Evening star., 1935-04-17
HOPKINS MAY Join
|CKES-LONG ROW
Saves Fire Until Course of
Louisiana Bill Is
Determined.
BY the Associated Press.

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With hostilities between Senator
Long, Democrat, of Louisiana and
Roosevelt men f1aring into the open
again. the Capital watched today in
the expectation that Harry L. Hop
kinS, relief administrator. may be
the next to crack down on Longs
newest plans.
So far Hopkins has Tefrained from
saying anything about the news from
Baton Rouge that bill has been put
forward to place relief money under
the control of the State administra-
tion, which Long directs through Gov.
o. K Allen
But the Capital noted the assertion
of Secretary Ickes, public works ad-
ministrator. that public works funds
won't be used to build up Senator
Longs political machine" and re-
called that Hopkins, too. had acted
in the case of other States where he
charged politics had become entan-
gled with relief.
Hopkins was known to be follow
ing the Baton Rouge developments
closely and was said to be saving his
fire until he knows just what is to
become of the relief bill in question.
Cancellation Threat.
Just what he might do if the relief
measure passed was not disclosed.
Ickes' statement yesterday took the
form of threat to cancel all public
works projects in louisiana threat
which brought from Long the reply
that Ickes might ''go slap damn to
hell"
Once before Ickes had struck at the
Long forces, holding up all non-Fed-
eral Louisiana projects for some time
after the enactment of Louisianas two
year debt moratorium act. The ban
was lifted. however, when P. w. A.
lawyers found the law would not in
terfere with repayment of project
loans.
Although SO per cent of relief in
Louisiana has been paid for by the
Federal Government, Louisiana re-
ceived its April grant of $l,367 1862.
After Hopkins had demanded in
creased contributions, the State Legis-
lature recently authorized local taxes
expected to bring in S2,40OoO0 for the
care of unemployables during the
coming year.
Further recriminations were in pros
pect in the Long-Ickes dispute, for
the Louisiana Senator said:
I'll answer all these cabinet men,
berS and Senators on the floor of the
Senate Monday"
There's one sovereign State left in
America run by the people who don't
give damn about the combination
between Stain and the Nourmahal."
Ickes had said:
"If Senator Long is going to dictate
to us how we shall conduct the p, w.
A. program in Louisiana, we reserve
the right to cancel our contracts"
Foe Threatens Long.
BATON ROUGE, La, April IT,
The Louisiana Legislature was ready
today to rubber-stamp more laws for
Senator Huey Long after a night
meeting enlivened by the ousting of
Mrs. j. S. Roussel, president of the
women's division of the Square Deal
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and a near fight between Long and
Representative Malcolm S. Dougherty.
Six new bills, largely technical
amendments to existing acts, were
introduced and 26 others advanced to
passage votes.
When Representative Isom j. Gull
lory, administration floor leader. in
voked rule last night to clear spec
tators from the side-wall ratings,
Mrs. RousSel shouted:
II object!"
On orders from Speaker Allen ].
Ellender. Sergeant at Arms A. ].
Thomas seized her by the arm and led
her out of the chamber as she waved
an American flag and sang "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Dougherty, dairy farmer from the
strongly anti-Long parish of East
Feliciana, had a run-in with Long
that resulted in his being put out of
Gov. o. K. Aliens Office by one of
the Senator's bodyguards.
"I told Long I was able to knock
h out of him any time and any
place I could get to him." Dougherty
declared.