The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-01-24
STATE RELIEF TO AWAIT
A new GOVERNMENT PLAN
Governor Nice COnfers With
Federal Relief Administrator
And Is Much Encouraged
TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS

Settlement of the relief problem in
Maryland is, so far as the
States financing it's end of it is con-
cerned-must await development and
Qualification of the National Admins
tration's new social program now be-
fore Congress.
This appeared to be the decision ar
rived at Monday afternoon at the of
| flee of Harry l.. Hopkins, Federal Re-
lief Administrator, in conference with
Senator Radcliffe, Governor Nice,
Howard Bruce, Democratic National
Committeeman, and leaders of the
General Assembly.
No Mention of Deadline
Meanwhile, and until the Federal
programs relation to Maryland takes
definite shape, the Stat eoficials ex-
pect the Government to carry on with
direct relief, it is understood.
There was no mention at the con-
ference, it was learned, either by Mr..
Hopkins or the Marylanders, of the
February 1 deadline set by the Fed
eral administrator-his previous de-
mand that by that time the State have
in effect new taxes to provide nearly
$20,000,000 in the next thirty-two
months or Federal aid would be shut
off.
On that basis, Governor Nice last
week requested the Legislature to APP
propriate 100000 month until Octo-
Der l, 1887, to match direct, relief con-
tributions by the Federal Govern
ment.
Officials Reticent
No statement was forthcoming from
Mr.. Hopkins or the Maryland officials
as to the details of this discussion.
However, it was understood the ques-
tons taken up did not involve specific
figures.
There was no agreement made as to
the Federal Government continuing to
shoulder the entire Maryland burden
until such time as a State program
can be formulated. 1t was understood,
however, that the Maryland group was
led to assume from Mr.. Hopkins dis
cussion that the Federal assistance
would continue pending developments.
Nice "Much Encouraged
Governor Nice, although there was
no final settlement, asserted he was
Every much encouraged" by the inter
view with Mr.. Hopkins. His associates
also said they felt hopeful" after the
talk with the Federal Administrator,
that Maryland's burden would be
eased.
Under the program President Roose-
welt has submitted to Congress, direct
relief would be abandoned, and in its
stead the National Administration
would embark on $4,000,000,000
work-relief project. 1t also was under
stood work-relief possibilities in the
State were discussed.
To Shift EmplOyables
The Maryland representatives, it
was learned, were given to under
stand that the States quota of en-
ployables now on relief would be shift
ed to the work-relief projects financed
totally by the Federal Government.
Unemployables eligible for oldage
pension benefits would be shifted from
direct relief to a pension system, fl
nanced jointly by the State and Fed
eral Governments, and employables
over and above the quota that would
be taken care of by work-relief would
become the burden of the State.
A survey to classify the employa-
bles and unemployables on relief in
the State already has been instituted
/ by Harry Greenstein, State Relief
Administrator, and, it is believed, will
be completed by the time the national
program reaches the operative stage
Only State Senator J. Allan Coad
the Democratic floor leader, who, with
Delegate Kent R. Mullikin, majority
House floor leader, accompanying the
group as representatives of the Leg
islature, would venture an opinion on
the effect the new national program
would have on the amount Maryland
must contribute.
He said he was hopeful, on the basis
of the conversation with Mr.. Hopkins
and on the Presidents plan, that the
States obligations for unemployment
relief would not amount to more than
twenty-five per cent of the total ex-
pended in Maryland.
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