Montana labor news., 1935-05-09
Sen. Murray Suggests
Plans For Releasing
Relief Money
UNITED STATES SENATE
Committee on Public Lands and
Surveys

UNITED STATES SENATE
Committee on Public Lands and
Surveys
Mr.. Harry ]. Grimes, Secretary
Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council,
Butte, Montana.
Dear Mr.. Grimes:
On April Path you wired me inquirinf
the cause OF the delay in putting into
operation the work relief program il
Silver Bow County. I have been try
ing eve since to get some information
regarding the matter. You will, Of
course, have noticed by the papers al
ready that the President is just now
setting up the machinery for cs1l wing
ont the work relief plan. 1t will I'M
doubtedly take some time to get it into
full swing. You will recall that wher
we voted in favor of the McCarran
amendment there was a great hullaba-
loo sent up all over the country &c
the effect that we were retarding the
work relief program, and | suppose
there may be some people laboring un-
der the impression that it is the Sena-
tors who are now preventing it from
going into operation after we have
voted the money necessary to carry il
on. AS a matter Of fact we have alb
%solutely nothing to do with the matter
OF setting up the machinery for thi,
program.
The President is now engaged il
announcing the set-up which will carry
through this relief work. Frank Wal
ker is to be head OF the division fol
applications and information and Sec
rotary Ickes is to be head Of the div
ision for passing on the eligibility Of
the projects, and Administrator Hop
kins is to be the man who will direc-
the operations.
1t will be some time yet, | suppose
before these various divisions are il
actual operation. The principal thing
for Silver Bow County to consider il
the particular plans or projects tina.
are to be presented to the Admins.
tration for that county. | presum,
that the community is laying out plan.
and specifications for the projects t.
be presented here. | would sugges
that a committee OF representatives o
labor consult at once with the Relic
Administration at Helena on this mat
ter. Whatever projects are to be car
-.od - -, Cha por. Co,v,t- &c
sumo, will have to be arranged TO.
through the Relief Administration a
Helena. 1t is a big job, | can assur,
lyou, and | hope that those in charge
OF the relief work for the State vii
be able to get their plans in order anC
get them down herd as quickly a.
possible, As soon as they come her'
and | am notified | will go to work OF
the matter and see that they are pu'
through without delay.
| will be glad to have the view.
OF your organization at any time re
garding what your desires are in thi.
matter, Any help that | can give YOU
lyou may be sure will be given gladly
AT the present time the whole pro
position is up to Montana to pre-
pare its plans and get them down here
You can see that there is ~absolutely
nothing that | can do here until tn,
Montana projects are presented fot
consideration. | wish you would maxi
this clear to the people Of Silver Bow
County through your labor paper, Sc
that they will not assume that we ar,
delaying the plans here.
Awaiting your further advice anc
with very kind regards, | beg to re
main,
Yours very truly,
JAMES E. MURRAY