Evening star., 1935-05-01
POPULATION SHIFT
AGENCY |SFORMED
Roosevelt Picks TugWeII to
Head Rural ResettIe-
ment Unit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Establishment by executive order of
the Rural Resettlement Division to
aid in administering the $4,000, 0,000, 900
work-relief program was announced
today by President Roosevelt.
This division, charged with moving
people from improbable communities
to places where they can live under
better conditions, is headed by Rex
ford G. Tugwell, Undersecretary of
Agriculture.
Mr. Roosevelt also said at his press
conference he had asked Morris
Llewellyn Cooke of Philadelphia to set
up the Rural Electrifcation Division.
Cooke is member of the Natural
Resources Board and an authority on
power. He had planned to go to Eu-
rope, but agreed to establish the divi-
sion before making the trip.
To Spend Fund by July 1, 1886.
Discussing the works program, Mr..
Roosevelt explained he expected to
abide by rule of spending the money
by July l, 1886.
Meanwhile other executive orders
were awaited before the full program
could start functioning.
Mr.. Roosevelt said if a city asked
funds for three-year undertaking the
Federal Government, in giving money
for one year of work. would stipulate
that it was not obligated to provide
funds for the second and third years
operations
Asked about cities which have
reached their debt limit and are un-
able to borrow, the President expressed
confidence that for the most part these
municipalities were improving their
condition through increase in the tax
able values and by reduction in debts
through regular sinking funds.
Not Worried About Detroit.
The case of Detroit was mentioned
Mr.. Roosevelt said he was not wor-
ried at all about this city now, whereas
he was year ago. He said the back
tax situation had changed the picture
for that metropolis and he believed
everything is all right in the city's
financial status now
Asked about the Illinois problem, he
said he realized what the State gov
ernment was up against and that he
hoped Gov. Horner would get his legis-
lation through.
The President called late after
noon conference of all principal aides
to go over the program.
Those summoned include Frank C.
Walker, head of the Applications Divi-
sion: Secretary Ickes, chief of the Al
lotment Board; Harry L. Hopkins, ad-
ministrator of the Progress Division;
Secretary Morgenthau, Tugwell, Daniel
Bell, budget director; Rear Admiral
Christian j. Peoples, in charge of
procurement, and Charles West, ad-
ministration liaison officer with Con-
greSs.
The presidential orders establishing
the rural resettlement division-ofh-
cially titled Resettlement Administra-
tion-authorized $1O,000,0 900 for organ
izing and starting the set-up.
Another executive order transferred
to this administration the land pro-
gram division of the Federal EN-
ergency Relief Administration.
Meanwhile. Hopkins asked for an
allotment of $l00000,000 from the
appropriation to care for May re-
lief needs. officials said President
Roosevelt was expected to allocate the
money during the day.
White Collar Jobs.
A three-point program has been
drafted in what work-relief officials
declared would be an attempt to pro-
vide suitable" employment for a large
percentage of 100000 white collar"
people now on Federal relief.
The officials said this program. re-
volvins around research, education and
recreation activities, would be one of |
the most important features of the |
works drive.
Two hundred thousand professional. |
clerical and other people not con-
sidered fitted for construction labor !
already are on work relief under Relief |
Administrator Hopkins. The research
education-recreation activities are ex-
pected to absorb at least double that
number under the new program, OH
cials said.
Almost every Government Bureau
has drafted tentative plans to attempt
to use this supply of educated and
skilled labor. In addition to those
who are slated to be employed as
timekeepers, supervisors, engineers and
planners for construction projects, a
large number of censuses and research
projects has been proposed by Federal
agencies.
President Roosevelt yesterday turned
over to the Civilian Conservation
Corps $4,000, 900 from the $4,000,-
100000 fund to start men moving into
new camps and mills to turning out |
material for them.
The fund was designed to start the
enrolment Of 100000 new men and
purchase the equipment necessary to
build 1900 more camps to house them.