Evening star., 1935-04-13
M'CARRAN SCORES
WORKS CAMPAIGN
Old c. w. A. Plan Is Model,
and That Was "FizzIe,"
Senator Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada said today he understood the
"old c. w. A. plan" was going to be
followed in the Governments $4,000
600, 900 works drive.
IT understand they are going to 60
on the old Civil Works Administration
plan" he said. "The C. w. A. was the
greatest fizzle there ever was. They
might just as we'll slush out the
money"
McCarran was the leader Of one Of
the hottest fights over the works bill
in the Senate. He led the attempt to
make 1t mandatory to pay relief work.
ers the same hourly wage rate received
by employees in private industry.
His efforts were opposed by admin
istration advocates of $50-a-month
security" wages. The result was q
compromise providing that wage rates
prevailing in private industry should
be paid workers on permanent public
buildings erected with work relief
money.
But now" McCarran said today. "it
seems as If they don't want to con-
struct Federal buildings because such
construction Is too SLOW"
Commenting on the wages issue, he
said:
They'll either have to tear down
the wage structure Of the country or
else follow the spirit Of the McCarran
amendment. 1t looks to me as If they
are vitiating the spirit of the amend
ment. I have always contended that
they are trying to tear down the wage
scale"
House Leader Unperturbed.
McCarran's comment was prompted
particularly by the disclosure yester-
day that at least one Democratic
leader in the House expects the COM
promise wage requirements to give the
administration no trouble.
Representative Buchanan. Democrat.
of Texas, told the House he believed
President Roosevelt could set aside
money from the works fund for Federal
buildings If he wanted to do so. but
that he was confident this would not
be done.
Buchanan said he would introduce
separate bill within "a month or six
weeks" which would provide an addi-
tional fund of $40 100000 or $45, 5,000,-
600 for Federal building construction
on which prevailing wage rates will
be paid.
Meanwhile, one of the principles
laid down by the President yesterday
in announcing plans to spend between
sl00 100000 ard 5000. 0.000, 900 of work.
relief money for grade crossing elm
ination turned attention to another
major problem of the program-that
of speedily obtaining land needed in
public works projects.
States Must Give Help.
Mr.. Roosevelt, mentioning the cross
ing crash at Rockville, Md, Thursday
night in which IA occupants of q
school bus were killed, revealed that
States or localities will be required to
provide the land needed In crossing
elimination projects.
Mr.. Roosevelt indicate ted also that
progress had been made toward work.
ing out the machinery for handling
other phases of the work to be done
with the $4,000, 100000 work appro-
priation.
Highway allotments to the States,
he said, would be handled through the
same channels as previously. He add
ed that thought would be given to low
ering interest rates on public works
loans if that became feasible. 1t was
a safe guess, he said, that If the Gov
ernment is able to borrow money at
less than per cent it probably will
make loans at less than per cent.