Evening star., 1935-12-03

til merit June 80, may ertend such
authorization on pressure from
home; terms of $4,S60, 900, 900 Gp-
preparation elastic enough to alloD
unlimited use OF dole.
BY the Associated Press.
Talk that the administration may
possibly deem it necessary to ask Con-
gress for more "dole" money, despite
the New Deal effort to scrap this form
of relief, was heard today in informed
quarters.
This possibility was under discussion
in one part of town while in another
the House Appropriations Committee
sat down to preliminary work on the
budget for the fiscal year beginning
next July /.
These two vast problems-relief and
the budget-are intertwined. Most ex-
perts agree the size of the relief ap-
preparation will be a major factor in
determining the extent Of next years
deficit.
Chairman Buchanan of the Appro-
priations Committee has expressed
hope of cutting the deficit from an
estimated s3,281 .0o0, 900 this year to
$500, 900 900 next.
Saving Hinges on Relief.
But most committee members see
little chance of making any really
sizable savings anywhere except on
relief funds. If recommendation for
large spending on relief should COIN
eide with demands for budget ball
ancing, the Appropriations Commit
tees annual headache would be un-
usually severe this year.
Though talk Of possible dole" in
the future is heard in informed quar-
ters, there is no indication that the
man at the top-President Roosevelt
has made up his mind. Declaring the
peak of Federal spending is past, he
is believed to be waiting until the
eleventh hour to see how many job
less are absorbed in private industry
and how much distress remains before
making his decision on relief needs.
The Federal Government recently
informed the States that henceforth
they would receive no more direct
relief (dole) funds and that the re-
sponsibility Of caring for the aged,
inflrm and other "unemployables"
would be theirs.
Special Studies Ordered.
However, officials are known to be
keeping an attentive eye on the "un-
employables" situation. Special signifi-
canoe is attached to a disclosure
that Harry L. Hopkins, relief chief,
has ordered special studies of their
plight.
On the basis of three recent sur
veys of such people in Georgia. OH
cials contended. they got a tough
break" after the end of Federal relief.
Other surveys are under way in Colo
RADIO and Kansas and more will follow.
Protests have been heard that States
and local communities are unable to
carry the relief burden. 1t is also
noted that the District of Columbia
government announced today Is per
cent cut in payments to all relief
clients here, attributing this to with
drawal of Federal aid. An immediate
10 per cent slash is being made, with
the full 25 per cent cut in effect
by the end of the month.
Families Cut to $22.50.
Oficials said this meant that aver
age payments to families and indi-
viduals here would be cut from $50
a month to $22.50.
Last year $4,880, 100000 was ap-
propriated for this years Nationwide
work and relief program. Some Of it
may be left over. perhaps as much
as $500 600, 900, according to present
estimates. But how much more the
New Deal will ask Is the big question.
Some observers figure the admins"
tration may have difficulty If it at
tempts any sharp cut in relief spend"
ing. Aside from protests from COM
munities which contend they cannot
carry the burden, appropriations
slashing is a job unwelcome to most
Congress members in q campaign
year.
Two Supply Bills Up.
The first move of the Appropria-
tions Committee today, in approach
ing the complex budget problem, was
to call hearings on the appropria-
tions for the Treasury Post ONCE and
independent Offices. These are two
of the biggest annual supply bills
but do not touch the relief question
proper.
I'VE are going to keep well within
the budget and cut where we can,"
said Chairman Woodrum of the SUBJ
committee for the independent ofilces
bill.
Woodrum indorsed the objective Of
Chairman Buchanan of the full COM
mtttee to balance the ordinary budget
outside Of emergency expenditures. |"
Ludlow Pledges Economy.
Chairman Ludlow of the subcom-
mittee for the Treasury-Post Once
Department bill said there would be
economy wherever possible"
Woodrum declared, II don't think
1t would be necessary to impose new
taxes II we can balance the regular
budget" coupling this with belief
the regular budgets small deficit can
be wiped out and that 1t can be
made to balance even with several
new sustomeR."