Evening star., 1935-02-03
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
OVER WORK-REL|EF
Row in Secret Meeting
Presages Delay in Re-
porting Bill.
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out whether the total for reforeStatior
included the plan for belt of trees
from Canada to Texas, through the
drought region. Peoples said he die
not know.
N. r. A. Legislation Discussed.
During the hearings, Senator Byrnes
said he was informed by President
Roosevelt that the Chief Executive
had no intention to use the broad
general powers in the bill to exteno
N, r. A. without legislation from Con-
gress.
Harry L. Hopkins, relief admins
traitor, testified there would be no diff
Guilty getting people off the relief rolls
onto the work program. He contended
the needy want jobs, and few turn
them down when offered.
THE number of people that do not
want to work on the relief rolls is
so infinitesimal and small in num-
ber, that it is not important" he
said.
Dickinson Hits Bill.
Increased rumblings of opposition
to the work relief bill appeared yes
terday when Senator Dickinson, Re-
publican, of Iowa, charged the pro-
gram was patterned after Upton Sin
clair's 'E P. I. c." plan in California
1.-The bill as now framed would
permit the executive to increase re-
lief from this year to next and there
after and permit him to take over
idle factories, employ labor and pay
them and give away the product
Dickinson said. 1T also would permit
him to buy land, cement plants and
other idle factories and start them
all like the Sinclair plan IN Cali
fornia."
Chairman Glass of the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee said that be-
cause of inadequate information from
administrative spokesmen, it would
be impossible to 'earmark" any items
in the measure.
G. o. p. Maps Plans.
1--WE will report the bill in some
form or other" he added, but de-
clined to say in what form.
Senate Republicans, in deciding not
to follow a set plan of attack on the
bill. will propose their own amend
ments designed to curb the delegated
presidential powers already approved
by the House. They hope Tor con-
siderable Democratic support from
conservatives.
To avoid possible charges by the
administration that Congress is with
holding relief. Senate Republicans
agreed yesterday, however, that should
the majority so move they Woulo
grant unanimous consent for Segre-
cation of the $3.50 100000 emergency
relief fund from the S4,000,0O0. 900
work relief section.
This, according to Senator Steiwer,
Republican, of Oregon, would give the
Relief Administration sufficient funds
to carry on its activities after Febru-
ary 10, when existing funds repeatedly
will run out Already the F. E. R. A.
is doling out money by the day rather
than in monthly allotments.
Opposition stirs President.
Apparently somewhat stirred by op-
position to his social security pro-
gram, President Roosevelt will send
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau
and Secretary of Labor Perkins before
congressional committees next Tues
day to present proposals for changes
in the projected legislation.
These amendments are designed to
and to speed consideration OF the
legislation in both branches in order
to give the A State Legislatures meet
ing this Winter an opportunity to
enact bills to carry out the program.
House Democratic leaders have con-
sented to the administrations demand
for speed. They plan to shut off hear
ings before the Ways and Means Com
mittee Wednesday and bring the bill
to the House floor for action under
gag" rule barring all amendments.
This strategy was decided upon
because of movement among Demo-
Gratis to boost higher the Federal old
age pension contribution of SIS a
month"; figure which President
Roosevelt insists must be the top
limit.
Curbs on President Sought.
While many Senate Democrats are
Withholding their fire on the $4,-
s80,o00,000 relief bill, it is generally
known many are planning to offer
amendments which would specifically
prevent the President from taking
over private businesses, making direct
grants to needy and paying relief
workers less than the prevailing wage
in the various communities.
During its first month, the Demo-
cratic Congress has not only failed
to respond to the administrations
proposals as did its predecessor, but
has been less compromising and more
deliberate in action.
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