Evening star., 1935-04-18
1900 IN CAPITAL
TOGET JOBSUNDER
NEW RELIEF PLAN
Census Taking Will Give an
Additional 1000 Tenn.
porary Employment.
DISTRICT PROGRAM WINS
PRAISE OF PRESIDENT
Commissioner Allen Awaits Fed
eral Set-up Before Announc-
ing Details of Plan.

The District will be ready TO give
regular employment to II 900 persons,
now cared for under the old relief
system. as soon as the new Federal
work-relief program starts function
ing, Commissioner George E. Allen
said today.
In addition, there will be at least
1000 Jobs available here under the
Presidents s13,5oo,ooo unemployment
census, which is expected to begin
shortly, according to William L. Aus
ton, Census Bureau director. This
employment, which will consist in
tabulating returns from the $4,000
census takers throughout the country.
will be temporary. however, since the
work is expected to be carried out
with expedition.
Furnishing of steady jobs to the
Districts employables on worthwhile
work projects will be the backbone OF
the local work relief program, which
Yesterday elected praise from Presl-
dent Roosevelt at his press conference.
Refuses to Disclose Plan.
Allen declined to make public de-
tails of his plan under the new set-up,
stating that the program could not be
decided until the Federal Works Ad-
ministration announces its guiding
policies. He did, however, dispel much
of the mystery about his plan.
What he has done so far. he said,
was to set up IL general classifications
of types of work projects which NAV
be adopted to fit the needs OF the
unemployed dependent on the pro-
gram. Studies already made indicate
there will be 1000 here eligible for
this program.
A companion feature of the plan,
as dictated by the terms of the new
work-relief act, is separation OF the
unemployables and other persons not
eligible for the Federal work program
from the employables who will be
eligible.
These will be placed under the sep
arate care of the District and their
care financed out of District revenues
solely.
Awaits Federal Program.
| Allen said a definite list Of work
projects under the Federal plan as
/ yet had not been adopted, and could
not be drawn until the Federal rules
are available. This will depend on
what is to be the Districts allotment.
He outlined in a memorandum
which attracted the attention OF the
| President such clasSifications of work
as street Improvements, building OF
sewers. grading of public areas, such
as the Boiling Field project now under
way. improvement Of other Govern
ment areas and properties here. con-
struction of low-cost housing for the
citys needy, and white collar projects,
including some expans on of the Serv-
| ices of the District Health Depart
ment
At Aliens direction. District Off
cials have been making a survey for
a period of weeks as to the occupa-
tional classification of persons on Dis
| trict relief This is intended to show
| how many of certain abilities are
eligible for the work program. Allen
said the work progrms must be de-
signed to fit the employment need as
gagged by the relief list.
Will Receive $50 Monthly.
The men and women employed in
the new works program will receive,
en- the average. $50 month and will
| have q 30-hour work week under the
proposed program
The employables are being listed
as to those skilled, Semi-skilled and
these who are common laborers. Also
a similar classification is being pre-
pared for white collar workers.
Those not eligible for this program
will be treated as social problem
| of the District The District relief
budget, as now stated in the 1886
supply bill. is 100000.
The national works bill provides for
the employment of but one person in
family. This means that in num-
erous cases some now on the work
program will have to be shifted over
to the Districts own program. Also
in cases where the wages for those
on the Federal program are not suf-
ficient to meet the needs of a family,
the excess will have to be met by
the District.
The District will maintain a case
work system to control these features
Of its program.
The Nationwide jobless count, an
nounced by the President, has been
placed in the hands of a committee
composed of Relief Administrator Hop
kins, Secretary of Labor Perkins and
Secretary of Commerce Roper.
Work to Take Six Months.
Field work Is expected to take three
weeks to two months, with each
counter being paid from 2 to cents
for every name taken. Tabulation,
however, probably will require six
months work, giving employment for
that period to the 1000 to be given
jobs here.
According to the Associated Press,
some of the questions the census
takers will ask are: The name. age,
color, sex and marital status Of the
unemployed; where they are located:
what persons are employable; what
they are qualified to do; what has
been their principal Job in the past;
why they left that job: what they
have been doing since that time.
The plan contemplated a house-to-
house canvass so that not only those
who are receiving relief, but those who
are jobless but have not gone on
relief might be counted. 1t would
cover both city and country.
A farm census recently made by
the Census Bureau did not cover the
points now involved.
Robert Fechner, director Of the
Civilian Conservation Corps, mean
while ordered the purchase Of 1000
trucks and other vehicles In prepara-
ton for an increase of Corps strength