The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-06
100000 a Day viii Be
Spent in Attack on
Unemployment.
100000 WILL Benefit
Administration Pins Faith on
New Law, Hopes 1t Will
Be Spark Plug
By United Press


WASHINGTON, April g.
New Dealers, armed with the
new work-relief bill, were
ready today to begin spending
at the rate of $11,000,000 a
day to put 100000 men back.
to work. They waited only for
President Roosevelt to sign
the $4,88O,O0O,OOO measure
and make it law.
News that Congress had passed
the nations greatest peace-time ap-
preparation was flashed to Mr..
Roosevelt aboard the Nourmahal,
now in Bahamas waters. Back
came the word he would start home
within day or two to sig nthe bill.
Phe President will personally di-
rect expenditure of the huge sum
which many expect will remove A.
100000 to 100000 persons from
relief rolls. Thus he will carry out
his pledge to substitute pay checks
for the dole.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected soon to
announce personnel of the organi-
zation to handle the victory drive"
against the depression and to sound
the keynote Of the New Deals
mightiest campaign for recovery.
Relief directors, who for weeks
have been scrapping the bottom Of
their Golfers to provide day-to-day
relief, waited impatiently to begin
the New Deal" in providing sus-
tenance for approximately 20,500,000
persons now on Federal relief rolls.
2O,5OO,OOa Gu Rolls
Relief Administrator Harry Hop
kins said $4,000 100000 would be
sufficient to put $780, 900 persons on
public work in one year. It has
been estimated another $500 900
persons would be absorbed in pri-
vate industry as the result of the
Federal expenditures.
Should that spark Of activity
catch and spread-and the theory
of the Administration is that it
will-other thousands and perhaps
millions could be placed back in
gainful employ.
The estimate of 20,50O,000 on re-
lief rolls includes women and chill
dren, dependents of men who are
out of work. President William
Green Of the American Federation
Of Labor estimated unemployed to-
day at approximately 100000.
If the Administrators hopes are
realized that number would be re-
duced by more than two-thirds in
the next year.
Garner Goes Into Action
The protracted fight over the bill
IN Congress ended with agreement
on the conference report worked out
by Representative of the House
and Senate. But Congress did not
let the bill go without another
demonstration of its uncertain and
confused mood.
After the House had adopted the
conference report, BIT to 10, it was
carried by messenger to the Senate.
Vice President John N. Garner,
who had been keeping an eye on the
swinging doors leading to the House
corridors, swung into action in that
free and easy Texas style which has
never ceased to fascinate and amuse
the august Senate.
When Chairman Carter Glass of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee asked fer adoption of the
report Mr.. Garne.: zestfully gaveled
it through and announced proudly
that the report had been approved.
Forced to Rescind Action
In the ensuing hub-bub Mr..
Garner was forced to rescind that
action. 1t was not until two hours
later and after two more abortive
efforts to have the report approved,
that the Senate, moving in its own
deliberative style, finally accepted
the report by vote of 66 to Is and
made the resolution ready for the
Presidents signature.
we can put three and a half
million men to work for $4,000, OO0,-
900, starting whenever they want"
MIR. Hopkins said.
This would mean the expenditure
OF S10,95o,O00 a day or $456,621 ev-
cry hour during the year.
1t was learned that the FERA al
ready, through a slow and gradual
process. has put 100000 persons on
Work-relief at wage of about