Evening star., 1934-01-14
Program Will Employ 1000
Directly and Many Others
in Secondary Roles.
u. S. FUND CONDITIONED
ON BUDGET BALANCING
Campaign to Gust Curry From
Tammany Renewed by Dis
trict Leaders.
BY THOMAS COMPERE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 13.-Direct
employment will be given to more than
1000 men and indirectly to thousands
of others in the near future on the
job OF completing the city'S vast sub
way system, provided the necessary
powers are given the La Guardia ad-
ministration by the State Legislature
SO that the clty's budget can be bal
anced. The Public Works Administra-
tion has promised to provide the
100000 necessary to complete the
system, provided the city puts its
finances in order by the first of next
month.
The city already has spent $751;
O68,73l on the four uncompleted sec
tons OF the subway, and no revenue
from this tremendous expenditure can
be obtained until the work is finished.
The carrying charges alone On the
money expended to date are millions
annually, and the city Is unable to
raise the funds needed to finish the lob
without Federal aid. Plans for the
completion of the system are in perfect
order and John H. Delaney, chairman
OF the Board of Transportation, in
formed Mayor La Guardia this week
that the work could be started at once
after the funds were received
The key point at issue, that of bal
ancing the city's budget during the next
two weeks, depends almost entirely on
how quickly the Legislature emerges
from the factional and partisan
squabbling that has made it impotent
during the last 10 days so far as the
transaction OF public business is con-
cerned. The Republicans are divided
fao
man w. Kingsland Macy opposing the
old guard leadership from Upstate.
Also, many Democratic legislators do
not look kindly to the La Guardia ad-
mlnlstra ton because it succeeded in
breaking the long Tammany rule in
New York City.
However, due to the tremendous
amount of money involved in the pro-
prosed subway projects. it Is generally
believed here that public opinion will
force the legislators to open the way
Tor the balancing of the budget. As
this is being written it is impossible
to determine exactly what form the
measure providing for the reopening
of the budget will take but it is bound
to open the way for the wholesale cut
ting of salaries of city employees and
other economies or it will not be worth
the money it costs the State to print
the bill
A concerted move by National. State
and some local Democratic leaders was
resumed here this week for the removal
Hall. These men including Postmasteyr
General James A. Farley, Edward j.
Flynn. Democratic leader of the
Bronx and secretary of state. and
Joseph V. Mckee. who ran second to
La Guardia in the November elections.
have been consolidating their forces
quietly during recent weeks for the
ousting of Curry.
Knowing that the Democratic party
must be reunited in the citv during
the next few months if it is to be
successful in the gubernatorial and
congressional elections next Fall. they
now are applying pressure against
Curry. Since Tammany took its worst
defeat In its history last November and
because the National and State organi-
cations are opposed to the leadership
Of Curry. it is considered certain that
eventually he will be deposed.
The question arises regarding the
man who will replace him. Had Mckee
won the recent mayoralty election,
former State Senator Thomas I. Sheri-
dan probably would have been placed
In charge Of the Democratic organi-
zation in Manhattan However, due
to the manner in which Tammany is
organized, it is not likely that Sheridan
will receive the job now. The district
leaders, who have the power to name
the Tammany boss. probably will insist
on their own candidate, even after
enough of them have been won over
to the fraction opposing Curry. The
belief held here now by some well-in-
formed politicians is that a compro-
mise candidate. acceptable to both the
district leaders and the Farley Mckee
Flynn Democrats, will succeed Curry
before June,