Evening star., 1935-04-20
RELIEF SEEN ISSUE
IN Sc CAMPAIGN
ASROWS CONTINUE
Roosevelt Assertion on Poll
tics and Use of Fund Re-
ply to Critics.
SENATOR HASTINGS
MAKES NEW CHARGES
Open Defiance Continues Attitude
of Long and Louisiana Asso.
ciates in P. W. A. Fight.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Capital wondered today if the
flaring disputes involving relief and
work money might not have repercus-
sions In the 1896 election campaign.
Political battles to come were FORE
shadowed plainly, some observers said,
by latest developments in the New
Deals controversies with Senator Long
Of Louisiana and Gov. Talmadge of
Georgia.
President Roosevelt's assertion yes
terday that he was trying to keep
politics out of relief, and the charge
by Senator Hastings, Republican, of
Delaware that the administration is
playing politics with relief" gave an
indication of the direction which fu-
ture campaign clashes might take
Hastings contended the Government
Is denying aid to persons who do not
subscribe to its policies
Gov. Talmadge of Georgia. whose
connection with the administration of
Federal relief funds in his State was
severed after he had described the
President as "a radical of the ex-
treme FORM" showed no signs of re-
laxing his opposition to the Roosevelt
Government.
"The Federal Government has un-
dertaken to provide relief" comment
ed Representative Castellow, Georgia
Democrat, land I think it is the opin-
ion Of our congressional delegation
that the needy of our State should
not be visited with punitive punish
nent because of a controversy be-
tween Federal officials and our State
officials
Hopkins Threat.
Harry L. Hopkins, the relief admin
ttrator, has threatened to cut of
Federal money from States failing to
contribute what he considers a fair
share toward fund to support un-
employables who will not benefit from
the Governments $4,000, ,00O, 900 work.
relief appropriation.
Open defiance continues to be the
answer Of Senator Long and his as
soclates in Louisiana to the threat of
secretary 1ckes to withhold public
works funds if the State legislature
gives Long control over them.
The legislation which would give
the Senator power over virtually all
Federal outlays in the State moved
forward yesterday, and a direct reply
to Ickes was dispatched last night by
A. P. Tugwell. chairman of the Louis
lana Highway Commission.
Tugwell telegraphed the Secretary
OF the interior that the Highway
Commission was not interested in
construction of a proposed $1,000, 900
rall-highway bridge at Baton Rouge
If the Public Works Administration
insisted on being in charge of the
project. He scoffed at Ickes' threat
OF Federal investigation.
Six other States were listed at re-
lief headquarters. meanwhile, as hav-
ing failed to give Relief Adminis-
traitor Hopkins satisfactory assur-
ance that they will contribute the
amount Of relief which he expects
from them in the next IL months.
These States were Tennessee, Florida,
North and South Carolina, Virginia
and New Jersey. A threat to with
hold Federal relief funds-presum-
ably work-relief money - was held
over the heads of the States and COM
munities refusing to meet Hopkins
demands.
Talmadge Confident.
Confidence that Georgia would re-
ceive her share of the $4,000, ,OO0. 900
work relief fund. despite his quarrel
with Hopkins and other administra-
ton leaders, was expressed by Gov.
Talmadge
Asserting the Georgia delegation in
Congress would see to that. Talmadge
aimed number of new thrusts at the
New Deal. Tramping over his farm
near Forsyth, Ca, yesterday, the Gov
ernor pointed out a 50-acre cotton
patch which he said the cotton proc
essing tax. N. r. A. and the gimme"
had got" He prepared to stump the
cotton belt In opposition to the process
ing tax
Hopkins action in Georgia amount
ed principally to cutting Talmadge off
from all matters pertaining to relief
Previously. the Federal Government
had been handling relief in that State,
but the checks had been sent to Tai
madge as a matter of courtesy.
Hopkins sent Georgia 81, 700 900 yes
terday through Miss Gay Shepperson,
State relief administrator, for its April
needs and arranged also to supply
money to Pennsylvania and Missouri.
Those States completed arrangements
during the day for making satisfac-