The Washington times., 1935-12-17
EX-PRES|DENT
HAS4-P0|NT
PROGRAM
Curb PWA Projects,
Stabilize Money,
He Demands

ST. LOUIS, Dec. II uN.S0.
The nation today considered
former President Herbert Hoov-
er'S four point program to replace
the Roosevelt relief administra
ton which, he declared, harborS
waste, folly, chiseling, and petty
corruption.
In an address before the John
Marshall Republican Club here
last night, the former President
Soundly and roundly flayed the
present Administration. and with
biting sarcasm aimed vitriolic
words at the tragedy" of the Ad-
ministration'S relief wastes and
follieS."
FOur-POint Program
Declaring that some increase in
relief has been necessary since
March 4, 1888. he said, but an
increase of 200 per cent in costs
in the face of q S per cent de-
crease in unemployment load is
significant"
Charging that relief bread Is
poisoned with politics, the former
President offered as an alterna'
tive to the Roosevelt setup:
1. "StOp these waSteful Fed
eral public works projects; con-
fine them to projects which
meet the needs of the nation.
2. "DecentraliZe the Admins
tratiOn of all other forms Of re-
b lief. Turn them back to the
States and local comm mites.
Do it in joint cooperation with
the governors, mayors an d
county authorities. Enlist again
the voluntary services of Amer
lean men and women on non
partisan basis.
"Give such responsible COM
mitteeS as they create the en-
tire determination Of how it
should be done. AllOt to the
States less than One-haR the
present funds being spent in the
relief. Require the local authOri-
ties to find from their local
funds at least 5 per cent as a
check on waste. Require the
State to do its share. Discharge
most of the Federal officials
, connected with these relief
agencies. The unemployed will
be better cared for than they
are today.
'DO IT NOW"
3. do it now. That would
assure q clean election. But it
is more than that. 1t would re-
lieve human distress which Suf-
fers enough without the poison
Of politics in its bread.
4. 1--WE have a further Obliga-
tiOn beyond relief to this 10
million unemployed. True re-
lief must come from honest pro-
ductive jobs, not from public
funds. Those jobs would return
quickly if the currency were
stabilized and this torrent of un-
necessary expenditure were
stopped and the budget were
balanced.
"That would create confidence
in the future. 1t would relieve
the threat Of initiation which
demOraIizes all business and
sets up false recOverieS. 1t
would start men building again
for the future. 1t would bring
into action the vast amount Of
improvement needed in housing
and in machinery, now being
worn out through seven years
of ObS0leScence.
at would set free the energies
of new enterprise. These people
on relief have suffered enough
from having playbOys take
America apart to see how the
wheels go round"
FEDERAL "GRAB BAG"
Declaring I'VE have been gov
erned by paradoxes and contrarieS
and complexes," Mr.. Hoover
struck again at "the Federal bu
reaucracy," which has found re
lief jobs "for over 100000 new
Federal officials" In appointing
these new Federal pay-rollers, hi
said, the Civil Service Commission
was ignored by the Roosevelt ad
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