Evening star., 1935-04-07
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

With the $4,sso ,0oo, 900 work-relief
bill out of the way the economic Sc
curity bill, second on the Presidents
legislative program. Is due to come up
in the House this week. Like the
work relief bill, this measure may
have a comparatively easy journey
through the House, although that Il
open to doubt. 1t is certain to run
mot long debate and a large num-
Der of snags when 1t comes before
the Senate.
The President is expected to re-
turn to Washington by Wednesday
from his Florida trip. With the work.
relief bill a law. and with the eX-
penditure of this vast sum OF money
left to his discretion, the position OF
the President becomes even more
powerful than before. Nevertheless
a restive spirit has grown up or
Capitol Hill during the last two and
a half months. while the battle over
the work-relief bill proceeded In the
Senate.
Democrats Growing Restless.
attacks upon heavy governmental
expenditures, upon the N. r. A.. the
A. A. A. and its processing taxes have
been unlimbered from the Democratic
side, particularly in the Senate. The
New Deal has lost some Of its new.
ness and brightness for Capitol Hill
Democrats. There is tendency or
the part of a number of them tc
become vocal on the subject.
Senator Van Nuys. a Democrat OF
Indiana, issued statement last
night commenting upon the passage
of the work relief bill. but at the
same time putting into words the
feelings of many of his colleagues re-
garding Capitalization of political anc
economic power in the Federal Gov
eminent. The Indiana Senator mad,
no attack upon the President. nor die
he mention any of the New Deal actt
by name. He said, however, that ii
was time to call halt and decen-
tralize.
Hopes Drain Will Stop.
After expressing the hope that mo-
Gil lllC 6f,OOU,OuO.OOO al Ilie
work-relief bill would be expended anc
that conditions would so improve tha
a major part of the appropriation
would not be needed, Senator Var
Nuys continued:
Il thoroughly appreciate the fac
that such severe drains upon tht
Federal Treasury cannot continue in
definitely. Sooner or later We shall
reach the bottom Of the barrel.
"As see it. the instant duty of thi
administration and the Congress is t
encourage the States and private
industry to rehabilitate themselve.
through their own efforts.
Il deplore the growing tendency tt
depend more and more upon Fedora
aid. I deplore. likewise. that cen
tralization Of political and economic
power in the Federal Government
which necessarily has grown up il
the administration of our emergency
measures
Il shall welcome the opportunity Il
assist in the decentralization of thi
power even more rapidly than 1t ha
developed. shall begin working Il
that end just as soon as our industrial
agricultural and economic conditions
justify that end. From daily contacts
/ feel sure that this viewpoint i
shared by an Overwhelming majorit!
of the Senate"
Others More Aroused.
Mr.. Van Nuys is more mild in hi
comments than other Democrats WHIT
have become aroused over the cen
tralization Of power in the hands o.
the Executive Department Of tn,
Federal Government.
The other measures on the must
program of the President for thi.
Congress certainly do not tend towarc
decentralization. The N. r. A. is tt
be continued for another two years
apparently as an emergency measure
with Federal control over industry
The Federal Reserve System is to bt
revamped under the administration
banking bill centralizing the power
and control Of money and credit still
further in Washington. The economic
security bill. with its Federal contribu.
tions to force the States into uniform
ity Of pension and insurance legisla-
ton. places still further power in the
hands of the Executive in Washington
1t looks now as though the Senate
would have none of the major pro-
posals of the President before it fol
some time, certainly for week or two
When the House shall have passed the
economic security bill and sent 1t to
the Senate, it will go to the Finance
Committee. That committee already
has held hearings on the security bill
1t will, however. require some time to
go over the bill before 1t is reported
to the Senate. possibly with impor-
tant amendments.