The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-02
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Copyright. 1885. NEA Service. Inc.

Copyright. 1898. NEA Service. Inc)
UTASHINGTON, March q
w You can almost always get
any two persons to agree on at
least one point about what's going
to happen in the next couple OF
years under Roosevelt:
It would be nice to know
You can hear forecasts in
Washington Of:
A permanent boom. War. Col
lapse. FasciSm A happy, grad
ual. but steady emergence into
the dawn.
Has Roosevelt any very clear
idea of his future program? Is
he running out Of tricks? Is the
Administration betting on be-
lief that something will turn up?
Is the confusion in its ranks a
portent of more than temporary
significance?
Those questions are being asked
here as we'll as elsewhere.
New Dealers. warning you not
to place too much faith in the
recent business bOomlet, hope for
a gradual trend toward definitely
better conditions. a steady in
crease in the national income,
slow progress in reform along
with recovery. and an increasing
federal control over industry and
finance.
THE idea that Utopia could be
Il achieved almost overnight
died here about a year ago.
The Administrations next big
move will be operation of its
$4,000. 100000 work-relief program.
Mr.. Roosevelt has committed
himself to giving every unem-
plOyed person who can work some
kind of a job and he confidently
expects to do so. meanwhile TAX
ing others of the relief rolls un-
employment insurance.
BY rapid expenditures of all
that money. Mr.. Roosevelt once
again hopes that business can be
given the lOng-awaited stimulus
which Will send it on the way to
A strong recovery.
An attempt will be made to get
enough OF it out this summer,
through wages and material pur-
ChaSeS. to ward of the bad sum-
mer slump such as came last year.
That four billion dollars will not
be the end of government erer-
gency spending. Few forecaSters
believe, even in optimistic mo-
mentS. that private industry IS
likely TO put more than a million
of the 100000 unemployed back
at work in 1885.
II Is generally supposed here
that government will be employ
ing a large force for some years.
Il XCEPT for general references
Z TO rural housing. Slum
clearance. rural electrificatiOn,
highways. grade crossings and the
like. the Administration has kept
its plans concealed.
They're far from fully formu-
lated. anyway. but various agen-
cieS are working hard on them
while Congress debates the bill
authorizing the money.
Probability that five billions or
more OF work-relief funds will be
poured out by November. 1886,
along with other big items Of
money-Such as the $500. 100000
now being asked for more home
loans and the farmer benefit pay
mentS-iS one of several factors
which seem 10 assure reelection
OF Mr.. Roosevelt.
d AS long as there is not indi-
cation that a majority Of voters
desires a return TO Republican
rule. the only threat on the hor!-
zon is that raised by possibility
OF a third party.
A ND the only substance 10 that
n threat now visible is a pos
Sibility that a radical third ticket
might lure away enough Demo-
crtaic votes TO let the Republicans
win popular majority.
It's much too early 10 discuss
the idea very seriously. Mr.. Roose-
welt is not now at the peak of MS
popularity. but he has in times
past displayed brilliant technique
N keeping his public behind him.