, 1935-04-24
WASHINGTON
RY Ge0rRe DurnO

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session OF $3.50. 100000 to deal out
about as he sees fit for recovery
purposes. The big trek Of gov
errors, mayors, county commission
ers and politicians of varying de-
grees OF importance already has
started toward Washington.
The presidents allotment board
or round table conference" as he
calls twill say which districts get
how much money. Ickes. Hopkins,
ct al, will be on hand TO G that
state, county and municipal Off
Gals don't try any funny business
in the course OF its expenditure.
Congress imposed certain CLASH
fications OF work but the White
House tells each governor and mayor
whether his state or municipality
cuts in for a slice.
But In the final analysis Mr.
Roosevelt is going to dictate where
every dime of that huge sum Is
spent. Those who are talking about
beating F. D. r. for reelection in
1886 should reflect on this.
PegginR - Republicans already
| are getting jittery about the activ-,
tiles of Public Works Administra-
ton and Federal Emergency Relief
Administration in shutting off or
supervising the expenditure Of gov
eminent money in Louisiana, Geor-
gia. Ohio and Pennsylvania.
They fear that a precedent Is be-
ing established which will work
against them when expenditure OF
the $4.8S0. 000. 900 swings into high.
Competent observers say their fin
ger is on a lively pulse.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings Of
Delaware, chairman OF the Republi-
can Senatorial Campaign Commit
tee, AYERS that the New Deal is in
dulging In "nauseous politics" He
means that he Is afraid the big
work-relief sum is going TO be par
celed out with a view to pegging
votes for next years election. Past
history. both democratic and repub-
lican. is replete with instances
wherein federal funds we're expend-
ed to help suffering sections OF the
public-and at the same time just
possibly make those sufferers a bit
more disposed to vote to continue
their b~enefactors In power.
Census - Latest word is that the
nose-count on unemployment won't
get under way much before October
l. This means it will be around the
first Of next year before Washing
ton gets the figures upon which TO
base a detailed work-relief program
designed to provide jobs on the ba-
sis Of previous occupational skill.
Don't misunderstood. Sizeable
chunks OF that 81. $50 900 900 will be
spent long before January |, 1885,
and will put some men back to work.
Mr.. Roosevelt says he wants to do
away with the dole-but the dole
promises to be a l~ife-saver for quite
a few million people until work
relief gets into high gear next year
stored Some politicians are
mean enough to read into last
weeks biennial election Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton a tacit slap at the New Deal.
Mrs. William A. Becker OF New
Jersey. who was overwhelmingly
elected ID. A. r. president general,
was one of those who endorsed the
book called The Red Network" last
year. This tome professed TO list
American communists, socialists
and radicals, and their sympathiz-
ers. Among the alleged sympa-
thizers was Mrs. Franklin ID. RooSe-
welt.
Supporters Of Mrs. Flora Myers
Gillentine OF Tennessee, the de-
feated candidate, made much Of
this fact in their unsuccessful cam
paign-althouTh there we're other
important issues. Mrs. Gillentine
ran on a liberal platform which
was said to coincide rather definite
ly with New Deal tenetS.
After the votes we're counted Mrs.
Gillentine, with true graciousnesS.
congratulated the successful Mrs.
Becker, saving. There are no sour
grapes. If there is a tendency that
way I shall sprinkle them with
sugar and they will make nice pre-
serves"
Preserves being something that
keep. there are those who wonder
when. II ever, the sugared sour
grapes may be set on the table
again.
Cooled ~ The administration APP
pears to be making up a comfort
able death bed for the investigation
into railroad financing which re-
Gently was o. KID by the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senator Burton K. wheeler Of Mon
tana. its author. has been trying
without success to get necessary
funds out of the Audit and Con-
troll Committee. The chairman OF
this latter committee is Senator Jim
Byrnes, of South Carolina, recog-
nized administration spokesman In
the upper house.
When the resolution directing the
Investigation WIS I'D for c~onsidera-
ton representsJiv Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration expressed support. Later,
II is said. they came to the conclu-
sion the inquiry would do more
harm than good and 50 reported
privately to the White House.
Thus, while the presidents hand
does not show IN the little melo-
drama. 1t would appear that admin
istration ardor has cooled 50 far as
laying bare the ~intricacies OF rail-
road finance Is concerned.
Candidate - Secretary Ickes Is to
have an underSecretary. same as
Wallace. Hull and Morgenthau. He
deserves one and viii need him II
he is to pile up work as dispenser
or pubic works Col. Henry M.
Waite was deputy public works ad-