Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-12

Newspaper comment on the progress
Of the administrations $4,000 900 900
relief and public works bill indicates
widespread criticism of many of its
features. Opposition is directed against
a blanket delegation of authority to
the President. and against the SEEM
ing lack OF plan on the part Of the
administration. On the other hand.
it is asserted that in congressional
hands the appropriation would degen-
crate into pork barrel fund and that
flexibility is needed in meeting I'M
known emergencies.
THE President will be held respon-
sible for the results; therefore he
should have charge of the spending"
reasons the Ann Arbor CMich.) Daily
News, while the WATERFOWL IN. "
Daily Times holds that there has
been too much of this delegation of all
authority to the President" and the
MarShalltown uowa) Times-Repub-
lican thinks that ito hand that huge
sum over to any one human being
would be less an expression of conf
dence than confession of political
paralysis"
The Schenectady IN. " Gazette,
however. points out that this money
is essential to our recovery program
and there is but one alternative to
vesting the President with power to
allocate it." The same paper contin-
uses: I'VE know that were this matter
to be left to Congress, there would be
a mad scramble on the part of men,
bers of both parties to get as much
pork as possible for their districts,
each seeing nothing but the possibility
of garnering votes"
IF the reasons for the gigantic pub
lie works appropriation were beyond
challenge" observes the Baltimore
Sun. there still would be no possible
excuse for the destruction of all con-
gressional authority as to use of the
money before presidential mandate
for unrestricted power"
1T is proper to give Mr.. Roosevelt
full credit for an undoubted desire
to have the money used fairly and
honestly. without discrimination, for
the benefit Of the whole people" says
the Springfield (Mass) Republican,
but there must be decisions between
rival projects and appraisals of con-
flicting needs" The Wichita (Kans.)
Eagle and the Newark IN. j. Eve
ming News point out that inevitably
the President must delegate the duty
Of administering such funds as are
allotted to him, and the latter paper
suggests that board might be the
solution.
There Is every reason why the
Senate should give full consideration
to the BILL" says the Kansas City
Times. To the Worcester (Mass.)
Evening Gazette 1t is unfortunate that
during this debate the $500 900, 900 for
relief is held up, and the Hutchinson
(KanS) News suggests that 1T would
be humane of the Senate to cut its
oratory to a minimum and take care
of the hungry; but the Lancaster
(Pa) New Era blames the administra-
ton for combining relief and recovery
moneys in the same bill"
las drafted, the bill indicates only
in the vaguest and most general fash
ion how the money is to be spent"
asserts the New York Sun, and the
Providence Journal asks, What ex-
PLANTATION can one plead for national
planning administration that, nearly
two years after it assumed office, is
unable to tell Senate committee how
it proposes to spend $4,000, 200, 900 for
relief during the next two years."
The New London Comm Day be-
lieves one answer Is that "the Presi-
dent wants to be able to distribute
money when the need arises and
wherever he believes 1t will do the
most good" The Los Angeles Times
be used, according to the President,
lin carrying out the plans of the
National Resources Board, which con-