The Washington times., 1935-01-29
CAPITOL AWAITS
PRESIDENTS 5
NEW PROGRAM
Howell Aviation Report May
Go With Special Message
To Congress Tomorrow
By EARL GOODWIN

with leaders OF the Aom1nSGraClon
called in for serious talks on de-
tails of more New Deal policies
which are to be unfolded in rapid
order.
No sooner was the opening mes.
sage to the new Congress out OF
the way, than the President shot
UP his program for social security.
and while Representatives and
Senators are arguing over old age
pensions and who Is to handle the
4,O00-million-dollar work relief
program, the President is shaping
UP q well coordinated series Of
messages relating to transporta-
ton.
All One Subject
The whole subject Of transpor-
tation, in the air, on rail, in buses
or in aeroplaneS, is being studied
as one inclusive subject. mas
much as all transportation Is re-
lated to it's various parts, the prob
ability is that one feature Of the
New Deal will be a sort Of over.
all regulation, bearing the same
relation to all sorts Of Transports
ton systems that the Interstate
Commerce Commission bears to
the railroads.
The report Of the Federal Avia-
ton Commission, headed by Clark
Howell, Atlanta editor, is in the
hands Of the President who will
send it to Congress with special
message possibly tomorrow or
Thursday, instead Of today as
had been intended.
The delay, it is believed, is due
to the Presidents desire to follow
q schedule on which he is work
ing, and which will aid in pre-
Senting the transportation mat
ters to Congress in an orderly
manner.
Covers Entire Field
It is understood that the avia.
ton report covers the entire field
of flying, civil and military; and
that it makes drastic recommen
dations, all designed at raising
the standard of perfection Of
American flying. It has been
said already that the control of
American aviation would be put
under a special commission, If
the Administration policies are
adopted and that eventually avia-
tion, as far as commercial flying
Is concerned, would be under the
Jurisdiction of an enlarged Inter.
state Commerce Commission.
While the President is working
on his aviation message, the
country will know the New Deal
policy with respect to the coor-
dination of railroads, as the re-
port of Railroad Coordinator Jo-
Seph B. Eastman is to be made
public tomorrow. This covers the
whole railroad field, and is ex'
pected to recommend consider
able legislation.
There is a possibility that the
report may include recommends
tions for strong roads to take over
weak ones.
Water and motor bus transpor"
tation will be the subject either
Of special reports or special mes
sages.
Other Matters Coming
There are other matters that
will break out soon as Admins
tration policy.
The matter Of how many thou
sand millions to hand over to the
Home Owners Loan Corporation
is a subject Of vast interest to the
people Of the United States, and
especially right now to Congress.
= Originally the HOIC had about
$4,000 100000 which it used in re.
financing homes where the mort
cages were gripping too tightly.
In other words, Uncle Sam took
over the mortgages on homes and
made It easier for the home own
ers to pay principal and interest.
That $3,000.000,000 is exhausted,
or allocated, and half a million
home owners are knocking at the
doors, asking for relief. Every
Congressman has been besieged
with constituents requests for
more Of this mortgage relief.
If Congress had its way, the
HOLC would have all the billions
it could ask for, but President
Roosevelt'S conservative financial
advisers tell him to give out only
enough to ease the situation with.
out straining the Governments s
credit.
NRA Proves Puzzle
Just what to do with the NRA
Is a puzzle, and NRA officials are
running in and out of the White
House almost every day. There
is a runor about that eventually
the NRA or its functions will be
handed over to the Federal Trade
Commission.
The Power Trust fight Is only
beginning. The President has
declared in his message he wants
to get rid Of the "evil features OF
holding companies"
The Federal Trade Commission
old-time investigator of public
utility companies and their hold
ing companies, has just sent to
the Capitol q report showing
some of the structure and prac
tices of those legal giants which
all combined make up the Power
Trust. If there are illegal and
criminal practices the Attorney
General will. start prosecution;
but meantime the Power CommiS
sion, headed by Frank McNinch
Is providing the President with