Evening star., 1935-08-28
WORK-REL|EF FUND
MAY Be TAPPED TO
RESCUE NEW LAWS
S30,0 900, ,OO0MinimumNeed-
ed to Support Security
and Similar Measures.
N. r. A. MONEY MAY BACK
GUFFEY COAL CONTROL
Sum Limited to Administrative
Purposes-Blind, Cripples and
Mothers May Lose.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The administration turned to the
$4,000, 900, 900 work-relief fund today
to find the money needed to start the
New Deal laws.
While no final decision had been
made, indications were the fund would
be the source of the cash required to
replace the millions killed off by Sem
ator Longs adjournment filibuster Of
the third deficiency bill. 1t was eSti-
mated 100000 would be required
to finance the acts until Congress
meets in January.
The $1O2, 900, 900 deficiency meas
ure carried funds for the administra-
ton of eight new laws. including the
social security program, railroad en-
ployes' pensions, bus and truck regu-
.lation and the Alcohol Control Board.
Senate and House leaders met with
the President yesterday to see where
the necessary money could be found.
Controller General McCarl also was
present. When the conference was
over, word was given that the $4,S00,-
900 900 fund appropriated last Spring
for job-making and relief probably
would be tapped for most of the
money.
Use Is Limited.
However, 1t was said to be likely
that no financial aid could be ex-
tended for the present to crippled
children, needy mothers and the blind,
as contemplated under the social Sc
curity program. Any money diverted
will be purely for administrative pur-
poses.
Chairman Buchanan Of the House
Appropriations Committee. said after
the White House conference:
Wen be able to take care of most
all Of the most important sections ex-
cept for aid to the blind. to crippled
children and to mothers. That's what
Huey Long did"
Long defended his filibuster with a
statement saying that the procedure
on the deficiency bill was "the same
as blackmail and sabotage Of consti-
tutional government" He argued that
President Roosevelt dictated to Con-
gress that it should not take a final
vote on amendments providing for
loans on cotton and wheat. Long said
his filibuster was aimed at getting
such q vote. The District was to have
obtained $125,0o0 for blind and old
age pensions.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas. the
Democratic leader, and Speaker Byrns
also agreed with Buchanan that vir-
tually all major items carried in the
deficiency bill would be made up.
Some Agencies Set Up.
Some Of the measures. such as bus
and truck regulation, alcohol control.
utility regulation and the Bankheao
cotton control act, come under estab-
lished departments or agencies. and it
Is felt that funds already appropriated
can be used for the new functions.
The new Labor Board has enough
money left from the old board to carry
it through. Some officials thought
N. r. A. funds could be used to start
operations Of the new National BIZ
luminous Coal Commission set up
under the Guffey coal control act, as
under certain conditions these funds
are available to June 80, 1897.
Ofilcials, in their studies Of the law,
have reached the conclusion that at
least 10, and perhaps 16 or II, States
are entitled to grants for old-age
pensions.
States Mentioned.
These studies so far were described
as largely superficial. The States
named off-hand and subject to a
later review by the board were
Arkansas, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Connecticut, Missouri, Illinois, Florida,
Delaware, New York and California.
The first seven OF these enacted old
age pension laws while the Federal
measure was pending in Congress.
Ofhcials said they believed their laws
conformed with the requirements laid
down in the Federal act. Their
studies led them to believe that the
laws Of Delaware, New York and Cali
fornia also would conform.
They also held tentative opinions
that six or seven other States had
amended their laws during the last
eight months to bring them into line
with Federal requirements.
Others Not Eligible.
This would leave almost half Of the
States that have old-age pension laws
outside the Federal eligibility line,
and thus help to trim down the
amount that would be needed to pay
pensions from October / to Decem-
Der 81.
J. z. Pope, head of the National
Old-Age Pension Association, said
Congress would render q service to
the country by resigning in q body
and Senator Long should lead the
movement.