Mr.. Romney says.
They are fighting for the welfare Of
the Nation In . jealous spirit. Mon
tana, he noted, has . prominent part
in the new deal, as Frank c. Walker.
formerly Of Butte, Is chairman Of the
National Emergency Council, and
Chester A. Davis, also q former
Montanan, is the agricultural adjust
ment administrator.
Mr.. Romney makes 1t plain that he
Is not . dictator under N. r. A.
The duty Of the State director OF the
Emergency Council" he says, "is to
adjust, not to enforce. The purpose
behind the entire movement Is to
eliminate unfair competition and
practices, to the eventual benefit Of
the industries involved, and to the
employees and consumers. Public
opinion in the last analysis win make
It (the N. r. AZ Q success or fall
ure, and this public opinion depends
in large part ON the women, who do
most Of the buying.
Confidence Of Nation.
"The whole program" Mr.. Romney
continued, will be successful, a
President Roosevelt certainly pos
sesses the entire confidence Of the
country"
Miss Agnes Pauline, State director
for women of the Montana Civil
Works Administration, estimates that
400 women are employed on c. w
A. projects In the State. Sewing
clerical work, ONCE work. schools and
libraries have absorbed the bulk. but
some are engaged as janitors and
others a. nurses, while social welfare
farming, housing and housework en-
gage q few. y
The State treasurer of Montana
James j. Brett, announces that the
bond issue Of $4,500,000 authorized
by the last Legislature for funding
purposes has been sold. Much Of this
has gone to Montana bond buyers. A
final sale Of the remaining $26. 900 Of
the bonds was announced on Febru-
ary 10.
Coal distributed in the State fol
relief purposes totaled about 2,97s
tons, when Q report was made early
this month by r. z. McGilvra, as.
sistait State director Of relief. Abou,
20 900 tons eventually IL to be dis.
tributed, but the unusually warn
Winter has cut down calls.
The Spring season unquestionably
VIII witness q decided impetus II
gold mining. which, though it may
be on Q comparatively small unit
scale, viii employ not q few men
Many claims are isolated IN Winter
but when the hills are accessible the
little understanding those who
q q rule hire none but the owneri
or only . few-wil 70 forth in num-
ber. The new price Of gold viii make
profitable mining In many claims
that under the old price had TO b
abandoned.
DR.. H. H. Swain, secretary Of ths
Executive Council Of the Greater
University Of Montana. Is authorit!
for the statement that the unit.
comprising the university win ask fol
assistance from the G. w. A. Il
enable about $50 students to con.
tiuue their education.